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ponyluver September 7, 2010 at 7:17 p.m.
I too have signed a petition and I have written to our mp. Also I have emailed everyone on my contact list to help. I am disgusted just like you, Abigail606 and if it is the LAST thing I do im gonna make the government BACK OFF BADGERS!!!!!!
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Abigail606 September 7, 2010 at 4:26 p.m.
When I first heard about all this badger culling in my animal life magazine I was disgusted immediately, I looked for more infomation I grew more and more horrified.
Especially as it may be compleatly inifective. The farmers selfish stupidity has brought the badgers to the brink of slaughter and me and my family have signed a petion and wrorte to our local MP, Andrew Stephenson I wish more people would fight this cause its so important to speak for the badgers!
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ponyluver September 7, 2010 at 11:06 a.m.
i defo agree wiv angelofthewest... badgers are a protected species... if the badger cull happens i will know what to think of Britain.
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Bodgie September 6, 2010 at 5:06 p.m.
People have thought for a long time that badgers are bad, but I disagree. I believe we should respect them and not kill them. Animals will be ill sometimes it's the way life works, so I don't think badgers should be all to blame.
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angelofthewest September 5, 2010 at 10:03 a.m.
What's the use of culling badgers??? We've already had it proved to us that it DOESN'T WORK!!! If 9 years aren't enough to show that culling is pointless, what is? Wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers money?
Then we'll just have to kill every badger in the UK if it did prove anything... funny, because they were a protected species last time I looked...
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ponyluver September 3, 2010 at 9:05 p.m.
Selfish people. All they can think about is themselves and their cattle. It makes me seethe with anger that they would even CONSIDER killing all badgers. Cant they think about those innocent badgers for a change and not about themselves???
Vaccination, testing, and controlling cattle are other options. But the government choose to cull badgers? what are they thinking?
I get that TB is serious... but to kill badgers. That is going WAY TO FAR!
Poor bagers that dont have the disease as well. No one will spare a thought for them either. Anyway science has shown that the cull of badgers wont do anything at all. It almost seems that the government are just killing badgers for enjoyment.
What is the world coming to??
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animalsrbrill September 2, 2010 at 5:27 p.m.
Why didn't they decide to vacinate cows in the first place, it's the most obvious solution.
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icac August 31, 2010 at 7:58 p.m.
people seem to only think badgers are the problem. there has been no mention of the fact that deer can also get into the same area as the cattle. They graze the same grass as the cattle, and probably use the same drinking trough. (IA)
i live in an isolated farm in the middle of suffolk, next to plentiful streams, fields and woodlands. yet, the only time i have ever seen a badger, was in a protected area of kew gardens!!!
it is shocking that government are not bothered to put any reasoning into their words and blame them on defencless creatures...
how to we know that fleas or rats aren't the cause of the problem!!
FOR GOD'S SAKE (GOVERNMENT) LEAVE THE BADGERS ALONE!!!!! (cc)
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xemiix1 August 31, 2010 at 7:58 p.m.
I strongly disagree with the culling of badgers just because there is a chance they could carry TB. I personally think its ridiculous how you can kill a sweet innocent animal for 'spreading' TB to cattle. You have to think do we kill humans for having and spreading TB?? Exactly we don't. So if we are willing to kill animals then we are willing to kill humans. We the are all part of the same world-We should all be treated as equals regardless if we are human or animal! We are still all living creatures! thank you (: emily
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soph6eeeeee August 31, 2010 at 6:37 p.m.
I have seen badgers in the wild and they are so cute. I don't understand how somebody could want to kill them. Yes, they can carry TB and could be spreading it but that is no reason to kill them. There has to be another solution. How would they like it if they were told they were carrying an illness and had to be killed. I'm guessing that they wouldn't be to happy about it yet they that is what they are proposing to do to the badgers but they don't give a care about them.
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MissBooAnimal9 August 12, 2010 at 1:25 p.m.
I think people are so naive sometimes
They kill as of the differences of speices, if the cow's were spreading a desiese to chickens they wouldnt kill there dearly beloved hamburgers oh no, they'd give out a vaccine
What is the difference between cow and badger!
(I'm really sorry if this upset any vegetarians the comment had no intention to offend any of us Animal-Lovers)
Once again our stupidity could put another Animal into the spotlight for people who look out for endangered speices, and Im sure none of us want that.
Our naiveness once again i bring up, we havnt officially concluded it was just badgers they maybe flys or rodents that also transmitt the desiese, we vaccine then Cows will be safe from every animal who could transmitt.
Our greed for power, money, and self plesure is shamefull, cant we respect wildlife like we respect ourselves,
The conclusion and sullution is simple
Create A Vaccine!
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knico2345 August 8, 2010 at 3:33 p.m.
create a vaccine, why do they always resort in killing an animal, do they kill a human when they spread diseases, I think not. The goverment should put there hand in there pocket and help.
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starlight August 7, 2010 at 4:56 p.m.
AS A HUGE ANIMAL LOVER AND WILDLIFE LOVER It really sickens me that yet again there is another cull of animals on the card's has nobody got anything else to sort out in the country our planet and global warming is wiping animals out WHY KILL ANYMORE INNOCENT ANIMALS I recently went to the new forest on a family holiday and we were given the oppotuinity to go and see a family of badgers with a very special lady who has been feeding them for some years it was the best experience ever as we live in London and have never seen them before as stated people come to england from other countrys and bring lots of diseases here yet they are not killed SO DONT KILL THE BADGERS VACCINATE THEM WHY IS A LAST RESORT PUT OUT FIRST ????? lOVE TO THE BADGERS xxxxxx
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Beckiizii August 7, 2010 at 2:55 p.m.
I agree that badgers should not be killed all because a human says to. I also agree with what broxbourne said about badgers belonging to all of us not just farmers. On a recent holiday i had the chance to go badger watching and it was the best experiance of my life. I saw a whole group of badgers including 5 babies the mum and the dad ! It was amazing and i never wanted it to end. I wouldn't want my children growing up knowing that badgers were killed because of the incompetence of some individuals thinking that people won't stand up against them...... SAVE THE BADGERS!
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Sybil August 4, 2010 at 10:55 a.m.
Bovine TB is prevalent in the west of the UK where it is milder and damper than elsewhere. Before embarking upon a cull of badgers, has anyone thought of installing dehumidifiers with antibacterial filters in cowsheds?
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Catlover12132 August 3, 2010 at 10:14 a.m.
Badgers are a wonderful creature, and therefore should not be killed by farmers. The badgers are dying out.
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animalrspca August 1, 2010 at 8:21 p.m.
Animals cant help it if they fall ill its just life. just because the badgers may be damaging cattle the government are just being unreasonable in their decision. they have many options open to them like the current vaccine they are considering to use. its just common sense to make and licence the vaccine because not only will it save the lives of the cattle but more importantly the badgers too.
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julie1964 July 29, 2010 at 12:41 a.m.
i like badgers and no they shouldnt be killed
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MrsMenagerie July 15, 2010 at 9:40 p.m.
We've always had a habit of culling animals if it seems more 'convenient' for us; and by us I meanthe small amount of people that is required for a cull to be considered 'justifiable'.
Not too long ago peacocks in our local zoo were culled because some people who lived near the zoo complained that they were noisy. Ridiculous!
But I digress.
It's a shame that we have decided to cull an animal that we are indifferent to in order to have a small chance of helping an animal that we see as productive to human means.
Hopefully this pointless cull will be re-considered.
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emilyelektro June 30, 2010 at 5:19 p.m.
there is no reason to kill any animal so no badgers should not be killed god people these days :K x
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Lukas21344 June 23, 2010 at 2:46 p.m.
KILLED?! holloy molly! badgers are my 7th favorite animal! of course they shouldent be killed!
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Treendalevet June 18, 2010 at 5:26 a.m.
I am deeply saddened for the badgers. With loss of habitat through ever expanding human encroachment upon their environment with urban expansion and the building of roads, badgers may well be a threatened species into the future. From my internet search it seems that a large proportion die on the roads (50%) according to the article I read although this may be spurious. I worked in rural practice in Britain and badger sitings were rare although I did see some dead ones on the road. The science is uncertain! The link between badgers and bovine TB isn't understood currently. It is possible (and probable) that other wild animals also play a role in the transmission of the disease which would make specific badger culling futile. It seems crazy and reactional to destroy a single species when they aren't likely to be the only link in the transmission of bovine TB. Until the research is conclusive, I feel the badger cull is poorly considered and reactional to a minority view. This is undemocratic and inhumane. Bovine TB has important considerations for human health so I believe research into the transmission from wild species to domesticated cattle is extremely important. Since the dairy industry in the UK is heavily subsidised by the government, I believe they should play a role. It would be a very good PR exercise for them as well.
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blackcat June 14, 2010 at 7:05 p.m.
it is just wrong! we carry illness but do other peaple kill us, i think the anwser is no!
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animalsrbrill June 9, 2010 at 5:37 p.m.
Just make a vaccine: it's that simple!
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squeak June 8, 2010 at 10:20 a.m.
No, no, no haven't we already reached a conclusion on this? I wrote an letter about this that was featured in the Autumn issue of 'Animal Life'
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AnimaLover June 5, 2010 at 12:07 p.m.
Things have happened like this before such as the swine flu VS People. But we didnt kill the pigs.So We shouldent kill the badgers.If we campain and donate we can raise money for a vaccine for the badgers they have a life dont end it!! :(
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pixiboo June 4, 2010 at 7:59 p.m.
Make a vaccine! Inject the cows and dont kill badgers! simple!!!
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robbybobby May 25, 2010 at 9:22 p.m.
Culls are only ever justified as a last resort. The reasons for getting rid of wildlife are invariably to do with human stupidity, such as invasive non native species released into the wild and human pressures on habitat from population increases, or economic and political.
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Jawils May 25, 2010 at 10:51 a.m.
http://bit.ly/First_Badger_Arrests
This video shows a community in Pembrokshire defending their local badgers with dignity and respect to the law. I think the RSPCA could do worse than to promote such a peaceful yet powerful protest. More vidoes will be posted soon, as the cull expands across Pembrokshire.
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anna1234 March 5, 2010 at 6:58 p.m.
i think we have enough money and researchers to create a vaccine, does this mean they should have killed all of the pigs for swine flu :( not
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animalrspca February 21, 2010 at 4:29 p.m.
A vaccine should be introduced to stop the deaths [written on dsi]
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animalsrbrill February 21, 2010 at 4:18 p.m.
I agree! Isn't it also easier to vaccinate cows rather than cull bagders?
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animalrspca February 10, 2010 at 4:22 p.m.
it maybe that just one species is killing off other animals?
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tall_cheeze February 5, 2010 at 6:11 p.m.
I think that if England has enough money (£20 million) to spend on finding a vacine rather than killing badgers for no reason then Wales should be able to do that too.
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broxbourne January 30, 2010 at 12:51 p.m.
Culls are only ever justified as a last resort. The reasons for getting rid of wildlife are invariably to do with human stupidity, such as invasive non native species released into the wild and human pressures on habitat from population increases, or economic and political.
The proposed killing of badgers in Pembrokeshire falls into the second category. In this case, it is not a last resort because in England Hilary Benn took the wise decision to trial a programme of vaccination for badgers. It is terrible that the farming industry has so much power in Wales that it can cause so much destruction of our native wildlife. The dairy industry should not be subsidised by taxpayers, as not everyone uses their produce. And many more would be healthier for not using it. Only the farmers and the bankers get this special treatment and it unfairly distorts global markets. The cattle industry in West Wales brought the spread of disease upon themselves over years since Foot and Mouth disease. Unless badgers were killed many farmers were not willing to implement basic biosecurity or comply with movement restrictions. Save our badgers from the Welsh Assembly - they belong to all of us in Britain, not just the farmers!!
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