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Let us know what you think of the series and episode three on Malawi once you’ve seen it!by RSPCA 26/02/2010 at 2:23p.m.
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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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