Badger vaccination!
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The Colonel
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It was only a matter of time before we started to see this coming from his Fiance. How long before she who must be obeyed really starts to affect policy in the UK ?
The best laugh for me is the argument being presented by the antis regarding the murder of the poor badgers Nothing mentioned about the 30,000 cattle that need to be put down every year because of the TB issues
The best laugh for me is the argument being presented by the antis regarding the murder of the poor badgers Nothing mentioned about the 30,000 cattle that need to be put down every year because of the TB issues
Odders
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Or the disappearance of hedgehogs.
Don't forget any ground nesting birds, maybe one day the RSPB will start shouting about how destructive too many badgers can be but I wont hold my breath.
Told you the future Mrs Boris has more shout than you thought
foxdropper
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By the end of the 5 years we have left to cull ,most of the country will have had 4 years of culling .From what I’ve seen the population has been hit very hard to what it was .Long overdue and necessary as it was ,what is point of then vaccinating cattle that will cost the earth or was it all part of the plan all along .Reduce the vector then vaccinate cattle .Heard or read something about gov claiming we will be totally Tb free by 2028!.
All we need to do is have them taken off protection with proper season and control them as and when needed.If they were not continually photographed being cute a cuddly and featured in just about every wildlife badge or emblem we might have stood a small chance of change.
whats the TB stand for Tiny Boris
Orion
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And if at the end of 5 years the results of the vaccine trials are inconclusive or possibly even negative?
Is it any coincidence that this is being announced at a time when the NFU are proceeding with a JR against DEFRA for the twelfth hour cancellation of last September’s cull licence in Derbyshire, where meddling by No 10 is suspected!
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Is it any coincidence that this is being announced at a time when the NFU are proceeding with a JR against DEFRA for the twelfth hour cancellation of last September’s cull licence in Derbyshire, where meddling by No 10 is suspected!
NFU Challenge DEFRA
NFU Challenge To Proceed
flatliner
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Vaccination won't solve the problem of badgers that are already infected. Looks like only field trials of vaccination of cattle, at what scale i don't know.
Government plan to eradicate bovine tuberculosis retains culling option | Farm Business
Government plan to eradicate bovine tuberculosis retains culling option | Farm Business
foxdropper
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Arnt deer also vectors .Overlooked as they have a value maybe !
I personally think history will look back on the cull in a very negative light .
I personally think history will look back on the cull in a very negative light .
reloader54
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Goverments areoften
always full of $hit when it comes to delivering on their promises so fingers crossed.
I dont think they will ever be on the general licence.
fixed that for ya,
Orion
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Are you in an area where bTB is endemic in the badger population and where farming families have been suffering the effects on their cattle and lives for years?
There are already many in this part of the world who are thankful for the reduction in badger numbers, which, because of the special protection afforded them, have exploded out of control over the years
I doubt there’s any negative views from that quarter.
Orion
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And I’m sure that how many of the great unwashed think it happens!
And along those lines I’d like to see an analysis of cost to the public purse of vaccination versus culling (minus the policing costs due to anti action) - bearing in mind that the current culls are self-financed by the farming community.
