Badger cull

[Pureblood]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/badger-cull-may-extended-target-not-met-031816867.html#ptmrsr2

 

Sky News has uncovered evidence that farmers have been gassing dozens of badgers to death illegally to try to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis.

The development comes as the Government said culls in west Somerset and Gloucestershire could be extended by three weeks because marksmen have failed to reach the target of killing 70% of badgers in those areas.

Sky's Isabel Webster learned that unofficial trials of gassing using a hosepipe and vehicle engines have been carried out on 14 farms in the south west of England.

A farmer, who wanted to remain anonymous, said: "We have done unofficial trials but we want to do official trials to prove that it does work and is humane."

Gassing wildlife is illegal and gassing a single badger - a protected species - carries a possible prison sentence and fine of up to £5,000.

Opponents of the cull have condemned gassing.

Dominic Dyer, of Care For The Wild, said there have been no prosecutions in recent years but the idea has been openly discussed in farmers' meetings.

"Farmers think they can act with impunity," he said.

The Government has been researching gassing as a culling method but Environment Secretary Owen Paterson condemned the illegal action.

He said: "It is most unfortunate. Random culling can lead to an extension of the disease. Culls should be legal, licensed and should use procedures that have been proved humane."

Around 5,000 badgers were expected to be killed by free shooting under the two pilot schemes.

But Defra said Natural England was considering extending the west Somerset cull to "maximise the disease control benefits".

According to reports, 850 badgers have been shot in west Somerset over the six-week trial - just over 40% of an initial target of 2,081.

A Defra spokesman said: "Early indications suggest that the Somerset cull has been safe, humane and enough badgers have already been killed to help reduce bovine TB.

"Natural England is currently considering an application from the cull company for a short extension of two to three weeks so as to maximise the disease control benefits achieved this year."

Farmers and the Government insist culling of badgers is needed to stop spiralling rates of TB in cattle herds.

But opponents say culling less than 70% of the protected animals could increase infection rates and will lead to badgers suffering.

They want the emphasis to be on vaccines and tighter on-farm and cattle movement measures.

Campaigners turned out in large numbers at the pilot sites in August to protest against what they call "inhumane" action.

[lifetime fan]

It doesn't surprise me at all.

 

The common trick around here is to shoot the badgers then throw them on country lanes so they get hit my cars and made to look like road kill.

[VladimirIlyich]

Im not sure many Badgers would agree that gassing them is 'humane.'

'How would you like to die Mr Badger,Being torn apart by Hounds,listening to Lady GaGa all day and night or gassing?'

 

'Got to Gassing Gov.'

[Elmyn Noos]

Badgers are known to only ever communicate and socially interact with other badgers. They're tight with money and have big noses. Sooner or later somebody was going to gas the fuckers.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Sneaky goal-post moving pricks

[Strontium]

Farmers have been culling rabbits forever and nobody cares.

 

I like rabbits, and badgers eat rabbits, so fuck the badgers.

[dennis tooth]

I dont get why we have to pay for this??

 

Oh thats right, its the same as usual, public purse, private profits scam

 

 

 

 

Struggling badger cull may switch to cats
10-10-13

THE government cull may switch to cats as badgers are quite hard to kill.

The controversial badger cull has proved difficult to execute because badgers live underground, actively avoid humans and can run very quickly for an animal with such short legs.

David Cameron said: “Cats are just as problematic as badgers but in a different way.

“Cat turds make kids go blind. Also you can be stroking a cat and it will suddenly bite your hand, for no reason.

“Plus cats are everywhere, and can be summoned by shaking a box that contains cat biscuits.

“If we could thin out cat numbers that would definitely be an achievement.”

Marksman Tom Booker admitted: “Badgers are very elusive.

“You can follow the badger prints for a bit and then they just disappear. They’re like ghosts or something.

“Perhaps they are the spirits of our ancestors. I don’t know, to be honest they’re starting to creep me out.”

Mother-of-two Emma Bradford said: “I dislike this idea, because most cats have names.

“My mum always told me ‘never kill anything with a name’ and I’ve stuck to that.” 

[Strontium]

Haha, yeah, what do we need farms for anyway.

[Rico1304]

I think my badger must be a lurker because the cunt has dug another massive hole to get into my garden. Can we move this thread to the MF because someone earlier said they are tight so wouldn't lay out for a season ticket.

 

Someone suggested putting finely chopped birds eye chillis round the lawn, that'd better work.

[dennis tooth]

Haha, yeah, what do we need farms for anyway.

 

Well thats an odd comment for a free market exponent, if they cant afford to fund themselves, why should we prop them up? Its not as if they arent already massively subsidised??

[Strontium]

I wasn't defending farm subsidies, I was countering your laughable claim that the public derives no benefit from farming.

[dennis tooth]

I wasn't defending farm subsidies, I was countering your laughable claim that the public derives no benefit from farming.

 

I didnt say we got no benefit for farming, we should do since we subsidise it.

Im asking about the part you are avoiding which is odd, considering you was in favour of closing the mines, the privatisation of oh I dont know, british steel or something but we should pay for badgers to be shot so farmers dont have to immunise their own cows, because 'it costs too much'?

Just find it odd, I mean we both agree I disagree with your principles it has more of a resemblance of something I would say, 'we should socialise farming' but we are both on opposite sides here, so can you tell me whats going on?

[Strontium]

Acquaint yourself with the facts. The farming industry is footing the bill for the cull.

[dennis tooth]

Acquaint yourself with the facts. The farming industry is footing the bill for the cull.

 

Ok, we both began thinking that we were paying for it, you've checked and they are footing the bill, but theres still the cost. Its our wildlife.

 

Why are they allowed to go out of their property and cull badgers in our countryside?

[Anubis]

Superb, the Government has just admitted to being outsmarted by fucking Badgers.

 

Click here to see if you can do better than the government....

 

http://toys.usvsth3m.com/owen-patersons-badger-penalty-shootout/

[VladimirIlyich]

They are devious bastards. I missed more penalties than England at a major tournament.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

It's the twat in the middle they need to cull.

 

[dennis tooth]

I want one of thesee courtesy of daily mash for crimbo, in an extra large if any of you tight cunts want to put ye hand in ye pockets.

 

[RedBadger]

[aws]

It's the cattle I feel sorry for. Bad enough to spend your life in a freezing wet field waiting for the call to the slaughterhouse without having TB as well.

[lifetime fan]

So in Somerset they didn't reach the cull number first time round, extended it by 3 weeks despite being warned they risked actually increasing cases of TB and still didn't reach the cull figure.

 

When you bare in mind they actually used cages to trap badgers to shoot them instead of giving them a vaccine this trial has been a fucking disaster from start to finish.

 

Government response? Don't just look at the figures.

 

Stupid cunts.

[Anubis]

Badgers 1    Tories 0

 

 

"YOUR MOVE, CAMERON!"

[Sugar Ape]

It's been a shambles from start to finish. They've ignored the advice from everyone, including their own scientific advisors, and royally fucked this up. Shower of cunts.

[Rico1304]

Kill them all!

[Rico1304]

The little fucker has been back again and dug a big fucking hole in the lawn. The missus read that they can be put off by chillis so I've blitzed up about 20 scotch bonnets and sprinkled them where it comes in and out.