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Badgers In The Frame Again

Posted in Misc on May 20th, 2010

The badger is back in the frame for a cull, charged with spreading TB to cattle. A cull is not supported by the science so I must give up British beef.

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A Good Day For Badgers

Posted in Misc on Jul 4th, 2008

The BBC reports: The government has decided that culling badgers in England to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis won’t work. Predictably, the National Farmers’ Union is outraged and is threatening court action and a demonstration next week. This morning I read the report of an independent study group set up by the government to [...]

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A Black And White Issue

Posted in Misc on Oct 27th, 2007

In the last week there has been a bit of a stink in the British media for and against killing badgers. That’s right, badgers. Not foxes. Foxhunting, the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible, as Oscar Wilde called it, is still controversial and highly circumscribed. Badgers, however, are completely protected by law. The nearest I’ve [...]

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Sporran Control Lobby

Posted in Misc on Jun 25th, 2007

Comments on a BBC story about DNA testing of sporrans. The sporran control lobby wants to ensure that there are no unlicensed sporrans in use.

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Badger Cull Abandoned

Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2007

The Telegraph has a nice picture of a couple of badgers among some bluebells here (now imagine meeting this strikingly handsome animal on a moonlit path at night). The accompanying story, however, is a sorry one. Cattle farmers, as always, want to slaughter badgers to control tuberculosis in cattle. We only want to “cull the [...]

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