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There has been a proposition of another badger cull to reduce the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis.

Of course there has been a great public outcry about this, and animal welfare and wildlife organisations are against it. They are saying that culls so not necessary and wouldn’t be effective.
Farmers however welcome the proposition.

I am against it, and believe there is another way, but I do have sympathy for farmers.
It has been a very bad year for them what with the floods increasing the price of grain plus the outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease and Bluetongue.

Have a look at the links and say what you think


1 Badger cull this is the simplest article but it lacks the information of other articles. http://business.scotsman.com/agriculture.cfm?id=1692902007

2 More complicated than link 1 but it has more information.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/article3096741.ece


3 As in link 2
http://www.politics.co.uk/press-releases/opinion-former-index/environment-and-rural-affairs/rspca-tidal-wave-outrage-follows-call-badger-cull-$480526.htm

4 Bluetongue Disease—a general explanation of the disease
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetongue_disease

5 Foot and mouth—a general explanation of the disease
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-and-mouth_disease

Sheba

Its totally barbaric

I don’t like it but I do have sympathy for the farmers.

There must be anther way, they should try to find one.

It won’t help-at least not much

I agree with it.

I have sympathy for the farmers, but why can't they vaccinate the cattle or something? Farmers may cultivate the land, but they do not own the wildlife. I feel that killing such rare and beautiful animals such as badgers will do more harm than good.

Unfurtunately, a vaxxene is several years away -but yes I totally agree with you Canis Lupus.

that was on newsround! i don't think you should kill one animal for another!! all animals should be given their own rights to live