Badger Cull Ineffective

[Matt 160]

In truth, while I see 'freeshooting' as a useful tool, I think the primary control method needs to be cage trapping.

 

The latest plans involve farmer led culling in hotspot areas with additional testing in 'edge' areas. In reality, TB is spreading fast and it won't be long before those 'edge' areas become hotspots.

 

The plans are based on a 25 year strategy to beat TB.

 

Personally, I think that individual farms that go down with confirmed TB should be able to be licenced to cull all the badgers on that farm. Combined with strict biosecurity and movement controls, we may then see a reduction in the spread and eventually get a handle on the disease again.

 

In the meantime, discount 95% of what the media say

[mushroom 13,223]

No.

 

What's being speculated upon is a leak of the report which has not yet been published.

 

They've said that less than 5% of the badgers witnessed appeared to twitch and move for anything up to five minutes and that it was not possible to ascertain if they were dead.

 

Anyone here ever been in an abattoir? I've seen sides of beef still twitching half an hour after they were slaughtered. They were very dead.

 

I killed quite a few badgers myself, and saw a large number killed by others. Not one of them was wounded, or did not die instantly. Anyone who has done a bit of killing would be unsurprised by their reactions to shot.

 

Let me make this clear; certain parties have a vested interest in discrediting what happened at every opportunity. Sadly, they are very good at manipulating the media, and even better at manipulating the truth.

 

The culling trial was humane.

 

The culling trial was effective.

Everything twitches when dying especially when shot in the head.. Kids find this extremely intriguing for some reason

 

Agreed Mat with you (for once ) Fuuckin lying anti wankers I think is what you wanted to say

[DIDO.1 22,845]

Iv shot horses in the head that have kicked the side out the wagon half an hour later. I dont think the vet in the interview made that piont well enough that badgers didnt take 5mins to die

[Matt 160]

Iv shot horses in the head that have kicked the side out the wagon half an hour later. I dont think the vet in the interview made that piont well enough that badgers didnt take 5mins to die

 

What the freedom of information response actually said was:

 

"3 separate observations of shot badgers twitching and shaking for a short

period of time being shot (CS1 & CS3). No way to know for certain

whether this was just post mortem muscle spasm or a still conscious

badger in the final throws"

And just look at the fuss they are making about it.

[paulus 26]

 

Iv shot horses in the head that have kicked the side out the wagon half an hour later. I dont think the vet in the interview made that piont well enough that badgers didnt take 5mins to die

 

What the freedom of information response actually said was:

 

"3 separate observations of shot badgers twitching and shaking for a short

period of time being shot (CS1 & CS3). No way to know for certain

whether this was just post mortem muscle spasm or a still conscious

badger in the final throws"

And just look at the fuss they are making about it.

 

yet its fine to cut an animals throat without stunning first if its done to appease a religion

[walshie 2,804]

I've had a rabbit with no skin, guts, head or feet lay there looking like it was running like a dog dreaming. Defnitely wasn't alive. Makes me laugh when these people spout their shit without the full information and with no knowledge of the subject they are blabbing about.