Badger cull

[porkypowell 2]

I hear that a connection between t.b. and badger is leading to a culling programme which the government can`t fund so the farmers will be asked to carry it out. I apologies for the sketchy nature of this but it was a on a radio programme on radio 4 morning.

 

I will post more info If I can find it

 

Simon

Edited December 11, 2007 by porkypowell

[stork 1]

Yes GAS or GUNS not to sure about dogs guns probley have to be something like a .222

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

Hopefully this will stop the stupid badger laws, one terrier to ground and digging to them is the most humane method...from what i've heard anyway...

[stork 1]

Hopefully this will stop the stupid badger laws, one terrier to ground and digging to them is the most humane method...from what i've heard anyway...

that the best or a 5 ft post 4 1/2 ft in the ground ans snare them

[Guest tawny]

Yes GAS or GUNS not to sure about dogs guns probley have to be something like a .222

id hate to think how many wounded badgers would suffer a long death from a wrongly placed bullet,

 

and yet id hate to be a badger gagging on gas as it takes it's life away ?

 

if i was a badger and knew my time was up i would much rather lay down in my bed of grass

with some terrier baying at me,and pissing me off a bit and then get a slug between my eyes at close range.

 

its the most human

and fair way they could go

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

Yes GAS or GUNS not to sure about dogs guns probley have to be something like a .222

id hate to think how many wounded badgers would suffer a long death from a wrongly placed bullet,

 

and yet id hate to be a badger gagging on gas as it takes it's life away ?

 

if i was a badger and knew my time was up i would much rather lay down in my bed of grass

with some terrier baying at me,and pissing me off a bit and then get a slug between my eyes at close range.

 

its the most human

and fair way they could go

[Guest tawny]

Hopefully this will stop the stupid badger laws, one terrier to ground and digging to them is the most humane method...from what i've heard anyway...

that the best or a 5 ft post 4 1/2 ft in the ground ans snare them

that aint the best way for them to go

[welshhound2 20]

cant see the dogs being used,gas most defenit!shame though snares are a slow way to go,if shot what if you wound it and not a clean shot?gas the same suffocation sad way to go.most humane way would be terrier and pistol

[Guest tawny]

to get an efective cull on the road ,why dont we bring back organised badger digging cluds.

 

it would cost the goverment nowt,ok it would realy piss the badger groups off,but dont you think the farmers have had enougth.

 

and its time the gov turned thier backs on the pest huggers to, for to long now they have bent over for them, and its time

things were done our way.

 

ok it wouldent take a lot to organise the digs and maybe an oficial from defra could be there to over see thing ?

 

far more humane way i think

[J Darcy 5,871]

My worries about gassing is that many other "non-target" animals will also be killed....foxes, rabbits, newts, frogs, voles, mice etc.....all these can and do live within the confines of fox and badger earths.

I hope the powers that be understand the danger posed to non-target creatures.

[porkypowell 2]

What a waste of a truly magnificent animal

 

Simon

Edited December 11, 2007 by porkypowell

[mouse 282]

be careful what you say folks.

[porkypowell 2]

Found on the link below the radio 4 programme farming today tuesday morning

 

radio 4

[Guest flint]

the queer fella

[Malt 379]

You know what they'll do? They'll get people to catch them in live capture traps, then pay a huge amount of money for someone to go around with a humane despatcher instead of letting people control them properly like they have done for hundreds of years.