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Spiritinthesky 09-05-2013 21:07

Badger, Badger, Badger
 
The Badger culls are due to begin in June 2013, it’s now or never for the badgers!

Brian May has launched a petition so they can deliver 250,000 voices against the badger cull to ensure that the Government can’t ignore this any longer.

If you want to help please click here: Team Badger

maxthecollie 09-05-2013 21:10

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Done

Neil 09-05-2013 21:24

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I am guessing you don't think the Badger cull should go ahead.
Why do you think it shouldn't?

cmonstanley 10-05-2013 06:12

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because brian may is going pay for immunisation and dont remember anything on the the news of an epidemic of tb in cows .this is just a cash cow for loonies with guns,

jaysay 10-05-2013 08:11

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 1058057)
because brian may is going pay for immunisation and dont remember anything on the the news of an epidemic of tb in cows .this is just a cash cow for loonies with guns,

Going south for your autumn break C'Mon:rolleyes:

Eric 10-05-2013 12:30

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What's the problem with badgers? Is it a disease thing; or are they just a pest? And how is the cull gonna take place? Will wildlife officers do the culling?

DtheP47 10-05-2013 13:35

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 1058082)
What's the problem with badgers? Is it a disease thing; or are they just a pest? And how is the cull gonna take place? Will wildlife officers do the culling?

Ongoing debate Eric about whether they transmit Tuberculosis to cattle...it's been rumbling on for years.
Lot's of pros and cons int t'internet.
I am not convinced that the facts either way stack up. Spin and skew both sides.

Gordon Booth 10-05-2013 13:47

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 1058082)
What's the problem with badgers? Is it a disease thing; or are they just a pest? And how is the cull gonna take place? Will wildlife officers do the culling?

About 6% of them carry bovine TB. As they wander about they spread infection to deer, horses, dogs etc but particularly cattle.
The taxpayer paid out £100 million in compensation to farmers in 2012 and that didn't fully compensate them.
You can't vaccinate the cows, the vaccine makes them show positive for TB even if they haven't got it. Anyway, the EU says no so that's it.
If tested positive the cow has to be destroyed.
At the moment badger TB is only in the SW of England so they hope a cull will contain it there and hopefully eliminate it.
The Government will use gamekeepers, police marksmen and licensed rifle owners(who are already called in to cull deer).
So far culling wildlife and cattle has been the only way any country has successfully eliminated
bovine TB.

Sorry, DtheP, didn't see your post. I think the science is proved but badgers are so cute it's got emotional. If it was rats no one would bother.

DtheP47 10-05-2013 14:13

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Sorry, DtheP, didn't see your post. I think the science is proved but badgers are so cute it's got emotional. If it was rats no one would bother.
I spend most weekends in the Principality and interestingly the Welsh have decided against the cull.

http://www.badger.org.uk/_Attachment...ces/784_S4.pdf

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/20...ine-tb-badgers


Cost of badger cull may force U-turn | Environment | guardian.co.uk

maxthecollie 10-05-2013 14:21

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I think we should have a government cull.

Gordon Booth 10-05-2013 14:26

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Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1058095)
I spend most weekends in the Principality and interestingly the Welsh have decided against the cull.

Well they are Welsh, aren't they?

Anyway, they won't be too worried, sheep don't catch it, do they.

Less 10-05-2013 14:27

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth;
I think the science is proved but badgers are so cute it's got emotional. If it was rats no one would bother.

Unfortunately we have a thread starter that won't put forward facts, I wish the badgers could be spared, however if it were practicable to vaccinate the badgers, somehow I think it would already have been done.
TB testing of cattle has kept it away from all of us, not the best way to die ask mags, she'll have the details.

So long as it's done as humanely as possible rather than for badger baiting sport, should we object to keeping farmers and their well cared for cattle safe?

One bad cow can ruin many lives, I know, I married one.
:o

DtheP47 10-05-2013 16:36

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Originally Posted by Less (Post 1058100)
Unfortunately we have a thread starter that won't put forward facts, I wish the badgers could be spared, however if it were practicable to vaccinate the badgers, somehow I think it would already have been done.
TB testing of cattle has kept it away from all of us, not the best way to die ask mags, she'll have the details.

So long as it's done as humanely as possible rather than for badger baiting sport, should we object to keeping farmers and their well cared for cattle safe?

One bad cow can ruin many lives, I know, I married one.
:o

They are doing it in Wales Less.

Update 28 November 2012: Badger vaccination total tops 1400.

Environment Minister, John Griffiths has announced that the Welsh Government has now vaccinated over 1400 badgers in the Intensive Action Area.
The Minister confirmed that the Welsh Government had now completed the first year of its badger vaccination programme which is part of a wider programme of work to eradicate bovine TB from cattle in Wales.

Welsh Government TB Eradication Programme - June 2012 - YouTube

DtheP47 10-05-2013 17:16

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Lifted this off the Guardian article:

So the debate continues. It's an argument about science, politics and economics. It centres on protecting food animals from harm, just as our ancestors have done since farming first got started. But, to me, it also raises interesting questions about how we see ourselves and other animals. It's about how much we see ourselves as a "dominant" species, entitled to subjugate the needs of other animals beneath our own. It's about how much room we demand as a human population (with a taste for milk and beef) and how much room we're prepared to make for wildlife.

And let's not forget, if it hadn't been for us, cattle and badgers might not have had TB in the first place

cmonstanley 10-05-2013 17:21

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in fact youve got some farmers who support vaccination then youve got the hooray henrys who just want to shoot everything including us poor peasants;)

DtheP47 10-05-2013 17:27

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 1058129)
ithen youve got the hooray henrys who just want to shoot everything including us poor peasants;)

Only if you come South of the Wall cmon !!! ;)

cmonstanley 10-05-2013 17:35

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Other Causes of Bovine TB Spread
You could be forgiven for thinking that Bovine TB wasn’t correctly named; if you were to read an article from the NFU or Defra you would probably think that the disease was actually ‘Badger’ TB, an infection originating from, spread and hosted by our native wildlife.

The truth is Bovine TB is a disease of cattle, the bacteria evolved to infect cattle and is chiefly spread between cattle. Badgers became involved in this whole debate as they, like many other warm-bodied mammals, are a vector (an animal which is able to ‘carry’ the disease) for bTB.

When a previously uininfected herd suddenly develops the infection, it is often incorrectly assumed that it must have been passed on via the wildlife reservoir; but is that really the case?

Yesterday this artcile was published, stating that bTB had spread to the border of Cumbria and Lancashire most likely due to “bought-in infection from high-risk countries”.

Earlier this week, this article, told the story of a vet being struck-off for not properly conducting TB tests on cattle.

The Farmers Weekly have reported on breaches in health and safety concerning Bovine TB samples.

There are countless stories about rogue farmers illegally swapping ear tags; Vets Online, Westmorland, Farmers Weekly, Bovinetb, etc.

And various others concerning other fraudulent activities concerning cattle; Farmers Weekly, Darlington, ThisisGloucestershire, Farmers Guardian…

These are just a few of countless articles available online and until these issues have been thoroughly delt with a cull on wildlife should not go ahead.

well well it has nothing to do with badgers they were infected.so really it should be a cull of irresponsible farmers.

Eric 10-05-2013 17:38

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth (Post 1058093)
Anyway, the EU says no so that's it.
If tested positive the cow has to be destroyed.

Not just the EU ... same rule applies over here. Also, seems as if bovine tb does not occur naturally in wild animal populations. Kinda feel sorry for the badgers, but .... . I suppose that one could trap badgers, test them, and, if they are clear, relocate them. But that's probably difficult and too expensive.

DaveinGermany 10-05-2013 18:25

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As it stands the assumption of Badgers being the cause of BTB hasn't been conclusively proven, more cases tend to arise through bad animal husbandry than spread through an outside agent.

The Cull gained favour because it's easier, less labour intensive & cheaper than a programme of vaccination. The Badger protection act came into force in 1992 (consolidating various earlier acts)& since then they've thrived. Like everything that was once under threat of decimation, an act of protection is passed, they recover, over populate & are once more the subject of debate & questions over their status.

It's even easier if they can be scapegoated for something or other making them a more viable target.

Barrie Yates 11-05-2013 05:00

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 1058143)
As it stands the assumption of Badgers being the cause of BTB hasn't been conclusively proven, more cases tend to arise through bad animal husbandry than spread through an outside agent.

The Cull gained favour because it's easier, less labour intensive & cheaper than a programme of vaccination. The Badger protection act came into force in 1992 (consolidating various earlier acts)& since then they've thrived. Like everything that was once under threat of decimation, an act of protection is passed, they recover, over populate & are once more the subject of debate & questions over their status.

It's even easier if they can be scapegoated for something or other making them a more viable target.

It would appear that it is cheaper to carry out a badger cull than vaccinate all cattle - I think it unlikely that the whole of the badger population could be eliminated and only one needs to be left to continue the spread of bTB. Rabies was almost completely eliminated by doctored bait in Western Europe - why not the same for badgers and vaccinate all cows?

jaysay 11-05-2013 07:55

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 1058129)
in fact youve got some farmers who support vaccination then youve got the hooray henrys who just want to shoot everything including us poor peasants;)

Some bad shots they missed you:rolleyes:You'd at least think they'd get your mouth its big enough;)

jaysay 11-05-2013 07:57

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 1058133)
Other Causes of Bovine TB Spread
You could be forgiven for thinking that Bovine TB wasn’t correctly named; if you were to read an article from the NFU or Defra you would probably think that the disease was actually ‘Badger’ TB, an infection originating from, spread and hosted by our native wildlife.

The truth is Bovine TB is a disease of cattle, the bacteria evolved to infect cattle and is chiefly spread between cattle. Badgers became involved in this whole debate as they, like many other warm-bodied mammals, are a vector (an animal which is able to ‘carry’ the disease) for bTB.

When a previously uininfected herd suddenly develops the infection, it is often incorrectly assumed that it must have been passed on via the wildlife reservoir; but is that really the case?

Yesterday this artcile was published, stating that bTB had spread to the border of Cumbria and Lancashire most likely due to “bought-in infection from high-risk countries”.

Earlier this week, this article, told the story of a vet being struck-off for not properly conducting TB tests on cattle.

The Farmers Weekly have reported on breaches in health and safety concerning Bovine TB samples.

There are countless stories about rogue farmers illegally swapping ear tags; Vets Online, Westmorland, Farmers Weekly, Bovinetb, etc.

And various others concerning other fraudulent activities concerning cattle; Farmers Weekly, Darlington, ThisisGloucestershire, Farmers Guardian…

These are just a few of countless articles available online and until these issues have been thoroughly delt with a cull on wildlife should not go ahead.

well well it has nothing to do with badgers they were infected.so really it should be a cull of irresponsible farmers.

Nice cut and paste job C'Mon;)

DaveinGermany 11-05-2013 10:52

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Originally Posted by Barrie Yates (Post 1058187)
Rabies was almost completely eliminated by doctored bait in Western Europe - why not the same for badgers and vaccinate all cows?

The rabies vaccination is ongoing, food that's been treated is placed in areas suspected of having large fox populations. The thing with the Badgers is, I believe they need to be given a live vaccine, so unlike rabies treatment they can't just scatter treated foodstuffs, they have to catch the animals to inoculate them.

As to the Cows, they can't really be vaccinated because that then infects them & makes them unfit for the food chain be it as meat or for dairy produce. So a catch 22 situation arises, who wants or needs a herd that costs but gives no return?

cmonstanley 11-05-2013 13:00

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people are missing the point,the badgers got infected by cheap imported cows from abroad.it was poor farming that caused the so called outbreak,just like mad cow disease and foot and mouth.this is just a money making scam which will never work.

cmonstanley 11-05-2013 13:02

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1058203)
Nice cut and paste job C'Mon;)

cut and paste who cares its telling the truth.this is a purely mental scenario.

Less 11-05-2013 13:42

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 1058250)
people are missing the point,the badgers got infected by cheap imported cows from abroad.it was poor farming that caused the so called outbreak,just like mad cow disease and foot and mouth.this is just a money making scam which will never work.

Whaaaaat????

westendlass 11-05-2013 15:38

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On a more serious note folks, aren't they such lovely fluffy creatures though!!!

Neil 11-05-2013 18:13

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Originally Posted by westendlass (Post 1058284)
On a more serious note folks, aren't they such lovely fluffy creatures though!!!

You wouldn't want to cuddle one

Retlaw 11-05-2013 18:26

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Originally Posted by westendlass (Post 1058284)
On a more serious note folks, aren't they such lovely fluffy creatures though!!!

You try picking one up it'l rip your arm, they are vicious sods

cmonstanley 11-05-2013 20:37

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you would do the same if somebody 4 times as big tried to pick you up.:D

maxthecollie 12-05-2013 09:10

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Badger's teeth are nasty and sharp

jaysay 12-05-2013 09:25

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 1058314)
you would do the same if somebody 4 times as big tried to pick you up.:D

never seen a 24 foot tall man:D

maxthecollie 12-05-2013 09:26

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Have you seen Cmon?

jaysay 12-05-2013 09:52

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1058375)
Have you seen Cmon?

Thankfully no:D mind you once you've seen one jock you've seen um all:D

Eric 12-05-2013 19:13

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On a more serious note folks, aren't they such lovely fluffy creatures though!!!

So is the coon that was on my porch last nite ... but I wouldn't want to pet it.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/a...1&d=1368385973

westendlass 12-05-2013 20:20

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Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 1058293)
You try picking one up it'l rip your arm, they are vicious sods

People often say that when they see my lovely dog Arnold, it's not true, just a bad press.Bless his little cotton socks!!! Lol

Neil 13-05-2013 08:03

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 1058314)
you would do the same if somebody 4 times as big tried to pick you up.:D

Another daft statement, my dogs don't attack me if I pick them up.

Neil 13-05-2013 08:46

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Originally Posted by westendlass (Post 1058492)
People often say that when they see my lovely dog Arnold, it's not true, just a bad press.Bless his little cotton socks!!! Lol

All dogs can be nasty and vicious and are capable of attacking people. Some dogs get a bad press because they have attacked (and killed) people more often than other breeds. Yours looks like a Staffie, 2 of which were shot dead by Police along with 2 Mastiffs recently for attacking and killing a school girl

Here are a few stories about Staffie attacks

Girl?s foot amputated after savage attack by family?s Staffordshire bull terrier puppy - Health News - Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Dog attack: Staffordshire bull terrier mauls girl, 7, chewing off her eyelid and exposing her skull | Mail Online

Man savaged by stray staffordshire bull terrier he took in | The Sun |News

BBC News - Bootle toddler attacked by family dog

Schoolboy disfigured after Staffordshire Bull Terrier attack (From News Shopper)

Bromley dog owner talks of Staffordshire bull terrier attack horror (From News Shopper)

We have a pair of dogs so feel free to search the net and post news links to news stories about them killing people. This video is a clue to what our dogs are.



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