Farmers fed cows with their own brains, then wondered why the cows got such a horrific disease. Then shoved the cows in our food chain.
Do I trust the farmers on their thoughts with badgers NO. Prehaps they should listen to the scientists, who say there is no prove that badgers cause all this harm.
Bovine testing is the way to go, not slaughter and murder.
At the end of the day, mess with nature . it will have a bad effect on us all. Humans have a lot to learn as mad cow disease showed
I think my thoughts were more intelligent than what you offered. I am pleased to announce that my badger setts are under bovine testing. mass farming on greedy demand, was always going to cause problems in the long term for us all.
I dont know what you are getting at here.... cattle eating other cattle traces such as bone meal has lead to BSE. Nothing to do with badgers........Its TB that badgers spread, and they are the animal that is most susceptible and likely to spread it to other farms and their cattle. It may be the case that badgers will have to be culled to ensure that TB doesnt spread more extensively
I do empathise with the farmers, but badgers have been here a lot longer than us. The science is not backing up the farmers claims, and you can't go in gun hoe, especially when you are talking about the balance of nature. Killing is not the answer, prevention also has to come from the farmers, in vaccines etc. badgers have enough to put up with with badger baiting, which is pure abuse
I believe killing is the answer but carried out in a controlled way. It didnt work before in the trial because they went in guns blazing but if it was managed better i think it would help. Their numbers should be controlled not totally wiped out. I cant see why badgers cant be controlled by farmers the same way as foxes and rabbits.
In the past, you and I know that some farmers used cyinade gas and other lethal methods. That woulod be like asking football thugs to police a football match.
.Farmers have come under to much preasure, to mass produce food, at supermarket cheap rates. Society needs to focus on the cause not the symptoms
if push comes to shove i support farmers every time he employs staff as well as produceing milk and raising beef to feed the public why anybody wants to see farmers bankrupted by this is beyond me i have also seen tb in cattle it hangs in great nodules from the lungs ,so yes a badger cull is vital for the sake of everybody
Are badgers dying all the time from TB? Are they getting it from cows? Are badgers not the innocent party here? The cows have the TB first.
barry1023100 2 months ago
@barry1023100 how do you know that? we only knew the cows had it as a vet did a tb test and discovered it, not the type of thing you do to a badger
tara399 2 months ago
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danbit5 5 months ago
Farmers fed cows with their own brains, then wondered why the cows got such a horrific disease. Then shoved the cows in our food chain.
Do I trust the farmers on their thoughts with badgers NO. Prehaps they should listen to the scientists, who say there is no prove that badgers cause all this harm.
Bovine testing is the way to go, not slaughter and murder.
At the end of the day, mess with nature . it will have a bad effect on us all. Humans have a lot to learn as mad cow disease showed
maxinemustoe 2 years ago
you are an idiot!
philstew123 2 years ago
I think my thoughts were more intelligent than what you offered. I am pleased to announce that my badger setts are under bovine testing. mass farming on greedy demand, was always going to cause problems in the long term for us all.
maxinemustoe 2 years ago
alowing to get badger numbers to reach current and further levels is what is the real problem
philstew123 2 years ago
I dont know what you are getting at here.... cattle eating other cattle traces such as bone meal has lead to BSE. Nothing to do with badgers........Its TB that badgers spread, and they are the animal that is most susceptible and likely to spread it to other farms and their cattle. It may be the case that badgers will have to be culled to ensure that TB doesnt spread more extensively
philstew123 2 years ago
I do empathise with the farmers, but badgers have been here a lot longer than us. The science is not backing up the farmers claims, and you can't go in gun hoe, especially when you are talking about the balance of nature. Killing is not the answer, prevention also has to come from the farmers, in vaccines etc. badgers have enough to put up with with badger baiting, which is pure abuse
maxinemustoe 2 years ago
I believe killing is the answer but carried out in a controlled way. It didnt work before in the trial because they went in guns blazing but if it was managed better i think it would help. Their numbers should be controlled not totally wiped out. I cant see why badgers cant be controlled by farmers the same way as foxes and rabbits.
philstew123 2 years ago
bloody bagers ...... they should be killed
tractorboydavid 3 years ago
here here
philstew123 3 years ago
In the past, you and I know that some farmers used cyinade gas and other lethal methods. That woulod be like asking football thugs to police a football match.
.Farmers have come under to much preasure, to mass produce food, at supermarket cheap rates. Society needs to focus on the cause not the symptoms
causing a holocust in nature is not the answer
maxinemustoe 2 years ago
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philstew123 3 years ago
david king is a clueless wally
yeoness 3 years ago 2
if push comes to shove i support farmers every time he employs staff as well as produceing milk and raising beef to feed the public why anybody wants to see farmers bankrupted by this is beyond me i have also seen tb in cattle it hangs in great nodules from the lungs ,so yes a badger cull is vital for the sake of everybody
treaclecarp 3 years ago
thought this story would get more interest
futuatcher 4 years ago
if badgers are responsible for 40% of cattle infections, what about the other 60%?
futuatcher 4 years ago
Exactly!
geckojohn2003 4 years ago