Badger Culling in Corsham: For or Against?
By R_Ferrier | Sunday, June 12, 2011, 08:54
A recent poll by the BBC suggests that the UK public are opposed to the badger cull. Corsham is quite a rural area and I've heard many a farmer say that badgers are a problem for them, what with the threat of cattle tuberculosis.
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Above is a possible badger sett in Corsham. What is your view on the badger cull debate?
Do you agree with a badger cull and do you think Corsham needs one? Or are you with the portion of the UK who feel that badgers should not be killed over the threat of TB to cattle?
According to the BBC, the coalition government has pledged to introduce culling to England, but recently admitted it may not happen.
Badgers can carry the bacterium that causes TB and can transmit the disease to cattle herds. Are you a farmer in Corsham or have you heard of this being a problem in our area?
The poll results found that 63% of the thousand adults polled by phone said that badgers should not be killed over the threat of TB to cattle, but there was 31% in favour of the culling. The remainder who participated in the poll were undecided.
Tell us your view in the comment box below and share your view about the badger cull debate.
Comments
This is a very sad story and the cull, I feel, has very little reasoning behind it all. Apparently it's supposed to begin in WIltshire the next few weeks? I am quite against the idea.
By nhavergal at 16:51 on 21/09/12
ReportThese are the lovely people behind the badger cull.. !
The Conservative chief whip was threatened with arrest after allegedly telling officers they had "best learn your f------ place" and accused them of being "f------- plebs".
http://tinyurl.com/92du9x6
The idea that a Cabinet minister could behave like this towards police officers doing their job is an utter disgrace. It tells you all you need to know about this out-of-touch Government and its attitude to public servants and people of Britain.
By takeabullet4u at 13:12 on 21/09/12
ReportJon Cox - For badgers are nasty creatures that will kill anything it can
Anna Mackie - Only see dead badgers dumped on the roadside, doubt they are all roadkill
We had a mix of reactions via social media and it's still a hot issue for rural communities.
By R_Ferrier at 12:15 on 23/06/11
ReportWomens' Food and Farming Union (WFU). November 2010
WHY WE HAVE TO CULL BADGERS TO BEAT BOVINE TB.
A Trilogy of Information.
http://tinyurl.com/44wx886
By Charlespk at 13:01 on 16/06/11
Reporthttp://tinyurl.com/65kcd5y I made a video about that subject recently.
By Lewis_Clarke at 15:37 on 15/06/11
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