Badger cull posters in Taunton denounced as intimidatory by NFU

“Apart from the obviously now very urgent imperative to end the slaughter of thousands of reactor cattle that's causing endless misery for farming families; those of us who care about children, way above their own self-promotion, know that there has to be a badger cull or eventually we'll just have more and more of this.

EMAIL SENT/RECEIVED April 2nd. 2006

County Times. Powys, Mid Wales.

"Dear Mary,

This is winding up into something very nasty. We were told about the problem last autumn, but the newspapers / media had very little on it. Local vets and farmers knew and fed us bits. This (below) was published 30th. March, and our source has now had another conversation with SVS vets and private vets in the area.

In the late 1990's just a couple of farms were under bTb restriction, but that has now surged to become 30/40. Dead badgers have been found in the area, including one on school playing fields.

This carcass was taken to test for 'poison'. but HSE stepped in and stopped the postmortem - inadequate Group 3 pathogen facilities (?). . It was riddled.

SVS sent letters to Welsh Assembly / Page St. and they were lost stolen or strayed. The whole episode was buried. Page St. wanted absolutely no positive Tb badgers.

In the last 3/4 years eight or nine children, not including this little one, have had treatment for enlarged neck glands. This involved either a 6 month course of antibiotics, or operations to remove. Classic m.bovis lesions I'm told (by a vet) but referred euphemistically by doctors as "Atypical tuberculosis from a non human source". They are telling these kids, that they picked it up from the ground.

The badgers use the school playing fields as latrines, and a newish housing estate borders the same farmland too.

We're ignoring those canaries again. (reactor cows)"

http://tinyurl.com/9r6ennv

Don't you care if you dog or your children contract M.bovis?"”

“The NFU are closing down the countryside to kill Badgers.

This will effect dog walkers, ramblers and anyone enjoying the great out doors, but we don't seem to matter so we must be 'plebs' as far as the NFU are concerned!”

“There are actually two n's in Benn, not one; just as there are 4,000+ genes in the genome of all the bacteria in the TB causing M.tuberculosis genus, 75% of which are now believed to have constantly evolved, simply for the evasion of any hosts immune response. . That is the very reason they are still killing 2million humans annually, and many millions of other mammals right across the planet after at least 10,000 years. . They now have a new ally in their armoury as they march insidiously against mankind. . It's called HIV.

http://tinyurl.com/63cep23”

“It won't make a blind bit of difference.

Culling badgers was never about plebiscite; it's about who ultimately has to take responsibility for this catastrophe that's been caused by badgerism when the xxxx finally hits the fan.

I'm looking forward to the day when we finally get people like Hilary Ben and Tony Blair in court for pusillanimously going against the advice of their Chief Scientist Sir David King.”

“You have to weigh up the political and PR impact of another council (and a very large council at that) voting against the cull. Each council that says "NO" increases the likelihood that other councils - looking at the same evidence - will reach the same decision.

I'd guess these councils are Tory or LD led - which makes their distaste for the cull policy even more worrying for the government. If even your supporters don't approve the policy you haven't a hope of persuading those who are neutral or in disagreement with you on other matters.”

“"Kites rise highest against the wind."

. . . . . . . Winston Churchill 1874 – 1965

"Those carried along by the wind just end up as a heap of detritus."

. . . . . . . Charles Henry 1945 - (diuturnity)”

“Low intelligence fischadler! . . Low intelligence?

http://tinyurl.com/6l4lzhz

That must be why I have to pay so much income tax I suppose.”

“@fischadler 4.17
They may well be calling an extraordinary meeting but there is little they can do about this cull if it is not on council land and as we already know they own very little land within the cull area.”

“Charlespk : You are the one with low intelligence if you are so blinkered that you cant see that this disastrous cull of mostly healthy badgers will not cure Bovine TB in cattle but probably make it worse.
Remember that landowners and farmers are in a minority and we (the consumer) can make life difficult for them if they continue decimating the wildlife of this country by their evil actions.”

“whoops that was directed @fischadler”