Badger culling to be stopped.

moulesy replied on 05/03/2020 19:15

Posted on 05/03/2020 17:06 by

I dont find it odd at all, I see lots of road kill around here mostly birds but also quite often badgers and foxes and they are always at the side of the road which is where I would expect if struck by a moving vehicle. Or do you have another explanation?

Posted on 05/03/2020 19:15

Why would they "always" be at the  side of the road ? Aren't many hit in the middle  of the  road?

Yes, I do have another explanation - but this is not the place to state it, sorry, not going to play your game on a sensitive topic like this. frown

moulesy replied on 05/03/2020 19:19

Posted on 05/03/2020 17:01 by brue

Good news for all, hopefully. Bovine TB is an awful disease.

Posted on 05/03/2020 19:19

Yes, I agree - I was born and brought up in a North Wiltshire farming village and still live just 4 miles away. A school friend of mine took over his father's farm and I can remember him in tears when he had to have his animals put down about 12 years ago. 

Two sides to this story and hopefully this is a more equitable solution to the problem. smile

JVB66 replied on 05/03/2020 19:34

Posted on 05/03/2020 19:34

Some years ago we followed a Badger for about 400 yds a it was wadling down the middle of the road from lLam hall, i think it was glad of our headlights showing the way

Wherenext replied on 05/03/2020 19:54

Posted on 05/03/2020 19:24 by JVB66
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Posted on 05/03/2020 19:54

I have No Comment to make. Report away if you feel the need.

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Posted on 05/03/2020 19:15 by moulesy

Why would they "always" be at the  side of the road ? Aren't many hit in the middle  of the  road?

Yes, I do have another explanation - but this is not the place to state it, sorry, not going to play your game on a sensitive topic like this. frown

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moulesy replied on 05/03/2020 20:01

Posted on 05/03/2020 19:55 by

That wouldn't be the theory our ex moderator used to propose would it?

Posted on 05/03/2020 20:01

I have no clue what you are driving at David - which ex moderator are you talking about? I realise you are just trying to get an argument going but I'm not going to oblige you!  Please just stick to the topic of the thread. frown

JVB66 replied on 05/03/2020 20:04

Posted on 05/03/2020 19:54 by Wherenext

I have No Comment to make. Report away if you feel the need.

Posted on 05/03/2020 20:04

I do not normally report out of order comments as I usually let them go, as in my past life ,it was part of every day,  working with the public ,   just thought that on here some were above that? but have noted some posters are quite "sensitive?"at times 

Bakers2 replied on 05/03/2020 20:11

Posted on 05/03/2020 16:43 by moulesy

I've always thought it odd how many of those "road kill" badgers make it to the verge at the side of the road,  though!  undecided

Posted on 05/03/2020 20:11

I have noted this, rarely do I see mammal road kill in the middle of the road. I assume that the impact has something to do with it???

Our now DIL, she wasn't then 😉, hit one on the slip road to the A12 in the dark after she left us. She was too frightened to stop at first layby but eventually she had to as it had done so much damage! Son and OH to the rescue to await the tow truck and comfort her, think son went home with her 😉. Expensive too! 

I grew up in the country and never saw a badger until I moved to the town 😂😂. Ran around the local fields and never saw a sett maybe our farmers were lucky??DIL suffers with them in some of her cultivated fields - more expensive when the machinery falls in an entrance. My heart goes out to farmers who have the restrictions and have to have their cattle culled so much of a loss in at least two senses.

Hopefully this will restore some sort of balance.

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Posted on 05/03/2020 20:01 by moulesy

I have no clue what you are driving at David - which ex moderator are you talking about? I realise you are just trying to get an argument going but I'm not going to oblige you!  Please just stick to the topic of the thread. frown

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