Proposed badger cull - TB, cows...

[bunn]

Interesting blog here : http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/ourwork/b/martinharper/archive/2011/12/14/a-sad-day-for-badgers-and-for-farmers.aspx

There seems to be quite a consensus (in blogs that I read anyway) that vaccines (whether for badgers, or for cows) are the most effective & humane way to go with the TB problem, but I wonder if vaccine development is more difficult than it appears, given that it seems to have taken so long to develop one and we still don't seem to have a working vaccine.

Since something PWWBBIHHALJ said, I always wonder when I see badgers dead on the roadside, if they were really killed by traffic accidents, or if dropping the body by a busy road is a convenient way to dispose of the evidence...

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[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know how you feel. But I don't think it's fair to be an ethical fascist imposing their view on a species that's supposed to be a carnivore... I feel that way about children, too - I think they should be brought up to eat a balanced diet, and told the issues, so they can make up their minds themselves. Mind you, since I have no pets or children, I don't have this problem.

I do eat cheese, though. And milk. And both these items have huge collatoral damage, even without the rennet being taken into account. I tried going vegan once, and felt very ill.

I should probably eat British raised veal, since it's a natural by-product of the dairy industry...