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Old 03-10-2006, 09:59 AM
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Re: New research - Badgers innocent of TB spreading

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Originally Posted by clairey
It'll be intersting to see what comes out of the recent consultation on this from DEFRA. I used to work on a project looking at TB in wildlife and spending that much time on dairy farms makes you think about the husbandry issue but nearly every farmer only wants the badgers out of the way. Things are not as black and white as they seem.
Looking after cattle properly costs money, find a scapegoat(brock) & let someone else cough(no pun intended) up the money for the culling.
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