MartinM said:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4295169.stm
Vets want badger cull to halt TB
Prize-winning Hereford bull Swampy was put down because of bovine TB
More than 300 vets are calling for a "strategic cull" of badgers to control
the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB).
They say badgers are mainly responsible for passing the disease on to
cattle, and they express their "despair" with the government's "inadequate
approach".The vets signed an open letter, which they call a "vote of no confidence" in
Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett.But the government says it would only consider a badger cull if scientific
evidence proved it would work.Badger cull
The idea has also been criticised by conservationists, who say there is not
enough evidence to justify a badger cull.
Can't we just train hounds to go after badgers instead and keep everyone
happy?
druidh