In her third and final analysis of the ongoing UK badger cull Lesley Docksey examines the official figures and finds their validity questionable......
… Badgers By Numbers Lesley Docksey | 18th … the cull was to test whether free-running badgers could be killed humanely – which means … badger was part of their cull, because “ All badgers killed as part of the pilot culls have …
With the publication today of a new report that admits badgers tend to avoid direct contact with cattle, LESLEY DOCKSEY asks why are badgers still being blamed for bovine TB?
… Why are Badgers always at the head of the 'Blame … publication today of a new report that admits badgers tend to avoid direct contact with cattle, LESLEY DOCKSEY asks why are badgers still being blamed for bovine TB? On …
Badger culling and mass badger vaccination are unsafe and costly practices that interfere with protected species.
… protected species. A recent meeting about badgers and bovine TB (bTB) at the Zoological … where badger culling has been carried out and badgers observed. Results showed that, as with … bias would be due to many of the remaining badgers in cull areas being cage trap-shy. A …
As the UK's badger cull sputters to its dismal conclusion, wildlife researcher Nicola Weber explains why the killing may lead to more, not fewer, tubercular infections of both badgers and cattle.
… tracking devices, and the social lives of badgers Nicola Weber | 4th November 2013 Comment Badgers Natural World Badger Cull Wildlife … not fewer, tubercular infections of both badgers and cattle. The introductory …
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Imperial College London say culling means infected badgers travel further as neighbouring setts are killed.
… College London say culling means infected badgers travel further as neighbouring setts … and Imperial College London say this means badgers explore new areas as individuals are … of Applied Ecology, the research found that badgers also visited 45 percent more fields …
In the second of a three part analysis of the ongoing UK badger cull Lesley Docksey takes a look at the activism that has been stirred up by the controversial cull......
… Badgers, Power & Protest Lesley Docksey | 16th … in common – they want to halt the killing of badgers. It takes dedication to turn out, … the government seems determined to kill badgers on any grounds – or none. When Defra …
MPs will debate the badger cull this Wednesday 11 December from 2.30 to 4.30 pm. Lesley Docksey urges her MP to attend and explains why the cull is both barbaric, and a completely ineffective measure against bovine TB.
… questions that need to be addressed. 1. Are badgers responsible for giving cattle bovine … bTB. There are not, and never have been, any badgers in the Isle of Man. According to the … : Some areas in Ireland have had all their badgers killed, yet bTB remains rife in the …
Environment Secretary Liz Truss told Parliament yesterday that England's badger cull is 'working', and needs to be extended into new areas, writes Oliver Tickell. Yet she and the NFU have refused to release the evidence to back up her claims. Now MPs and NGOs are joining the cry: 'publish or be damned!'
… Oliver Tickell | 18th December 2015 Comment Badgers Politics UK Natural World Farming … us. All that is 'working' is the killing of badgers. This is reflected in the 'efficacy … They are concerned only with the number of badgers despatched by trappers and marksmen. …
England's 2013 badger culls collapsed in chaos - a severe blow to Owen Paterson and his Department, Defra. Now Lesley Docksey lifts the lid on the disgraceful fiasco to expose Paterson's fantasy world of 'science' ...
… Lesley Docksey | 18th December 2013 News Badgers Farming Politics Badger Cull DEFRA … England have shifted in pursuit of killing badgers over the last year or two (and in the … in MPs voting to abandon plans to shoot badgers by 147 votes to 28. But then, what …
Cull branded 'farce' after marksmen seek extensions to kill the minimum number of badgers required
… 'Badgers are moving the goalposts' says Owen … seek extensions to kill the minimum number of badgers required The controversial badger cull … in 12 months its estimate of the number of badgers in the Somerset cull zone, marksmen …
Of 5,500 badgers to be shot during the pilot culls, only 240 will be independently monitored for humaneness, it has emerged. And just 4 Natural England officials will oversee the killing in Gloucestershire and Somerset
… Badgers: the truth behind the cull Dominic … TB Dairy Farming Politics badger.jpg Of 5,500 badgers to be shot during the pilot culls, … for the Wild International that out of 5,500 badgers to be shot during the pilot culls, …
Fresh events in the ongoing badger cull saga suggest that despite underhand politics and statistical manipulation, the tide is turning in favour of the badgers..............
… are for judging ‘humaneness’ when culling badgers Fresh events in the ongoing badger … the tide is turning in favour of the badgers.............. Digging ever deeper into … of blacked-out sentences, made it clear that badgers would suffer. Defra admitted that …
If the Soil Association joined those opposing the cull it would be able to brand its organic milk and dairy products 'badger friendly'- no doubt leading to a much needed boost in sales, says Dominic Dyer
… to call for a culling of tens of thousands of badgers and to have their protected status … controversial plans to allow farmers to cull badgers later this year, Ed Hamer asks whether …
Anti badger culling campaigner Lesley Docksey tells a very personal story of her relationship with the badgers that live near to her home and come there to feed including one that miraculously survived the cruelty of a snare trap
… Lesley Docksey | 27th June 2016 Comment Badgers Badger Cull Wildlife Snare Traps … personal story of her relationship with the badgers that live near to her home and come … cruelty of a snare trap Last year, among the badgers who visited my garden, three stood …
Defra’s decision to interfere with badger cull licensing could be unlawful, new research suggests.
… Dale | 23rd November 2018 News Badger Cull Badgers DEFRA Science & Systems … and money; it could also be unlawful because badgers are legally protected. The 1992 Protection of Badgers Act permits licensed culling only for …
What can pride and prejudice teach us about the fate of the badger?
… fate of the badger? Hundreds of thousands of badgers have been killed in Great Britain … Downing Street took the decision to kill badgers. By then Mrs Thatcher had infamously … Perversely, much had been gained before badgers were forced centre stage. The disease …
The British Veterinary Association has just launched its long-anticipated Animal Welfare Strategy, writes Mark Jones - and very welcome it is too. But it's also completely incompatible with the BVA's support for England's cruel and utterly unscientific badger culls. It's time for an urgent rethink.
… Jones | 4th March 2016 Comment Animal Welfare Badgers Health UK Farming badger-cut.jpg The … inhumane and unnecessary culling of badgers as part of the government's strategy … seem a good place to start. Almost 4,000 badgers have been killed under license over …
Slowly the incidence of bTB in Cumbria has increased without any real outcry from the agricultural lobby. Why then, at the beginning of this month (August), has all of this information suddenly become news asks LESLEY DOCKSEY
… NFU, they have now found bTB in some Cumbrian badgers - the first time since the 1980s . It … that the cattle must have infected the badgers. Seeing that the original source of … they have to - unless they insist that badgers swam across the Irish Sea. And with …
The publication of research into foxhounds and bovine TB is being hidden behind a cover up, with an outbreak in one hunt's pack kept secret for three months before the news leaked out, writes LESLEY DOCKSEY
… should agree that the same must apply to badgers. Which means, as we all knew, that culling badgers has been a useless and terrible …
The 25 TB-infected hounds of the Kimblewick hunt, all put down, remind us that the lot of hunting dogs is not a happy one, writes Lesley Docksey. Unloved and at constant risk of slaughter, they are prone to a host of diseases, from bovine TB to brucellosis, neospora and botulism, which they can pass on to farm stock, humans and other dogs. They deserve better!
… Docksey | 15th March 2017 Activism Hunting UK Badgers Natural World Animal Welfare … found in foxhounds - and nothing to do with badgers! Now what? ' by Lesley Docksey. ' …
Snares are one of humankind's earliest inventions, writes Bill Oddie, once essential to our survival as hunters. But their modern use by gamekeepers seeking to protect game birds on shooting estates from predators is a cruel and barbaric practice, with most of the victims non-target species like hares, badgers and deer.
… of the victims non-target species like hares, badgers and deer. It can't have been easy … As well as foxes, they catch rabbits, hares, badgers, deer, and - most distressingly - cats … As well as foxes, they catch rabbits, hares, badgers, deer, and - most distressingly - cats …
Europe is likely to become ''the museum of world farming'' because of the failure to embrace GMOs, UK environment secretary Owen Paterson said today. Fiona Harvey reports ...
Owen Paterson: Europe must embrace GM Fiona Harvey The Guardian | 7th January 2014 News Food Farming Badger Cull Gm Food GMOs UK paterson-popcorn.png Europe is likely to become ''the museum of world …
Jeremy Corbyn has been a vegetarian for 20 years. And now he may just become prime minister. He has chosen Valentine's Day to launch its animal welfare programme and court the environmental community. But can this be love at first sight? BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
Vegetarian Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn sets out radical animal welfare agenda Brendan Montague | 14th February 2018 News Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party Animal Welfare Vegetarianism And Veganism …
With the coming of summer, South Korea's 'Boknal' dog-eating festival is under way, writes Anneka Svenska. Known for the extreme cruelty deliberately inflicted on dogs to improve the taste of their meat, Boknal is a barbaric relic rooted in ignorance and pseudo-medical superstition whose time is well and truly up.
Korea's disgusting dog-eating 'festival' must end Anneka Svenska | 11th July 2016 Comment Korea Food Health Animal Welfare dog-elixir2-cut.jpg With the coming of summer, South Korea's 'Boknal' …