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Act quickly to stop unnecessary badger cull in Wales U.K.
  1. Signatures
    170 out of 300
    Petitioning
    1. Elin Jones
  2. Created By
    Della Reynolds
    England, HI
About this Petition Petition Letter

Against all scientific evidence the Welsh Assembly are planning to go ahead with a badger cull to prevent the spread of  bTB in cattle.  A ten year study has proven beyond doubt that culling badgers is costly and ineffective.  Even the Welsh Assembly have concluded that this expensive and destructive process will only reduce the overall rate by 9% at best.  The English Government, after looking at all the evidence, have decided against culling and instead are putting money into a programme of vaccination for badgers which is due to trial in 2010.
The Welsh assembly however, have taken no notice of the vast amount of evidence which clearly outlines the futility of culling as a method of controlling bTB.  Instead they are prepared to throw good money after bad and repeat the mistakes of the past.  This approach will cause great distress among the badger population and affect other local wildlife detrimentally, and serve very little purpose.

Badgers are a protected species throughout the UK and permission needs to be sought to provide licences for culling.  The Welsh Assembly have opened a consultation document and will make a final decision on July 30th.   

You can contribute to that process by sending the NO culling letter below to Elin Jones at bovinetb@wales.gsi.gov.uk.  Every contribution is acknowledged personally by the Welsh Assembly via e-mail so each one has an impact.

PLEASE also sign the petition which is already underway on this site where there is more information.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/stop-badger-culling-in-wales-uk

 
Thank you so much for your time and concern.   

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Elin Jones AC/AM

I wish to contribute to the consultation process on the proposed non-selective cull of badgers starting in the Pembrokeshire area.

There is a great deal of scientifically proven evidence which determines that non-selective culling will only have a minimal effect on decreasing bTB as it detrimental affects the surrounding areas where bTB actually increases. The Welsh Assembly themselves only predict a 9% overall fall. This modest reduction will be achieved at great cost both financially (no culling programme has ever saved more than it cost) and environmentally where many wild animals will be unnecessarily destroyed as they are free of the disease and many others will be displaced. Once begun it requires a long term financial commitment as badgers will continue to move into unoccupied setts in the pro-active culled area.

I urge the Welsh Assembly to take a more forward thinking view of this issue. It is time to tackle this difficult problem through other means such as vaccination or limited selective culling where TB has been identified in individual badgers. Please do not repeat the mistakes of the past at great cost to all concerned.

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