steve_b_wales Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 BBC 2 at 21:00 on August 23rd. Brian may 'The Badgers, The Farmers and Me'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 no doubt it will include words from that idiot Brian May Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 18 Author Report Share Posted August 18 6 minutes ago, ditchman said: no doubt it will include words from that idiot Brian May I think the programme is based on his 'views'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 5 minutes ago, steve_b_wales said: I think the programme is based on his 'views'. i wonder if they have changed................will watch it .........wonder if they will have a farmer to have a balanced conversation....wonder if they will mention Hedghogs...badgers fave' nosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 The govt have agreed to continue with the culling program (well done labour so far) and have the same goal of TB free by 2038. The EU annual funding has of course gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 18 Author Report Share Posted August 18 FACEBOOK Group 'Protect the Wild' have posted this on their page: We are happy to announce that our undercover footage of the badger cull showing the awful handling of dead badgers is to be featured in Sir Brian May's upcoming documentary on BBC 2 about the badger cull. Tune in on Friday 23rd at 9pm for a very informative one hour film on why badger culling simply isn't the solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 Hello, It was compulsory on my friends farm, They took out all the Badgers, yet I have never known a problem with the cattle in 20 plus years and family even more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B686 Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 13 minutes ago, steve_b_wales said: FACEBOOK Group 'Protect the Wild' have posted this on their page: We are happy to announce that our undercover footage of the badger cull showing the awful handling of dead badgers is to be featured in Sir Brian May's upcoming documentary on BBC 2 about the badger cull. Tune in on Friday 23rd at 9pm for a very informative one hour film on why badger culling simply isn't the solution. But they are dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 1 minute ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, It was compulsory on my friends farm, They took out all the Badgers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 (edited) 5 minutes ago, B686 said: But they are dead. That was my thought I been on the cull they double baged taged and left in a freezer at a secret location how do they expect you handle a shot Badger Edited August 18 by Rim Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 (edited) 14 minutes ago, oowee said: ? Hello, not sure on the ?? but when the farm was inspected like many around the vale MAFF must have given the go ahead, about 20 were shot, Saying this was around the farm buildings and cattle, lucky some have taken up residence well away from the main farm and cattle 👍 Edited August 18 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B686 Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Rim Fire said: That was my thought I been on the cull they double baged taged and left in a freezer at a secret location how do they expect you handle a shot Badger Maybe a little coffin a quick prayer and a 21 gun salute for each one ? oh sorry forgot the **** up afterwards, sorry wake. Edited August 18 by B686 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 15 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, not sure on the ?? but when the farm was inspected like many around the vale MAFF must have given the go ahead, about 20 were shot, Saying this was around the farm buildings and cattle, lucky some have taken up residence well away from the main farm and cattle 👍 It was the suggestion that it was compulsory. I understood it was not only voluntary but that farmers were required to pay (make a contribution). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 Just now, oowee said: It was the suggestion that it was compulsory. I understood it was not only voluntary but that farmers were required to pay (make a contribution). Hello, It was advisory as far as i know , Not sure about payment, I use to like seeing the badgers at night while out ratting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B686 Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 Deer also carry TB dont they ? I saw on something on tv a little while ago that we apparently have more deer in this country than we have had in the last 1000years . Definatly a hell of a lot more red deer around here now than the last few years . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 2 minutes ago, B686 said: Deer also carry TB dont they ? I saw on something on tv a little while ago that we apparently have more deer in this country than we have had in the last 1000years . Definatly a hell of a lot more red deer around here now than the last few years . Apparently; Infected deer can spread TB to cattle through nose-to-nose contact or by inhaling aerosol droplets that an infected animal has exhaled. I have never seen a deer this close to cattle. I had a farmer that would go mad seeing a deer in his field and wanted it gone straight away. I tried to explain about them moving around 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 1 hour ago, steve_b_wales said: FACEBOOK Group 'Protect the Wild' have posted this on their page: We are happy to announce that our undercover footage of the badger cull showing the awful handling of dead badgers is to be featured in Sir Brian May's upcoming documentary on BBC 2 about the badger cull. Tune in on Friday 23rd at 9pm for a very informative one hour film on why badger culling simply isn't the solution. They'll no doubt be getting thrown around, that will be getting flagged up as disrespectful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 Brian May is perfectly entitled to his views and so is everybody else for that matter. What worries me is that his celebrity is being leveraged by the programme makers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymondley Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 1 hour ago, Rim Fire said: they double baged taged and left in a freezer at a secret location Yep, although we didn't get a freezer just a huge wheely bin that got a bit ripe. I love to see a badger, but I also hate to see a farmer that's lost a herd to TB. It's all part of management of the countryside, and some people will just never understand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 1 hour ago, oowee said: Apparently; Infected deer can spread TB to cattle through nose-to-nose contact or by inhaling aerosol droplets that an infected animal has exhaled. I have never seen a deer this close to cattle. I had a farmer that would go mad seeing a deer in his field and wanted it gone straight away. I tried to explain about them moving around 🤣 There were no deer within a few miles of my village. Then a single yearling Fallow buck turned up. It was always hanging around near someone’s beasts. Every farmer in the village (5) asked me to shoot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 5 hours ago, ditchman said: no doubt it will include words from that idiot Brian May He is filming with a farmer to prove they don't spread tb as badly as all the farmers say and we shouldn't be shooting them etc. it will be a one sided biased program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 15 hours ago, B686 said: Maybe a little coffin a quick prayer and a 21 gun salute for each one ? oh sorry forgot the **** up afterwards, sorry wake. Well they had a one gun salute 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 15 hours ago, oowee said: It was the suggestion that it was compulsory. I understood it was not only voluntary but that farmers were required to pay (make a contribution). That is broadly correct. It was not actually compulsory, but if you join, you have to pay. My small area of land is in a cull area. I have had badgers (and deer) on the land, but never had a TB case in livestock (of which we had only a few occasional bovines and only sheep now). There is no 'reason' for me, or most of my neighbours (who are similar to me with no bovine animals) to join the scheme, but there was a lot of 'pressure' that the farmers who do have bovine stock and want the scheme to sign up to help them protect their herds. As far as I know we did all sign up in the end - and also of course had to pay, despite not being at risk ourselves. It is part of country living. As a slight aside, one of my main 'crops' is baled hay for horses. I wish my neighbouring farmers/landowners would take some action to control ragwort, and it continually spreads onto my land and has to be hand pulled which is getting to be an overwhelming burden of man hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve s×s Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 16 hours ago, B686 said: But they are dead. But they are black and white humans (in the eyes of some unfortunate people) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B686 Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 (edited) Well it’s just as well they are not completely black . Imagine the trouble that would cause!! 1 hour ago, steve s×s said: But they are black and white humans (in the eyes of some unfortunate people) Edited August 19 by B686 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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