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NOW !!! SPEAK UP FOR THE BADGERS !!!

NOW !!!  Tell DEFRA what you think of their DIY plan to cull badgers.

Yes ! - at last !  WE ARE READY TO HELP YOU RESPOND - to the DEFRA CONSULTATION. This has taken a while - but we've been beavering away in close consultation with the Badger Trust, to build a friendly web page system to help you respond without spending hours ploughing through the DEFRA document. 

 

THIS IS IT !!!   Please go there !!

http://www.brianmay.com/save-me/badgers/

 

It look kinda like this (below) ... (but bigger!)

It  has pretty colours and talks plain English ! 

After just 5 minutes there, cruising around, you should be painlessly in the middle of writing an E-mail to DEFRA.  And it just might change the course of history.

Please let us know how you get on with it ...

 

Cheers

 

Bri

 

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Dear Save-Me Members,

We are currently changing the format of the social media side of Save-Me and are therefore closing the forum down for the time being.

Thank you to all those contributors who have taken the time to support Save-Me and share their thoughts and opinions with other members. We will be doing regular updates on the Facebook  page so  please come and add your comments and continue to support Save Me .

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A new outbreak of Bovine TB - in Scotland

Save-Me sends condolences to the farmers so badly affected by the new outbreak of bovine TB in Scotland.

Scotland has, until now, been substantially free of the disease, so this is a shock in more ways than one.  This article in the Farmers Guardian gives more details.  

Sixty cattle slaughtered after bovine TB outbreak in Scotland
Farmers Guardian
SIXTY cattle from a fully closed dairy herd have been compulsory slaughtered following one of the worst outbreaks of bovine TB in Scotland for several years ...

It is very significant that in this case it's impossible to argue that badgers or other wild animals can be to blame for the outbreak, and from the point of view of those arguing, as we are, that the proposed British badger cull is tragically misguided, this provides concrete evidence that TB is still being spread in ways other than the much vaunted 'Wildlife Reservoir of Infection".  And that even if every badger in these islands were to be killed, cows would still be getting sick.  

This sentence at the end of the Farmers Guardian report says it all.  

 “The absence of repeated reinfections within single herds, or clusters of disease caused by the same strain of TB, are indicators that a wildlife reservoir is not driving infection.”

Mr David Cameron, Mr Peter Kendall, Ms Caroline Spelman, and Mr Jim Paice, please take note, and ask yourselves if you can still sleep peacefully in your beds.  Your 'pilot' cull of badgers must be shelved.  

Brian 

THE GRAND NATIONAL

Traditionally known as the 'Sport of Kings' the Grand National is now clearly an embarrassment to a nation that prides itself on fair treatment of animals.

This is another example of 'tradition' being used to justify behaviour which is no longer acceptable.  In this gruelling four and a half mile course, over the last 12 years, 20 horses have died on the day, and many more in the first week after the race.  

One might imagine that after the worldwide success of the play and film "War Horse", that it would now be apparent to everyone that these wonderful creatures have feelings and are worthy of respect.  But in this 'sport', horses are treated as a commodity.

Around 18,000 are bred into the ever-decreasing gene pool of the racing industry each year and evidence shows around 5000 are raced to death.  Just over 7000 make the grade; the rest are destroyed or cast aside, many ending up in degrading horse markets, on their way to being used as food.  During the actual races, the horses who have survived the system are openly beaten for human pleasure.  As soon as they stop being money-earners, they are discarded - many destroyed on the spot.  

Surely in 2012 this kind of treatment is utterly unacceptable.  The industry has become a cruel factory farm for human financial profit.  

It is time for Britain to stand up, set an example of decency to the world - and consign this barbaric sport to history.   

Brian May CBE. 

 

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posted 550 days ago Chris Whiteway:

Sent it today and have persuaded 4 others to write as well.  Hope they get thousands!!

posted 563 days ago Leah:

I'm workin on my email now!

posted 563 days ago Chris_Jardine:

I have added a new thread to Members' Threads

THE HUNTING ACT 2004 - Legislation Document. Reference Only

Please just use to access the document and don't comment, then it will remain there for all to see without having to trawl through comments.

posted 563 days ago Country_Gran:

Posted a new link to the Members' Threads - links - ; from the Irish Times, today's edition, about farmers protesting about hunting.

posted 564 days ago Anni_Roc:

Thanks for that Chris - 92% say no - encouraging indeed. Let's hope this government finally start to listen to the vast majority of the country when it comes to these issues. The very tiny percent of people who want culling and hunting seem to be the Tory government and very few others.

posted 564 days ago Chris_Jardine:

Should there be a badger cull in England?

Countryfile Magazine Survey.

http://www.bbccountryfilemagazine.com/poll/should-there-be-badger-cull-england

Please vote NO Now!

 

posted 564 days ago Anni_Roc:

Done! Although I had problems with various websites and it took me several attempts to email my response. I really hope this does some good. I really do not know how they can justify spending public money on killing badgers in such a carefree way whan a) it seems that the majority of the population are against it and b) there is a perfectly good vaccine they could be using instead. Disgusting!

posted 564 days ago Country_Gran:

This is close to you Mark, and it's very precious.

The great forest sell-off | Environment | The Guardian www.guardian.co.uk The government's plan to put half of England's state-owned forests up for sale might raise billions, but what will we lose?

 

posted 564 days ago mark williams:

Hi wende. Yes, it was a link put on by Brian Zellis this morning. It was this fridays broadcast quite near the end.  

 

posted 564 days ago Country_Gran:

With you there Mark.  Do you know what date it was broadcast so's I can download the right one please?

posted 565 days ago mark williams:

Brian Zellis, Hi yes I gave that a listen and now i'm upset again with the state of our politics. It sound like lord Donahue is trying to give hunting some type of makeover. Behind closed doors, Pro Hunt Lobbyists influencing MP's for their own self interest. How is this democracy, telling me about respect for the law as the parasitical use it like this. How can he even think that the invention of some Government regulatory authority will change anything. People are already doing this work yet the police are told to ignore their protests by people very much like himself. So how can we have any confidence. He is talking rubbish, fox hunting and hunting with dogs will never be cruelty free. It's one aspect that cant be changed. I also found his statement crass and offensive, that anyone that finds ripping a wild animal apart with a pack of dogs as being a zealot. In his world view then, Gandhi, Jesus, Mohammed, Buda, where zealots also. Perhaps he should look closer to home for these Zealots this vitriolic twit.

 

 

posted 565 days ago Jenny Smedley:

I've just done mine. I hope they listen!

posted 565 days ago mark williams:

Ann-Catherine Juilland, If we were on Facebook i'd give you the thumbs up, but unfortunately were not. But I hope you are on our own privet group on there. Good luck with your own submission. 

posted 565 days ago Anne-Catherine Juilland:

I also think it's very important to speak up even if some of us are not from the UK. But, I sometimes feel a bit "uncomfortable" when it comes to Government's decisions. But I'm glad to see that your replies went through. I'll write mine then.

posted 565 days ago Alison Cooper:

Thank you Brian iv just got home and will do this first thing tomorrow x

posted 565 days ago Brian Zellis:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/tip

Near the end, Lord lord Donahue, disscussing animal rights and the ban.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

posted 565 days ago Betina Løvbeck Jensen:

I'm not from UK and my answer went through fine. Got an auto-reply so it counts from outside too.

YES, I think it's very important that we express our feelings world wide, Like Mark said, it's the same world. We humans divided the planet in parts and countries but the planet doesn't care about that and either the animals, plants and oceans - in these matters we HAVE to interfere across borders. We have to stick together.

posted 565 days ago Anne-Catherine Juilland:

mark williams: Thank you :-). 

posted 565 days ago mark williams:

Anne-Catherine Juilland, But on the technical side I think other members not actually residing within the UK have had success at posting their views. Good luck and thank you.

 

posted 565 days ago mark williams:

Anne-Catherine Juilland Hi, Why not after all it's your planet too, what happens in one part of the world affects another. Besides you may have the answer we need.  

 

posted 565 days ago Anne-Catherine Juilland:

Hi. Just a stupid question. I'd like to help but I get the feeling it's inappropriate to do so because I'm not British. So, do you think I can send the e-mail or not? Thank you for answering.

posted 565 days ago Venetia Masters:

Thanks for that Bri and team...you made it very easy for us to understand.  I have written my answers and given my personal (very strong) views on the subject and sent off, so fingers crossed. xx

posted 565 days ago mark williams:

Hi Chris, thanks for the heads up. I will spend some time composing something, how many words do you think we can write in each field as there is no indication that I can see. Still in shock at the moment as a contact posted me some links to films shot secretly. Films of animals going through hell before being skinned some alive all in the name of fashion. 

posted 565 days ago Chris_Jardine:

Have you seen this one?

Help Shape The Nature of England

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is looking at how to protect England’s natural environment in the future – and we are keen to hear your views.

 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/nature-of-england

 

 

posted 565 days ago Leah:

Awesome Brian!!  I can't wait to write the email this weekend.

You are such a wonderful person

posted 565 days ago Country_Gran:

OOps!  It arrived - sorry about the repeat.

posted 565 days ago Country_Gran:

I just left a message here which doesn't appear to have arrived so repeated here:-

Mark: You are a sweetheart.  Thank you.

Linda: Thanks, will do.

There's a postal address for a letter so if I do a Word document, I can send it that way.

 

posted 566 days ago Country_Gran:

Mark: You are a sweetheart.  Thank you.  Will have  another go as soon as I feel better.

Linda:  Thanks - will do!

posted 566 days ago mark williams:

Wende, Glad to hear that your spirit is coming back wende. After such a blow I can feel for you, as I too have lost work on a pc. I hope you are better soon and I think we have till the 8th of December to get them all in so you have plenty of time yet to make it a good one. x

 

posted 566 days ago Linda Adams:

Ah, and if you use that tactic (typing in Word first) don't forget to CLICK SAVE as you go!

Especially if you're stuck in Windows and not on a Mac. :-)

posted 566 days ago Linda Adams:

I got my letter posted no problems! The link opened to my email program just right.

If you are strugglling with what to say, as a writer/editor may I suggest copy and paste into a Word document first, then when it is all ready to go, copy and paste into your email. This way you won't lose your stuff should any glitch occur! (I hate that!)

Good luck, and I hope it's useful for them to get letters from all over the world as well. I have no vote in Britain!

posted 566 days ago Country_Gran:

Just spent all evening trying to do this, pressed send and got a window 'the host googlepop could not recognise ..... or something like that ....... and all my hard work disappeared into the ether!

I'm not well at the moment and my medication makes me feel very 'muzzy' - I'm not allowed alcohol nor should I drive!  I really don't think I can do this again.  Sorry.

posted 566 days ago Chris Whiteway:

Will have a go at the weekend - will look forward to it.

posted 566 days ago Chris_Jardine:

Share a link to it on Facebook folks!!!

posted 566 days ago Chris_Jardine:

Done!!! Mission accomplished and I've had the auto response!!!

 

posted 566 days ago George:

Done

posted 566 days ago Chris_Jardine:

Wow! Thanks Bri!!!!

Watch out Jim Paice here I come!!!!!

posted 567 days ago Coral:

Great work, it will make a huge difference. Thanks Bri.

posted 567 days ago Jasmine:

Haha! Pretty colours, c'est magnifique. It's done. Also folks, keep in mind that your responses are not kept confidential. A copy will be kept in the DEFRA library accessible to the public when the consultation ends. It's worth a mention. That was fast, thank you! Off to play now. Take care, guys :)

posted 567 days ago Betina Løvbeck Jensen:

Done, but I have to admit I found it very difficult. Laguage problems... I don't want to sound to foreign, so I had to think very carefully about every answer and a big challenge not to copy the suggested lines... on top of it all, I felt a lot of anger and frustation. Can't believe they actually want to kill them - it's heartbreaking.

I'm sure it's been a difficult task putting this into an easy frame so I did my best. Thanks Bri and the team behind and to you Jeff and co. Let's hope for the best. Lovebeck

posted 567 days ago mark williams:

Yes, just finished and sent, yes what a difference the help page made thank you. up at 5 so nite all. 

posted 567 days ago mark williams:

Thank you Brian, I will go there this evening and will pass on this information now.  

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