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Disastrous policy of culling badgers

THIS IS EXETER
7 October 2010
Why do governments make disastrous decisions against the best expert evidence?

The Labour Party's policy to cull cattle in the foot-and-mouth outbreak a few years ago was against the advice of scientists to immunise. It was very upsetting and had terrible consequences for so many businesses, although several farmers benefited by being well compensated.

Now with badger culling, It seems the farmers get their way again against rational and expert evidence, no matter if healthy animals suffer by indiscriminate shooting, causing more distress to so many animal-loving people.

Why don't the expert advice and opinions of the majority of the general public have any effect?

I wonder if there was a poll what percentage would say this cull is wrong. I believe it would be a large majority.

Another disastrous policy, however should prevent this government from another term in office; no comfort of course to thousands of dead and suffering badger and their young.

John WilliamsSt Davids Hill, Exeter

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