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Wales - The Badger cull

MEAT TRADE DAILY NEWS
07 Nov 2010

Despite wholesale cuts elsewhere,

 funding for the West Wales badger cull has been 'ring-fenced' to ensure that it will go ahead in Pembrokeshire in the New Year. Once again, Wales has been handed the short straw.

Whitehall are delighted to have this hot issue handled at arms length by the Welsh Assembly Government - which is a Labour/Plaid Cymru coalition - and unfortunately, WAG is dull enough not to see it for the poisoned chalice it is.

Welsh Assembly Agriculture Minister Elin Jones had egg all over her face when, earlier this year, the High Court overturned her proposed legislation for a cull.

Since then she has been positively gagging for revenge and for a chance to redeem herself in the eyes of Welsh farmers. Too little too late!

Iain McCarthyVale of Glamorgan

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Wales - response tp Iain McCarthy on Wales badger cull
08 Nov 2010

Further to this I would like to point out the economics of the Welsh Cull.

Within the IAA area £12.9 million has been paid out in compensation since 2004. Using the best figures given, Elin Jones hopes to achieve a reduction of 28% this includes culling (22%) and apparently a further reduction due to the cattle measures now in place. 28% of £12.9 is £3.64 million. The cost of the cull without policing is set at £9 million.

Good house keeping Elin! For a cull we don't want and regulations that could blight the area for an unlimited time!

Celia Thomas Wales
Source: newsroom -meattradenewsdaily.co.uk

 

 

 

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