SUPPORTERS

SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS
CELEBRITY SUPPORT
FACTS AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ABOUT BOVINE TB
SILENT KILLER IN THE COUNTRYSIDE (LACS)

NEWS
(April 2008, March 2008, January 2008, June 2007, March 2007)

SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS:-

Wildlife Aid (WA) Well known for its programme Wildlife SOS on ITV and Animal Planet the activity of  Wildlife Aid is, and always will be, providing a rescue service, veterinary hospital and rehabilitation centre in Surrey for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals.  They deal with 12,000 wildlife incidents every year. Most of these are from Surrey and the Home Counties but they also provide a referral service for other wildlife hospitals throughout the U.K. and Europe.

	Simon Cowell M.B.E. of Wildlife Aid: “The next proposed phase of culling will wipe out tens of thousands of badgers throughout the rural West of England at a cost of even more millions of pounds. We urge that the money be spent on investigating other methods of eradicating Bovine TB and finding a vaccine for cattle against the disease.”

Care for the Wild International (CWI) is a conservation and animal welfare charity that protects wildlife throughout the world from cruelty and exploitation. By funding practical projects CWI helps to make areas safe from poachers, rehabilitate sick or injured animals and provide sanctuary for those who cannot return to the wild. CWI also acts as a global voice for wildlife by changing attitudes and promoting awareness amongst local communities and policy makers.

	Dr Barbara Maas, CEO of Care for the Wild International: “I have every sympathy with farmers whose cattle are dying due to Bovine TB. But the science shows that culling badgers is not the answer. The Government must hear that message loud and clear before it’s too late.”

The Vale Wildlife Rescue

Cuan Wildlife Rescue

 

Celebrity Support

	Simon King: “Badgers are as much a part of Britain as roast beef. Many thousands have already lost their lives in the pursuit of truth, but if the Government approves further culling, their sacrifice will have been for nothing. Without a loud and empathetic voice speaking for their plight, the next wave of senseless killing will continue unchecked.”
	Anthony Head: "I would like to add my name and my support to this campaign.  Culling badgers has so far proved to be ineffective in trying to prevent the spread of Bovine TB amongst cattle; in fact, it has been proven that independent culls have dispersed badger setts and forced them to migrate.  In any event, it is inconclusive that badgers are indeed responsible for a higher incidence of the disease.  I understand that the government must be seen to be doing something in an increasingly worrying time for farmers, but sanctioning further widespread culling and the indiscriminate "gassing" of burrows seems like a senseless knee-jerk reaction and one which may endanger our wildlife irretrievably.  With current researchers so close to finding a lasting answer to Bovine TB, I ask the government to reconsider its plans for another cull."
	Chris Packham "Lethal Gas and snares have no place in our countryside. Bovine TB is a cattle disease that should be tackled through a cattle health regime, not through destruction of wildlife."
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