I agree BTB is bad news for farmers but there isn't any real evidence that culling badgers is reducing the infection in cattle and some of the blame has to lie with some of the farmers bad practices as well. It's a very controversial subject.Seems like a messy situation all the way around there. There are family farms in the UK that are suffering too, losing bloodlines and quite possibly the future of the farms themselves. Bovine tuberculosis outbreaks aren't fun to deal with in any species.
Don't they have an oral vaccine for bovine TH that can be used on the badgers? I thought they did trials on it around 2011-2012.
Many areas are vaccinating but it's not nationwide yet. The government is supposed to be phasing out badger culling but sadly it wont happen before hundreds more are shot. I don't know why it has to be phased rather than just stopped.
I get that. I guess part of me was hoping that after everything the UK had been through, after BSE and FMD, that maybe the powers that be would have learned more than they did.
It’s a very messy situation. Culling isn’t the answer. Vaccination of cattle is.Seems like a messy situation all the way around there. There are family farms in the UK that are suffering too, losing bloodlines and quite possibly the future of the farms themselves. Bovine tuberculosis outbreaks aren't fun to deal with in any species.
I am because I just realized today that Dilly is 11 years old. A vet tech informed me. I guess time flies when you're having fun. I knew he was a senior cat but never did the math. Where did the time go? I should have known because I've had Sapphire 13 years. So it's been an enlightening day.
And I do have to say I've been reading a bit about Elsmere and Greenland the past few days. I don't even want to say all that I was reading.?
You're making me tear up a little bit here, Doc.
Oh my! I love Mookie! Animals are so cool. I ended up with a 6 yr old Maine Coon cat who was so mean her people wanted her euthanized. I got her and for the next 3 months he was locked in a tort room because he attacked anybody. Now he is pretty mellow and getting to be affectionate. Plz keep us reminded about mooki9e
That's so sweet. I can't wait to see her happy eyes in a few days.?
That is great. Mookie will finally have a great life.
I'm glad you found a new baby to baby. It was funny when I found Dilly for my brother. I picked him brought him home. I do all of his care. But Dilly knew from the time he was a kitten that he's Joe's cat. My brother can't really talk but when he makes certain vocals the cat understands and cones. Looks like you found the same.
He, Simon the cat is he he not she and the reason he is so fearful is because he weighs 30 lbs. Here he is washing his belly
You had a secret weapon- The fiercest of all the man killing breeds a Chihuahua, what dog could not feel safe with a gaurdian like that!!!!
She just needed to know that she was 'home' and someone loves her! Tell your son, "Good Job!!!" on the naming.
