National Trust culls deer herd

[Sid]

Bovine TB leads to Dyrham Park deer herd being culled

Senior staff at Dyrham Park said the decision had been taken "with a very heavy heart".

www.bbc.com

 

[BrianV]

How does this square with the governments push for badger vaccine rather than badger culling, I'm assuming they did not catch it from cattle so it would seem only one other source?
Has May's Gatcombe experiment gone TB clear yet?

 

[steveR]

How does this square with the governments push for badger vaccine rather than badger culling, I'm assuming they did not catch it from cattle so it would seem only one other source?
Has May's Gatcombe experiment gone TB clear yet?

@matthew ??

 

[matthew]

@matthew ??

Gatcombe not clear., according to the interactive map.
A good example of what a berluddy waste of energy vax for badgers is. Well done Eustice.
I hope that the park is not thinking of restocking any time soon as the badgers will still be there, coughing.

 

[BrianV]

Gatcombe not clear., according to the interactive map.
A good example of what a berluddy waste of energy vax for badgers is. Well done Eustice.
I hope that the park is not thinking of restocking any time soon as the badgers will still be there, coughing.

Funny how May & the Badger Trust go very quiet when it turns out they haven't a clue what they are talking about, trouble is it is the rest of us that have for years been paying for their stupidity !

 

[Treecreeper]

A touch of irony here, the NT wouldn't have anything to do with the cull (not sure if it's near a cull area) and were adamant that vaccination was the way forward. The real world has now come knocking on their door. The spokesman said it's a distressing time for their staff, lots of us know how they feel. Having said that it's a real shame its had to be done but does raise the question why it's been allowed to rumble on for all these years. Perhaps an harder annual cull might have worked reducing residual infection.

 

[exmoorromney]

A touch of irony here, the NT wouldn't have anything to do with the cull (not sure if it's near a cull area) and were adamant that vaccination was the way forward. The real world has now come knocking on their door. The spokesman said it's a distressing time for their staff, lots of us know how they feel. Having said that it's a real shame its had to be done but does raise the question why it's been allowed to rumble on for all these years. Perhaps an harder annual cull might have worked reducing residual infection.

The NT are morons.

 

[Treecreeper]

The NT are morons.

Totally agree. A charity in name only, in normal times a turnover of millions and senior staff on big salaries. Relies heavily on volunteers, akin to modern day slavery.

 

[Swarfmonkey]

Yeah, when you read the NT annual report you soon start to think "business" not "charity". Total income for 2019-2020 was £680mn. Tangible assets of £169mn are absolutely dwarfed by the investments it has, which total over £1.3bn. Yes, >1.3 billion quid. The head honcho is being paid more than £180k a year with the Exec team (9 of them) costing more than £1.1mn a year.

Yet the NT pleads poverty and would be absolutely buggered without it's 65,000 or so volunteers.

 

[ajcc]

Last ten years NT really lost its way. .....great shame when a charity loses sight of purpose and reason.

 

[Wooly]

Last ten years NT really lost its way. .....great shame when a charity loses sight of purpose and reason.

It happens to all big organisations......the EU, RT, Government agencies etc etc !


At least the NT might think twice now about the TB situation.

 

[ajcc]

It happens to all big organisations......the EU, RT, Government agencies etc etc !


At least the NT might think twice now about the TB situation.

The first point I agree the second sadly I doubt. Them is blinkered by the nosebag!!

 

[BrianV]

Where was bloody Countryfile when this slaughter was going on, Dominic Dyre, Brian May, Carrie Symons & all their like should have been forced to attend & witness the result of their stupidity!!

 

[BrianV]

This is probably the most important breaking story since foot & mouth so should be the main story on Countryfile, that organ grinders monkey Adam Hanson if he had any balls should refuse to perform anymore unless Countryfile report this in some depth.
His swanning around in million pound machinery & new buildings simply reinforces the BBC's left wing agenda regarding whingeing farmers & does the vast majority of farmers no favours!

 

[Scholsey]

This is probably the most important breaking story since foot & mouth so should be the main story on Countryfile, that organ grinders monkey Adam Hanson if he had any balls should refuse to perform anymore unless Countryfile report this in some depth.
His swanning around in million pound machinery & new buildings simply reinforces the BBC's left wing agenda regarding whingeing farmers & does the vast majority of farmers no favours!

I get the impression the only agenda adam Henson has is himself, Chris Packham (i despise the man btw) has the bbc eating out of his hands, Adam Henson on the other hand seems like he would let the bbc kick him in the balls on a daily basis and smile and say thank you as long as they pay him.

 

[BrianV]

I get the impression the only agenda adam Henson has is himself, Chris Packham (i despise the man btw) has the bbc eating out of his hands, Adam Henson on the other hand seems like he would let the bbc kick him in the balls on a daily basis and smile and say thank you as long as they pay him.

Maybe Packham should be forced to pull the trigger !

 

[Exfarmer]

Maybe Packham should be forced to pull the trigger !

surely Brian May should have first shot!

 

[Scholsey]

I wonder if we will ever see someone who can champion British agriculture to the general public as much as packham does for wildlife.

 

[Wooly]

surely Brian May should have first shot!

Better still, Brian May could have the first shot at Packham !!

 

[Brisel]

I wonder if we will ever see someone who can champion British agriculture to the general public as much as packham does for wildlife.

Minette does a good job on programmes like Newsnight & Question Time