Pressure grows to stop the Welsh badger cull
badger | 20.07.2008 20:39 | Animal Liberation | Ecology
The motion was tabled by former Welsh First Minister Alun Michael, who said: “Given that we have a long and porous border between Wales and England any widespread culling of badgers in Wales would be bad for farmers in Wales and could also be very bad for farmers in England.”
It has been signed by several Welsh Labour MPs, and maverick English Tory Peter Bottomley. And campaign group Viva! urged Welsh Assembly Members to put pressure on Ms Jones to follow England and throw out proposals for a cull.
Full story >>> http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/news/Pressure-growing-badger-cull-Wales-cancelled/article-227305-detail/article.html
EDM 1288 >>> http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=35523&SESSION=891
Write to your MP >>> http://www.writetothem.com
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Colwyn Bay, Saturday 26th July, 2pm. BE THERE
21.07.2008 07:20
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Wake up call. You have a "long & porous" border between England & Cymru.
21.07.2008 13:38
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