Anti-badger cull campaigners call on Gloucestershire councillors to oppose cull
POLITICIANS have been urged to back a pledge to oppose badger killing on Gloucestershire County Council land.
Gloucestershire Against Badger Shooting (GABS) has been backed by the Labour group and the one green county councillor.
But the Liberal Democrats have criticised campaigners for making it a party political issue ahead of May's election.
Independent Mike Sztymiak said he opposes culling on the evidence presented to the council.
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The Conservative administration won't yet say where it stands and while the Liberal Democrats oppose the cull, their leader criticised GABS.
"We have led the opposition to the culling of badgers, whether in Gloucestershire or elsewhere," said group leader Jeremy Hilton.
"In 2012 we proposed two motions for debate at Shire Hall opposing the killing of badgers. I am disappointed that the pressure group Gloucestershire Against Badger Shooting (GABS) have made this a party political issue.
"They were told that the Liberal Democrat manifesto would have a clear policy opposing the culling of badgers in our county."
Council leader Mark Hawthorne said: "The party manifesto for Gloucestershire will be published some time next month."
The call comes following the announcement that the government intends to go ahead with a cull from June 1 as part of trials to combat bovine tuberculosis.
3 Comments
by badgerhugger
Monday, March 11 2013, 10:18PM
“HenryW seems to imply that because he is a farmer he is allowed to disregard all the years of scientific trials. Next he will be telling me that my post code disallows me from expressing this opinion.
In fact we should all stop having an opinion, - just follow the scientific evidence.”
by HenryW
Sunday, March 10 2013, 5:57PM
“And who listens to farmers? No one! It's our livelyhoods at risk”
by stormkettle
Saturday, March 09 2013, 12:02AM
“It's not a political issue .
It's about making a sensible decision, based on research , with due consideration given to badger family groups.
It's only a few government MPs who disregard the research science, and disregard badgers as pests.”