tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22777475.post7108866220437115493..comments2024-03-28T08:42:27.454+00:00Comments on thequacksoflife: The Great DebatesThe Quacks of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165918541194607143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22777475.post-20118982750888070092007-11-04T08:21:00.000+00:002007-11-04T08:21:00.000+00:00the professor who made the hogs comment said that ...the professor who made the hogs comment said that Badgers had no predator. He said that up to 1950 farmers and farm labourers exerted a control on badger numbers. "in times past, for the farm labourer on ten shillings a week the Badger wa a valuable item of protein-rich diet, as well as providing income from sales of fur and fat".The Quacks of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165918541194607143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22777475.post-26887738942814614982007-11-03T22:40:00.000+00:002007-11-03T22:40:00.000+00:00The trouble is that the Government is shit scared ...The trouble is that the Government is shit scared to upset the farmers, and most farmers want the badgers eliminated from the face of the earth, after all, they don't earn them any money do they? Maybe if we farmed and ate badgers, and used their fur, then they would be welcomed everywhere. So now they are trying to blame the shortage of hedghogs on badgers then, or have I misunderstood that bit? Couldn't possibly be the lack of suitable habitat then of course. Sigh.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651807465859935301noreply@blogger.com