   We are an umbrella campaign group for all individuals, groups
and organisations against culling, trapping, snaring, baiting,
or any form of persecution, of badgers The purpose of the Badger Act is to protect the animals from deliberate
cruelty and from the incidental effects of lawful activities which
could cause them harm. Under this legislation it is an offence
to: Those active within the group are drawn from a broad cross-section
of society. They include members of wildlife organisations, badger
groups, wildlife rehabilitators, a zoologist, politicians, political
activists, artists, writers, and members of the public. We are
non-political – in that we favour no one particular party. Our
only aim is save badgers! However, take note, all our members
will of course be greatly influenced by the stance of any politician
who supports the slaughter of badgers. We appreciate that many people in Wales, the rest of the UK and
beyond have worked hard to oppose the Welsh Assembly Government's
decision to begin a five-year plan to slaughter thousands of badgers.
Rally's have been organised, meetings held, petitions signed,
letters posted, emails sent, AM's and other politicians lobbied,
and there has even been an appeal made at the High Court. It is
our dearest hope that, as a result of all our efforts, fairness
and common sense will prevail and WAG will not go ahead with their
proposed badger "cull". However, should the unthinkable happen
in May, 2010, it is still the policy of Save The Badger that all our members act in full accordance with the law and
any protests should remain peaceful and non-violent. It is our objective to increase public awareness of the full implications
of WAG's policy on badgers and to highlight the large amount of
scientific evidence and ethical opinion which agrees with us that
it is not only cruel, as a means of combating bovine TB, it will
not work. We also believe that WAG's decision is damaging the
image of Wales throughout the world and, as we predicted many
months ago, this is having a devastating impact on it's economy.
We believe public opinion is with us, and support for our campaign
is growing daily. At this very testing time, we urge everyone
to remember that peaceful protest is a vital part of democratic
society but it should not be extreme or unlawful. Save The Badger policies and objectives were clearly stated by our spokesman,
John Evans in an interview with the BBC in February this year. "We need to unite to show the people of Wales there is so much
opposition to this from so many organisations with all kinds of
interests. But on this one issue we all unite – we want to stop
the cull of badgers in Wales. Mr Evans also said the group planned
"to demonstrate and protest and hopefully get people to change
their minds. He said: "We're not advocating breaking the law.
We will stay within the law. We believe we have the public behind
us." Please contact us by clicking the link at the side of the page
for further information. Save The Badger was set up as an umbrella group to coordinate the campaign against
the Welsh Assembly Government's plan to slaughter badgers by the
thousand in Wales in early 2010. It will of course also fight
any similar plans by the Westminster government or any of the
other devolved powers in the UK. Please take the time to look through the pages on our site. We will try to bring you any up to date information and news
which is of particular relevance – if you want more general information,
please go to one of the other sites where you will find a lot
of background information. We will also periodically feature the views and opinions of prominent
individuals who oppose the WAG decision. Don't forget, we want to hear your news, and we also want you
views. We must unite together to fight this premeditated act of
barbarity. Please contact us by clicking the link at the side of the page. "The evidence is that a badger cull on a scale or level of efficiency
that seems feasible will not solve cattle farmers' problem – that
problem is truly serious. Understandably, the feeling is that
something must be done, but the evidence is that it should not
be a badger cull." Sir David Attenborough “We must not make badgers scapegoats for bovine TB”. Joanna Lumley "I say no to this or any other badger cull and I urge all caring
people to do the same. Get rid of ignorance, not badgers.” Benjamin Zephaniah copyright © www.savethebadger.comR |
