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Other Animal welfare issues & petitons => Other Animal Petitions & Welfare & News => Topic started by: alisonandarchie on September 25, 2012, 19:03:56 PM

Title: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: alisonandarchie on September 25, 2012, 19:03:56 PM

This makes me so angry as think the Gov thought they would announce this whilst the badger debate is raging in the hope it would not be noticed >:(

I have put on link to E Pet if anyone feels they want to sign.

The Gov wants people to think the wild boar are everywhere in the Forest of Dean which is not true. It took me years to see any after looking very hard.

To see them in the wild is just incredible and they do not do any harm

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38945

http://www.friendsoftheboar.moonfruit.com/

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on September 25, 2012, 19:10:50 PM

How stupid is this grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Signed

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: alisonandarchie on September 25, 2012, 20:22:38 PM

Thank you Gill, I agree :(

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on September 26, 2012, 07:14:36 AM

Signed.  I've been following the wild boar debate on Countryfile for some time, and my overall belief is that this is being exaggerated with regard to the damage done by the boar and the risk posed to people.

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: alisonandarchie on September 26, 2012, 07:36:40 AM

Thank you Sue :hug:

You are right it is exaggerated.

Many are very tame as the Foresters feed and pat them.

Obviously they are wild animals but I could believe how close I got to a sow with piglets.

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: jezebel on September 26, 2012, 09:14:17 AM

Signed and shared on FB.

I'm :censored: sick of people interfering with wildlife. Killing seems to be their solution to every problem.

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: alisonandarchie on September 26, 2012, 13:41:36 PM

 :thanks: I agree with you :(

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: sheilarose on September 27, 2012, 19:10:57 PM

Signed.  :(

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: alisonandarchie on September 27, 2012, 20:12:06 PM

Thank you Sheila.

Friends of the wild boar have posted this poem which is very moving :(

http://friendsoftheboar.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/wild-boars-our-hopes-for-2012.html

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: sheilarose on September 27, 2012, 22:03:13 PM

Lovely poem, Alison. Sweet, touching and powerful. x

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: alisonandarchie on September 27, 2012, 22:43:05 PM

Its started :'(

http://www.theforester.co.uk/News.cfm?id=32729&headline=Boar%20shooting%20starts%20row

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on September 27, 2012, 23:36:13 PM

This is terrible and I have been to the FOD many times and have never seen a boar yet.

Not only are they murders of boar but could end up being murders of people or dogs cos they havent seen them when shooting.

Of course they havent put up signs to warn the public cos they know what a public backlash their would be.

Title: Re: Wild boar cull starting soon
Post by: alisonandarchie on September 27, 2012, 23:51:12 PM

Very sad :'(

Its so dangerous and as you say Gill they will not put up signs because there would be a protest. Its so under hand.



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