24th January 2009, 05:36 PM
Greetings to all. The Badger Act was placed upon the Statute books in the early 1990s in order to protect the species. Sadly (as with the majority of protected species) the animal needed protection to counter the behaviour of people in general. It would be difficult to absorb the facts and figures in this case without an emotion of some sort. I would argue that emotion played a significant role in the public support of this legislation and that the people who were successful in lobbying for its passage hailed from all spectrums of political persuasion. Emotion and politics aside (mutually exclusive?), the persecution of one species in a given ecosystem will have far-reaching implications for others. I do agree with Blacktusk on one point-agreement with the support of the Badger Trust need not be accompanied by diatribe. Support for this Trust should be considered on its merits alone. In assessing the merits of this Trust, it would be difficult to avoid issues that either prompt emotion or indeed, politics. Subscribers to BAJR enjoy the opportunity to enter into dialogue without censorship (except the AUP) with all manner of people with varying viewpoints and political bents. Thats the beauty of BAJR, frank and open dialogue underlined with respect for the views of others.:face-approve:
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)