Protecting Badgers
Badgers have been persecuted throughout history, and continue to
be tortured illegally today. If you see or suspect badger diggers
at a sett, do not risk your own safety; ring the police at once.
In addition to badger groups, other organisations are also
involved in badger protection:
Fox Hunting:
 We do not agree with hunting.
As a general rule, hunting should not be allowed.
In certain areas we will tolerate the movement of animals which
cause a serious problem (e.g. moving badgers from motorway or railway
embankments, etc). In extreme circumstances, we will even tolerate
the killing of vermin animals, but only where humane methods are
used.
 Chasing a fox through the countryside with a pack of dogs and
then tearing it to pieces is not humane. Blood lust yes, but
humane? - we don't really think so. We have seen lists of
convicted badger baiters, and it was shocking to see how many of
these convicted criminals are also office-holders or former
office-holders or members of various hunts.
Importantly, as a master of fox hounds is allowed to block up
badger setts (to prevent the fox going to ground and getting away
with its life); we are against fox hunting too.
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