To publicise the increasing strength of public feeling against the proposed cull of badgers in the West Country, the Somerset Badger Group have asked for help. If our joint efforts to stop the slaughter do not succeed, it is only a matter of weeks before this group and their neighbours in Gloucestershire will endure the sound of gunfire as their badgers meet a pitiful death. If these so called pilot trials take place and are deemed successful, the badgers some of you have protected for so many years will also be targeted by shooters.
Asking people to sign the petition is something we can all do:
It is something we must
do for the sake of the badgers in the West country.
At present, the signatures have increased to
189,603 which is a significant increase since Somerset Badger Group drafted
their note. We and the many other organisations who are asking their supporters
for similar help, want to achieve at least 250,000 signatures but 300,000 would
be better. It will be a powerful indication to
Parliament - both those in Government and the Opposition - that public opinion
is strongly against a badger cull.
I shall not repeat all the arguments here, you
already know what they are or if you need to refresh your memory, please visit
the Badger Trust website.
Your help is essential - please do not delay and do
everything you can to publicise the
petition widely before the end of April 2013. Use all your resources, including
social media, to continually remind people of the threat to the badgers
throughout a large part of England.
Thank you.
Regards,
David Williams,
Chairman
The Badger Trust
The Badger Trust
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