You may remember my post some time ago on the RSPCA's Back Off Badgers campaign, the RSPCA are now asking urgently for our help in convincing the government that the badger cull is the wrong course of action and in their words "vaccination, increased levels of testing, improved biosecurity and stricter controls on the movement of cattle are more sustainable and effective ways of reducing the incidence of bovine TB in cattle". The deadline for telling the government that the British public are firmly against the cull by responding to Defra's (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) public consultation is Wednesday 8th December.
How you do this...
This will be quite time consuming so if you don't have time to complete your own full response then you can still help by contacting Defra with your view on the proposed badger cull. To help make this easier for everyone the RSPCA have created this document, a Consultation Guidance advising how to go about responding to the consultation and including some of their key concerns. Read this through this document before contacting Defra by post, email or fax (information to follow) with your views but please make sure they are your own words rather than simply echoing RSPCA's statement.
Contact Defra via post here:
TBBC mailbox,
c/o Nobel House,
17 Smith Square,
London SW1P 3JR
or via email tbbc@defra.gsi.gov.uk
So far over 16,000 members of the public have registered their opposition to the cull via the RSPCA but we need to do more to encourage the government to listen to us.
More ways to help...
1. Tell your friends!
2. Follow the Back Off Badgers campaign on Twitter
3. Keep checking back on the RSPCA's website for updatesBad news in Wales
Unfortunately, the government in Wales have re-committed to the badger cull, if you are from Wales have a look here for advice on how to help.
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