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MPs reject badger cull pilots

25 October 2012 Last updated at 13:16 ET

MPs have voted against the government's policy of culling badgers in two pilot schemes in England.

It follows a highly-charged debate led by backbenchers in the Commons.

Ministers want to hold a pilot badger cull in two areas of the south west next year because badgers spread tuberculosis to cattle.

In a non-binding vote, MPs rejected the policy by 147 votes to 28, calling instead for vaccination, improved testing and bio security.

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson told MPs it was "essential" the pilots go ahead next year and that they would be rolled out elsewhere if they were successful.

He said: "There will be time to prepare, there will be no hitches next year, we will deliver this policy."

The motion was tabled by backbenchers so is not binding on the government, but there have been widespread protests against the scheme.

Labour's shadow environment secretary said it was clear the "writing is on the wall" for the controversial plan.

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Ministers have given approval for a cull in two areas, Gloucestershire and west Somerset, as part of efforts to control bovine tuberculosis.

Under the plans, badgers will be shot in the open without first being trapped in cages which is current practice.

Opponents, including the RSPCA, say that is inhumane, with an e-petition to the government attracting more than 160,000 signatures.

The cull was originally planned to start earlier in the summer but was delayed until after the after the Olympics and Paralympics, with recent bad weather also hampering preparations.

A number of MPs spoke out against the plan, including Green MP Caroline Lucas who labelled the policy "ill-judged, unscientific and deeply unpopular".

She said: "We don't need any more trials or pilots. Scientists are queuing up to warn that badger culling is not the solution."

Labour's Barry Sheerman said Mr Paterson was simply "wrong" on the cull.

"These wonderful creatures roamed this country before we did, it's wrong because it's a destruction of tens of thousands of living animals and there is no scientific evidence it will do any good at all," he said.

'Absolutely devastating'

However, others spoke out in favour of the plan.

Tory Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon, said if the badger culls were not pursued next year the "impact on farmers' livelihoods would continue and also the impact on their mental health".

He said it was a "dreadful disease and it's extremely distressing for farmers to have to cope with it".

Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, said he had seen a huge increase in the disease in his constituency.

He talked about the distress of farmers facing the slaughter of their cattle because of bovine tuberculosis.

"I don't mind saying that sometimes grown men and myself, we've sat round the table and cried," he said.

"When they see sometimes whole herds being taken away for slaughter, the impact that that has not just on themselves but also their families, particularly young children in that family, is absolutely devastating."

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MY COLONIAL HOME: Say prayers for my Niece and family

Say prayers for my Niece and family

Sorry to put this on my blog but I'm asking for prayers for my Niece Tina and her family. ?She's my brother's daughter.

This afternoon a pickup truck pulled out in front of Tina and Mark and Mark died instantly.?Tina was flown by Flight For Life to Froedert Hospital with broken pelvis, broken ribs and will need plastic surgery on her face and many bruises.

They are a farm family - from a large family and will get much support from them as well as their 'farm families' in the area...they will not go unhelped in that sense -?but they will need prayers for Tina.

Mark on the left in Orange shirt, Krista in front, Angie in wheelchair, Jessica, Alex in back and Tina.
Know what else is sad...he finally has beaten Hodgkin Lymphoma...so sad.

Thank you everyone...this family is dear to me and so I ask for your prayers.

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Voting amendment foes mobilize college students to get out message

Opponents of the proposed voting amendment on Tuesday mobilized college students to hammer home its message: The ballot question is too expensive to implement and could significantly alter absentee balloting and end Election Day registration.

A group of student leaders from across the state joined Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak in front of Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota to condemn what they called an unnecessary amendment that would end Election Day registration?? crucial for many student voters ? and complicate absentee voting for transient college kids.

They also raised concerns that students might not be able to use college IDs as acceptable identification to vote.

?With all of these unintended consequences, what problem are we trying to solve?? Rybak asked. ?The Legislature needs to get this done ? send this back ? let?s not use our constitution to limit rights.?

If the amendment passes, the new Legislature then would have to draft enabling legislation to outline how it will be implemented. Opponents have seized on that uncertainty and urged voters to send the measure back to the Legislature to have all of its effects publicly aired and potential problems fixed.

?We can?t be sure just how many votes will be restricted if the Voter ID amendment passes because the Legislature has failed to provide any details about its associated enabling legislation, engaging, instead, in a ?trust us? game on this critical issue,? said professor Chris Cramer, a faculty leader at the U.

Taylor Williams, president of the U?s Minnesota Student Association, said funding the potentially costly amendment could go toward holding down tuition prices and making higher education more affordable.

?It?s time we put students in front of unnecessary constitutional amendments,? he said. ?We are a better investment than this law.?

But voting amendment advocates say the cost of any new system ? estimates vary wildly ? is worth clean elections. They insist that most aspects of voting in Minnesota will stay the same, despite opponents? doomsday predictions.

Rebecca Doepke, president of the U?s College Republicans, criticized student leaders for taking a stand against the ballot question. Statewide, she said, her group has been working with advocates to support the amendment.

?I personally don?t think it?s the place of student government to get involved in the amendment issues because they tend to be more partisan,? she said in an interview on Monday. ?Student government, like the U, ought to remain unpartisan and represent the student body as whole.?

Greta Bergstrom, a spokeswoman for the opposition groups, said after the event that it?s important to constantly engage the diverse constituencies that oppose the amendment.In the past the Our Vote Our Future coalition has highlighted the voting amendment?s potential consequences on seniors, local governments and the military.

?There?s so many complications, there?s so many consequences and the amendment would impact really different constituencies in different ways,? Bergstrom said.

With two weeks till Election Day, recent polls have shown the voting amendment?s popularity slipping. Our Vote Our Future released another broadcast TV advertisement on Tuesday that?s airing in the Twin Cities.

?Two weeks is an eternity in politics ? you have to remember we?ve also been on the phone for three months. We?ve talked to hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans, and the support is really soft and has been soft on this amendment,? she said. ?I think the TV ads are coming at the right time and helping to reinforce what a lot of Minnesotans have already been hearing.?

Source: http://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2012/10/voting-amendment-foes-mobilize-college-students-get-out-message

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