A vital read for anyone who cares about the future of British
wildlife. With a foreword by the BBC TV presenter Chris Packham. 'A
thriller, whodunnit and impassioned polemic.' - PATRICK BARKHAM,
THE GUARDIAN Dominic Dyer explores the science and electioneering
behind Britain's most controversial wildlife policy: the badger
cull. He exposes the catastrophic handling of bovine TB by the
British government, the political manoeuvring that engineered the
badger cull in 2010, and the ongoing close relationship in
perpetuating the cull between the National Farmers Union and the
Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). He
shines an unflattering spotlight on Cabinet ministers, the
veterinary profession, environmental NGOs and the BBC. Reviews 'I
enjoyed reading this book and I strongly recommend it to you. 'This
is a powerful and stimulating read and it's bang up to date with
the important issue it discusses. It is written by a passionate
insider with years of experience. The narrative is pacey and
exciting. This book arrived with me on Thursday afternoon and I had
read it completely by early yesterday [Saturday] morning.' - MARK
AVERY, WRITER, BLOGGER AND ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNER 'A vital
must-read for anyone concerned about the badger's enduring place in
the British countryside. 'A thriller, whodunnit and impassioned
polemic, this is the inside story of the badger cull.' - PATRICK
BARKHAM, THE GUARDIAN 'It should be read by all those battling
against government policies that put money ahead of science and the
environment. 'The book's conclusion is that the culls will be
stopped, not by science or validity, but by cost. Yet Dyer remains
optimistic: 'Despite all the incompetence, negligence and deceit,
it's the caring compassionate British public who have made a stand
for wildlife that gives me the most hope for the future.' 'His book
pays tribute to the 'Badger Army', those many individuals from all
walks of life who turned out to protest and importantly, once
culling started, to protect the badgers out in the field. 'Those
people will be patrolling the countryside, day and night, in every
area where badger killing is taking place this autumn. While
determined to protect their badgers, many also want to see the
government help and support farmers to beat the TB in their cattle
- but with proper cattle-based measures, not by senselessly killing
wildlife.' - LESLEY DOCKSEY, THE ECOLOGIST, 'Why are our badgers
'Badgered to Death'?' Introduction by Chris Packham How viciously
fickle we are. We arbitrarily pick and choose which species we like
or dislike, normally and sadly based on purely anthropomorphic
criteria, and then either laud or loathe them paying scant
attention to the realities of their lives, or ours. And once cursed
and demonised that tag is almost impossible to redress. Think rat,
think fox... damned for historical crimes, firmly fixed as
malevolent vermin, even in our supposedly enlightened age. But as
this book displays we can also be quick to destroy the reputation
of our animal heroes and blight their status with bigotry and
ignorance. For many reasons we had come to love the badger, to
cherish and admire it, to protect and celebrate it and of course
many still do. But the reputation of this essential member of the
UK's ecology has been targeted by a smear campaign which has been
swallowed by the gullible and fuelled by those with vested
interests. You see, in spite of all the science and all the truths
that it outlines, the badger has become a scapegoat. Its been
branded a 'bad guy' and is being persecuted as such. It's a
terrible shame, but like I said, how fickle, how vicious, how
predictably human. Buy the book and carry on reading Chris
Packham's introduction
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