British badgers get a break... for now

The British government may have finally seen sense this week as they were forced to u-turn on their proposed plan to senselessly slaughter thousands of badgers in their vain (and misinformed attempt) to reduce bovine TB. Now whilst I have to agree that the disease is a massive problem in the UK, costing the taxpayer in excess of £90 million last year, the plans to kill badgers (thereby disturbing the population and forcing them to migrate to pastures new) was just beyond stupid and the only logical reason I can find for the handful of 'scientists' actually backing the plan had a vested interest in the project either directly or otherwise. Anyway, whatever their motive, it's a relief to see that plans have at least been put on-hold (and will hopefully die a horrible death) so that more sensible and humane practices can be reviewed such as vaccination and biosecurity measures. Yet another coalition initiative bites the dust under the overwhelming weight of public pressure. Result!