George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/08/2026We don't have a badger problem. We have a dairy cow problem. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08...telegraph.co.uk 34736141
Alvaro Falcone @pjwm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Obligatory archive link if you don't want to give the fucking telegraph a click archive.is/3t4fYarchive.is 040
Mick McDermott @mick-mcdermott.bsky.social · 10/08/2026No dairy cows in the fields near our house and the badger population seems to have increased over the summer - or at least the setts are much more visible. 000
nickequipechasee #TuckFrump @nickequipechasee.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Hedgehogs do ! Badgers, one of this Country's most protected Animals, eat Hedgehogs. So either we come to our senses about Badgers, or we just allow Hedgehogs to continue declining. 320
Dottoressa Maggie @lesserspottedh.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I think I know what the article says without reading it - I‘m not subscribing to the Torygraph. 270
Defender 🌱 ⓋFTA (#Pigoneer 🐽) @grahanimal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The thing is that animal agriculture is all about killing, that's why their only solution was more killing. We've known for at least a decade that the answer, if people refuse to get weaned, is vaccination. 0131
John T @jayt22.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Can't bring myself to create even a free account on the Torygraph, so I can't read the article. 010
whisperaway.bsky.social @whisperaway.bsky.social · 10/08/2026@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Victim blaming on both sides. Cows exploited for their milk aren't the problem, neither in this context or in that of global warming and species extinction. Those who brutally exploit them are. 000
Lorna Cooper @lhcoop.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It is not the badgers 🙄. Science has told us that…vets know that….keep up Telegraph. 020
strappinglass.bsky.social @strappinglass.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Objections to the dairy industry aside I'd argue its mainly a poor accuracy tb testing and a lower than ideal efficiency tb vaccine problem. There have been attempts to fix this by various defra scientists over years but the unhelpful indifference from government(s) and industry has stymied them. 010
Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 10/08/2026"....Cornwall... remarkably unspoilt inland...." Sorry, which Cornwall is this and where is it? 🤨 081
slowlydrowning.bsky.social @slowlydrowning.bsky.social · 10/08/2026And they still trot out the same out of date tropes and data. 000
Richard @rireland.bsky.social · 10/08/2026We have known this for at least 13 years. 13 wasted years of expensive ineffective culling. Covered brilliantly in Badgerlands too, of course. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EllY...youtube.comSave The Badger Badger Badger : animated music video : MrWeeblYouTube video by Weebl's Stuff 021
ala8.bsky.social @ala8.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Absolutely, Brain May pointed that out in a C4 documentary, it is farming practices that spread TB 052
Phil Pool Photos @phil-brighton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026George, there's seriously no point reading the Telegraph, it's all just nasty shit. 000
Steve Atkins @steveatkins.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I wonder what is the % of people who clicked the telegraph article link but won’t / can’t afford the subscription and therefore are default removed from the conversation. The above is probably good news for The Telegraph! Whereas for society… not really! 🤔 000
John Pedersen @john-pedersen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026No, it's a badger problem. They won't stand still when you try to milk them. 1190
JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 10/08/2026For those who feel they must read the Telegraph, here's a paywall-free link to the article: archive.is/vkQEmarchive.isWelcome to nginxIf you see this page, the nginx web server is successfully installed and working. Further configuration is required. 041
stephen @sputniksteve.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Tell me about it. One of them broke through the fence near me and a (very confused looking) police officer closed the road after hurtling down the A38. 010
Adam Murphy @adammurphymusic.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Nature has a big problem — humans. We still have time to use our unique brain and empathy to reverse our catastrophically destructive, idiotically evil annihilation. adammurphy.bandcamp.com/track/first-...adammurphy.bandcamp.comFirst They Came, by Adam Murphyfrom the album ENLIGHTENMENT PLEASE 110
lizmurison.bsky.social @lizmurison.bsky.social · 11/08/2026What happened to all the research Dr Brian May presentated in the 2024 BBC documentary? It seemed to be a good case for agreeing with your "dairy cow problem". Is it just this country that doesn't listen or follow up on the science? 🤬🤬🤬 000
Gareth0108 @gareth0108.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Im surrounded by dairy farms and haven't seen a badger or badger scat for about 5 years now,and all the sets are derelict yet nearly all the farms near me all alternate with having bovine TB it wasn't the badgers 1101
Francesca @fgnunn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Wrt badgers and hedgehogs. Hedgehogs are declining through habitat loss and cars. A healthy hedgehog population can cope with badgers. So let's not kill one species in an attempt to protect another which doesnt address the fundamental cause of that species decline. 0151
Craigie 🇵🇸 🇸🇩🚩☮️🔻Proudly Un-British @craigsmive.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I have been saying this for years, The intensively farmed breeds created by humans spread disease to protected wild animals so we cull the wild animals. Human greed destroys all it encounters. 092
Proud Lefty CW💚🏳️🌈🇬🇧🇮🇷🎧 @proudleftycw.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The meat and dairy industry is one of the big causes of the climate Breakdown causing deaths in the UK right now. British wildlife like badgers should never be viewed as a problem and unlike cow farming are carbon neutral. 000
John Ranford FB99% @johnranford.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Some websites suggest dairy cows need 200 litres of water per day in hot weather. 000
livinginnoddyland.bsky.social @livinginnoddyland.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Wales, where bTB has fallen without a cull, is now perversely facing political pressure to start one. Yet vaccinating badgers is arguably cheaper. After years of culling, let’s not ignore the vested constituency - there’s now an established economy to feed for those who relish shooting wildlife. 051
Dinsdale Piranha @heptaglemious.bsky.social · 10/08/2026static.klipy.comBadger Badger Badger Mushroom!Alt: Badger Badger Badger Mushroom! 020
Seven of Nine Fan 🌍🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🖖🏼 @sevenofnine3au01.bsky.social · 10/08/2026More than that we have a fat cat problem. 010
