James
4th January 2006, 14:51
I would appreciate to hear what people think of this issue which has developed over the past few days.
Basically, 100 boar have escaped from Woodland Wild Boar farm after an animal rights "raid" (assuming this was an actual raid).
Personally i can't see the logic behind this decision to take action. Destroying battery chickens; yes. But setting "free" free range animals? Especially dangerous ones (they come under the 'Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) Order 1984') which are going to have to be recovered, or shot. One has already been found dead, with its lower jaw having been removed as a "trophy".
I think as it stands 40 have been recovered, and a 100 man hunt, made up of local farmers, has now started to try and catch others. The owner (Alan Dedames) is very skeptical that they will be succsful (he'll eat his hat....). Some have been spotted 30 miles away from the farm. Also, over 90% of the females are pregnant. Dedames now thinks that the area is going to have a natural population for "decades".
I'm not convinced by Dedames pessimisim and predictions (even though he is an expert on them). I really don't see the point behind this animal rights action though. It just seems counter-productive. Indeed, as the dead jawless boar testifies: was it in the best interests of the boar to be released?
Basically, 100 boar have escaped from Woodland Wild Boar farm after an animal rights "raid" (assuming this was an actual raid).
Personally i can't see the logic behind this decision to take action. Destroying battery chickens; yes. But setting "free" free range animals? Especially dangerous ones (they come under the 'Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) Order 1984') which are going to have to be recovered, or shot. One has already been found dead, with its lower jaw having been removed as a "trophy".
I think as it stands 40 have been recovered, and a 100 man hunt, made up of local farmers, has now started to try and catch others. The owner (Alan Dedames) is very skeptical that they will be succsful (he'll eat his hat....). Some have been spotted 30 miles away from the farm. Also, over 90% of the females are pregnant. Dedames now thinks that the area is going to have a natural population for "decades".
I'm not convinced by Dedames pessimisim and predictions (even though he is an expert on them). I really don't see the point behind this animal rights action though. It just seems counter-productive. Indeed, as the dead jawless boar testifies: was it in the best interests of the boar to be released?