Badger cull could hit tourism trade
FARMERS and landowners who want to kill badgers have given no thought to the effect that this will have on tourism.
Who will want to visit the countryside when it has been turned into a killing field? When badger killing was carried out in Wales, the effect on tourism was momentous.
At the time of making booking enquiries, tourists would first ask whether or not the owner of the holiday cottage, camp site etc, had allowed the slaughter to take place on his/her land.
Income from tourism plummeted. I would suggest that anyone thinking of visiting the South West asks the same question.
B Lennox
Briton Street, Bampton
4 Comments
by misterkipling, Exeter
Wednesday, December 01 2010, 6:23PM
“Interesting, did you know that Cows of all things also spread TB
Its now believed that Badgers are not involved in 95% of the cases
Its an old and unfair reputation that has been dis-proven by science, but feel free to argue, the world was flat for many years too because idiots believe rumour and old wives tales over fact”
by Urban Leprechaun, Lifton
Tuesday, November 30 2010, 8:04PM
“I hope a boycott won't happen, as farmers need money to put in the better bio-security that is needed as part of the way of dealing with TB, but Cornish clotted cream sales may drop, and Devon ruby beef as well. And Somerset cider, too.”
by Badger Stalkers UK, Solihull
Tuesday, November 30 2010, 10:29AM
“Well we won't be coming to Devon anyway - we might get shot, wearing our badger disguises at night!”
by Korean Dave, Exeter
Monday, November 29 2010, 9:53PM
“How many tourists come to Devon to see the badgers, in the dark, at night, in the cold?
Apart from Dwight Yorke in a car park meeting doggers?”