Badgered

Ignorant living in monochrome world

defenceless  just surviving in their way

safe during the day in their set curled,

they must be culled! kill them some humans say,

creatures of the night don't deserve this fate,

tarred with a brush of guilt, already knackered

eliminate this cause of our poor financial state

exterminate them before our lives are shattered,

cries from our gentleman farmers high in stature 

creating  wealth is the answer to everything

so killing that dangerous black and grey Badger

will solve all their problems, prosperity will bring

happiness,  plenty of money for their future

extinction of this lovely creature doesn't matter

put financial greed before our lovely Badger.





There is a big question mark as to whether Badgers 
transmit bovine TB to cattle even so they are culled regardless.

17th April 2017.
Contest:- be Didactic.

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 4/25/2017 6:46:00 AM

Love the picture and title. A sad one. Congrats on a great write, Roy!

Roy Pett
Date: 4/25/2017 3:59:00 PM

Thank you so much Kim, lovely creatures blamed and executed without proof of guilt such a shame, thanks again, Roy. :))

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/17/2017 6:36:00 PM

oh this is sad. I did not know about this. They are killing off everything these days and often for reasons that are not truly valid. GREAT job with didactic.

Roy Pett
Date: 4/18/2017 2:39:00 AM

Thank you so much Andrea, I totally agree with your comment about meaningless killing, seagulls are now on the agenda, thanks again for your support, Roy. :))

Doug Vinson

Date: 4/17/2017 3:30:00 PM

Roy, a sad state of affairs. I quite like badgers.

Roy Pett
Date: 4/17/2017 3:36:00 PM

Thanks Doug, there is no scientific proof that badgers transmit bovine TB but they still cull them because it's to expensive to catch and inoculate them, thanks again For your comment and support, Roy. :)