I had a "little whisper" from a reliable person that the reason I was lied to about badgers not undergoing post mortems due to the possibility of bovine TB was that if we submitted all the badgers recorded and each one was shown not to have bTB (it was considered "highly unlikely" that they would) it would undermine th reasons for the badger cull.
I further decided to check with the Health and Safety Executive and their rule of "no badger post mortems in the PM lab". No such rule. Just the "natural and proper pre PM checks".
Guess what? While I was being given the "HSE will NOT allow it" crap the PM lab was undertaking badger post mortems.
The question is, and I think we have the answer now, WHAT were they trying to cover up?
The UK is an awful place for wildlife and trying to gain knowledge about wildlife health issues and treatments.
As an addenda this is what you will find online:
Badger post-mortems (necropsies) are strictly regulated to manage the severe risk of zoonotic diseases—primarily Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis). They must not be performed on standard clinical premises or by the general public; examinations are exclusively handled by specialised facilities like the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) or specific research projects
The APHA were the ones allegedly refusing permission to carry out badger PMs while authorising badger PMs -ON standard clinical premises. The bTB excuse is a good cover.
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