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Originally Posted by Incognitas
Cows and pigs are not endangered species....
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Originally Posted by Chris T
Cattle are not in danger of becoming extinct.....
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OK, it is the "endangered species" that is the focus of your concern, not slaughter of mammals. Apologies.
In that case, it does seem a bit hypocritical to point fingers abroad when we have problems at home. For example:
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The corncrake is on the UK’s red list of birds of high conservation concern. The biggest threat it faces is mowing – up to 60% of corncrake chicks are killed when fields are mowed...
...The horseshoe bat is listed in the government’s biodiversity action plan and is one of the rarest mammals in the UK....
...at one stage in the 1980s it was believed there were as few as 100 field crickets left in the wild. Without intervention, it was feared they would become extinct in the UK....
...The European otter is classed as "vulnerable to extinction". Its main threat comes from humans, through habitat destruction, pollution and traffic....
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ture=330112716