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| Five Hurt in Badger Rampage |
| 2003-05-13 |
| Sorry, but I couldn't help myself: An angry domesticated badger savaged five people, leaving one man so seriously injured he needed skin grafts, and chased away pursuing police officers during a 48-hour rampage through a quiet English town. One-year-old Boris launched what experts described as unprecedented attacks after finding himself hungry, alone and frightened after being stolen or released from a wildlife visitor center where he had been hand-reared and hand-fed. Badgers Gone Wild!, Tonight On Fox! "I have been involved with badgers for 24 years and I have never heard of anything like this, nor has anyone I have spoken to," Mike Weaver, chairman of the Worcestershire Badger Society told Reuters on Tuesday. You just knew there had to be a Badger Society in Britain. Weaver was brought in by police to catch Boris, who had bitten the five victims' arms and legs after getting loose near Evesham, Worcestershire, in central England. The officers themselves had been chased onto the bonnet of their car as they tried to round up Boris, who was later put down. Boris would have lasted 2 minutes trying this shit with a Texas cop. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #20 I had an encounter with a badger once.... three 12 guage slugs later, guess who won??? |
| Posted by: OKIE 2003-05-13 21:42:51 |
| #19 Badgers are big buggers - dog-sized, very mean if cornered. Bits of them have also been used as shaving brushes here for a long time, which may be a factor in their general 'orneriness. They're often seen on telly in vet hospital shows with an obligatory health warning "do not approach a badger". Don't like the sound of Texan cockroaches though... Check out BadgerLand for more details http://www.badgerland.co.uk/ Now, back to the WOT and stories about gunnies being snuffed... |
| Posted by: Tony 2003-05-13 19:20:31 |
| #18 I have to agree with Ptah here.. while I'm an animal lover, I positively LOATH those "Aww, lookit dah cute bunny!" types who figure that releasing a domesticated animal into the Wild is an act of kindness. These stupid fools will - reluctantly - admit that if THEY were dumped into a forest primeval, they wouldn't be able to survive. Yet at the same time, they blather on how a domesticated animal WOULD, because the poor creature's "natural instincts would emerge to preserve it". Don't they know that the process of _DOMESTICATION_ is the _elimination_ of most instincts and the suppression of the remander? Bloody idiots worship nature as if it were some sort of mystical power, and a kindly inclined one at that. I'd like to drop most (not all, mind you, but MOST) of the PETA idiots into an episode of Survivor: Amazon, and leave them there. Feh. Ed Becerra |
| Posted by: Ed Becerra 2003-05-13 18:53:41 |
| #17 One-year-old Boris launched what experts described as unprecedented attacks after finding himself hungry, alone and frightened after being stolen or released from a wildlife visitor center where he had been hand-reared and hand-fed. Damn PETA-type released ol' Boris, and look what happens. Here's hoping the idiot was one of the victims, with all due respect and condolences offered to the others. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-05-13 17:23:42 |
| #16 I think "Al Queda" means "badger" in... whatever it is they speak over there.Plus it gives folks a chance to tell their tales in the war against terrorist wild animals. Hey, I tried. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-05-13 16:39:33 |
| #15 Steve started it.............. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-05-13 16:09:31 |
| #14 Liberalhawk will want an accounting from everyone how this is related to the war on terror. |
| Posted by: ColoradoConservative 2003-05-13 16:01:13 |
| #13 And the hedgehogs! What about the hedgehogs, Bulldog? Speaking of Texas cops, they've been gunning down 'gators here in Houston recently. Took out an 11-footer the other day. It upset the onlookers, but I bet they'd be a mite more upset if they'd lost a kid to one. And you don't want to be caught out on the prairie during a jackalope stampede. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2003-05-13 15:29:26 |
| #12 I raised hogs as a 4H project in high school. I had a brood sow that became a big pet. This hog did any trick a dog could do, and more. She also weighed in at about 550 pounds, stood 3 1/2 feet high at the shoulder, and was almost seven feet from tail to snout. A bobcat attacked one of her piglets once. All we found of the cat was a piece of one ear, one foot, and some fur. One of the tricks I taught her was to "attack" (we had some unsavory dudes in the neighborhood that stole chickens, cut fences, shot holes in cars and buildings, and such wonderful things). One of those hoodlums disappeared during my Junior year in high school. I learned later he'd been admitted to a local hospital with a foot missing, no testicles, and several "large tears" in his legs and buttocks. Don't ever, ever mess with Mama Hog! England police constables need to add several hundred trained porkers to its payroll. The crime rate will drop like a rock! |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-05-13 15:23:16 |
| #11 Bulldog Will --- Can you buy subsonic .22 rounds in Britain? They take care of pests without overly bothering the neighbors here. In Alaska we have occasional wolverines. I was landing on a ridge in a helicopter once, inadvertantly next to a wolverine den. Momma Wolverine came out and started leaping up at the door in a fury. We lifted off and set down 200 meters away. Agressive little buggers, like giant weasels. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-05-13 14:47:47 |
| #10 Hell, Bulldog, down here in Texas we got cockroaches that shrug off air rifle pellets. Once they start their charge, it takes a brave man to stand his ground and drill them right between the eyes with a .22. And rabbits are why you see 12 bore shotguns in all the pickups. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-05-13 14:37:04 |
| #9 I used to know a guy who kept two pet raccoons. I understand they're rather similiar in temperment and capability. They're kinda cute, and can be friendly... as long as you don't piss them off. "hungry, alone and frightened after being stolen or released" is a pretty clear statement of someone's stupidity. Some bleeding heart caused bloodshed... and the death of the one they were trying to 'save'. |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-05-13 14:24:00 |
| #8 Mmmm, I always wondered how badger would taste with Worcestershire sauce. |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-05-13 13:58:16 |
| #7 Go ahead and laugh guys, go ahead and laugh. YOU don't have to live here. Those badgers are MEAN SOBs. If you're armed with an air gun you can just about hold your own with the squirrels (Granddad guns down terror squirrel), but those pellets just bounce off a charging badger. Some days, when the rabbits are on the warpath you just can't leave the house... And Steve, that's the Worcestershire Badger Society, just that one county's. They're the front line. Brave men all. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-05-13 13:52:59 |
| #6 If the UK hadn't taken away everybodies guns, one of the victims could have smoked the little rat before Boris even got started. It's because there's no guns. You can't blame the criminal that stole the little bastard, 'cause the English sure as hell aint gonna. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2003-05-13 12:53:49 |
| #5 The Badger Society has funny hats and meets every Thursday for jolly times and singing. Aren't badgers related to weasels? |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-05-13 12:47:19 |
| #4 Domesticated badger, huh? Oooooooookay... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-05-13 12:45:30 |
| #3 We doan need no steenken badgers!!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-05-13 12:20:35 |
| #2 One-year-old Boris launched what experts described as unprecedented attacks after finding himself hungry, alone and frightened after being stolen or released from a wildlife visitor center where he had been hand-reared and hand-fed. Damn PETA-type released ol' Boris, and look what happens. Here's hoping the idiot was one of the victims, with all due respect and condolences offered to the others. |
| Posted by: Ptah 5/13/2003 5:23:42 PM |
| #1 I think "Al Queda" means "badger" in... whatever it is they speak over there.Plus it gives folks a chance to tell their tales in the war against terrorist wild animals. Hey, I tried. |
| Posted by: tu3031 5/13/2003 4:39:33 PM |