Funny British stuff

Want a slice of life from across the pond? Here's the 1A story at This is Cornwall:

BADGERS FREED INTO TB HOTSPOT

11:00 - 11 January 2007

The rspca has been labelled "irresponsible and provocative" by Westcountry farmers for releasing badgers into the wild near a bovine TB hotspot.The animal charity has released juvenile badgers fitted with radio tags into the West Somerset countryside around Lydeard St Lawrence, as part of a study to see how they disperse and survive.

The study came to light after farmers in the area demanded to know what a Land Rover fitted with a long aerial was doing driving around the lanes near their farms.

The farmers are furious that the project could add to the spread of bovine TB, the disease which has blighted many farms across the Westcountry.

They condemned the project and pointed out it was being carried out at a time of heightened concern about bovine TB.

Now how would you know that farmers in Cornwall are angry about badgers without the internet?