On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:49:11 +0000, K wrote:

lloyd writes
On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:58:05 +0000, Sacha wrote:

Just like the squirrel thing it's a triggered a warped killing frenzy
of the little blighters. I have about two dozen in my house of both
species and most just huddled away in a corner not causing anyone any
harm. I'm happy to have them. It's a sad day when someone see's
something beautiful and just has to kill it first and then make up
excuses for it afterwards.

I can see the logic for that. And I agree absolutely about not getting
out the insecticide at the first sight of something unknown around your
plants.

But what when something beautiful, but common and not native, is causing
the demise of something else beautiful and native, and maybe not so
common? Not talking specifics here, just principles.

I don't see how we can inflict that ideal on the animal kingdom and
yet not on our own world. Though many have tried ie: Nazi's etc. Then
we have the outright lies spoonfed to us by those with an agenda, not
just with the harlequin but also with grey/red squirrels and stuff.
Killing squirrels in London,Kent,Essex,Suffolk,Norfolk,Lincs we have
grown to love and cherish (most of us) does nothing for a red squirrel
in Scotland or Wales, unless you're an obsessive with an agenda. Not
forgetting the squirrels were wiped out by the shooters in the first
place because they classed both red and grey as a pest. Any excuse
will do I guess, I just don't understand why we keep falling for it.

Not to mention the cost to the taxpayer of these silly ideals.