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At least in some countries if a wolf kills a sheep the farmer is compensated. For instance, in France the government will pay the value of the animal, plus com
by mytailorisrich 3y ago
At least in some countries if a wolf kills a sheep the farmer is compensated.
For instance, in France the government will pay the value of the animal, plus compensation for stress caused to the herd, plus any vet costs, plus compensation for any damages to fences. So much so that the system is abused.
But this is not the point here. The point is to learn to co-exist with the natural world instead of destroying anything we don't like or profit from.
- fifilura 3y agoYes but "being compensated for stress caused" tells the story that finding the animals you care for killed by a wolf is not exactly something you wish for.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoStress to the herd, not to the farmer... Possibly because that might lower the value of the other animals. Sheep farmers breed sheep for slaughter. I don't think the death of a sheep is particularly sentimental to them.
- fifilura 3y agoMaybe? Or maybe it is just you who are a different kind of farmer?
- Log_out_ 3y agoHave you checked the compensation? It is a mockery. Your tractor breaks into a beavers lodge breaking the axle. You get 50€ and appear in the local news as "compensated". Tons of farmers would refuse that addition of insult to injury if they could.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoAs a Frenchman myself, I find it very French to complain that compensation isn't enough while others might just think that you're lucky to get compensation at all ;)