Hampshire workmen paint white lines around dead badger

[4me2]

Hampshire workmen paint white lines around dead badger


The dead badger has been removed and the lines will be painted


Workmen painting white lines on a road left a gap for a dead badger because they said it was not their responsibility to move it.
The animal had been killed about a week before on the A338 near Downton, on the Hampshire-Wiltshire border.
Hampshire County Council said the workers did what they thought "was best" because it is the district council's job to remove carcasses.
The badger has now been removed and the painting will be completed on Friday.
The county council said there would be no extra cost to taxpayers because the company was being paid a fixed rate for the job.
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Businessman Kevin Maul was on his way home from work when he noticed the break in the lines.
He said: "I couldn't quite believe my eyes when I saw this poor old badger who had been there over a week.
"I'd seen him every day as I went by and wondered if he was going to be picked up.
"Then on Friday I drove home to see his body between the lines - they had painted the road, but left a gap where he lay."
Hampshire County Council is responsible for the line painting but New Forest District Council is responsible for clearing road kill.
The two failed to arrange the clearance before line painting began.

'Not trained'

Mel Kendal, county council environment chief, said: "We would usually liaise with our colleagues at the district council who dispose of animal carcasses on the highways to ensure the badger was removed before the white line painting crew did this stretch of road.
"This appears not to have happened in this case and the white line painting crew did what they thought was best until arrangements could be made to dispose of the carcass.
"These arrangements have now been made and the gap in the white lines will be filled in, at no extra cost to the council tax payer."
Council contractor Amey said the staff from sub-contractor Bellstan were not "licensed or trained" to remove road kill.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-10650160

[evilsatan]

I was expecting a murder scene type of white line

So does Kevin Maul expect something to be done by the council if it has not been reported? Perhaps rather than 'wonder if it was going to get picked up' he should have contacted the council or done something about it himself.

[-AMO-]

It's not their job to remove it, so what's the fucking big deal and why is it even worthy of a news report.

[4me2]

It's not their job to remove it, so what's the fucking big deal and why is it even worthy of a news report.

because it highlights the apathy and lack of pride of a certain generation.

[Cenus_]

because it highlights the apathy and lack of pride of a certain generation.

How exactly? Would you scoop up a dead animal if it was in your way at work? I certainly wouldn't.

For me they did exactly the right thing, got 99% of the job done and when the correctly trained, and presumably protected people turned up they finished it off and at no cost.

Don't see the problem.

[4me2]

How exactly? Would you scoop up a dead animal if it was in your way at work? I certainly wouldn't.

For me they did exactly the right thing, got 99% of the job done and when the correctly trained, and presumably protected people turned up they finished it off and at no cost.

Don't see the problem.

I rest my case.