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This morning on the way to work we went the senic route, past Poldhu beach and through Cury. At Poldhu there was a dead badger and it was not nice to see.

Tonight we finished work at 8:30pm drove into Helston, picked up a Chinese takeaway and set off for home. Past Culdrose I thought dont go Cury way cos I didnt want to see that dead badger and I drove past the Cury Junction and went on the unscenic road back to Mullion. 100 yards past the juction we came across an horrific site. Not one but two badgers had just been hit by a car, the car I assume it was the one that hit them was just driving off. The two badgers were still moving, I had to keep going as there were cars behind me, after half a mile I had to pull into a layby, I was shaking and I admit I was crying. I got home as fast as I could and rang the RSPCA emergency numberI explained the situation and told them I was going back as it was a hazard. The lady gave me a number to ring of the local council as they would have to remove them. The lady said they would probably be flattened by now I rang the number she gave me and I explained to the fella the situation and said that they were a hazard , he said he would inform the Devon and Cornwall police and council highway to remove them I told him that I was going back to the scene to make sure that no one hit them and try to avoid them. No one had an accident I got back to the scene about 20 minutes after first seeing them and they were both dead.. I stopped just in front of them and put my hazards on; the poor things were ten feet from each other.
I rang the RSPCA (I had brought a mobile with me) and told them they were dead, Thanks for telling us she said...After about ten minutes a car pulled up and asked if I was okay (good of him) I told him what had happened, after a debate we pulled them to the side and put them into the hedge.I did not realise they were so heavy, the poor things were still warm.They were definitely dead, if we had not been sure I would not have touched them.I rang the local council who I had rang earlier to tell them we had moved the bodies and he said that the police were not going to send anyone but they would let the council know.
I drove to the junction and pulled in to turn around and as I did a police car went past I had to follow its it was heading toward Mullion. After a bit it pulled in and I stopped behind it the police officer got out and I asked him if they were looking for the badgers, yes they were they had come to move them. I explained everything to him and said sorry he had come out for nothing. He was very good about it and his opinion was the same as mine, they could have caused an accident being in the road.
Roger I am very upset, to see two beautiful creatures in a state and by the time I got back they were dead.The driver cannot be blamed, being confronted by a creature that just runs or freezes is a shock. I am 52; in the first 50 years of my life I’ve seen one live badger.
In the past 18 month I’ve lost count how many dead ones I’ve seen in Cornwall and now I’ve got them in my back garden.The time 11pm and I’ve just feed peanuts to two beauties.
LIFES NOT FAIR MAN
Sorry about thislong email it must be a world record, but I’ve had to tell someoneI am going to have a few cans of Lager and go to bed.....Sadly the sight of those two badger moving their heads as they lay in the road will be with me for a long time.
Bye
Roland