There is currently little data on lamping but according to Operation Meles, a police and charity partnership to combat badger persecution launched this autumn, there were 243 reports of badger fighting in 2009 and 2010.
But with the sort of global shifts that can trigger witchcraft accusations natural disasters, famine, war, and political unrest seeming to occur with more frequency than ever, efforts to combat the persecution taking place in the wake desperately need to be stepped up.
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Christians and Jews are also banding together, as they combat the brutal persecution of Christians in the Middle East and North Africa and the vicious rise of anti-Semitism in Europe and elsewhere.
Activists say a combination of severe punishment, a sensitized police force, easily accessible medical facilities and education can combat the deep-rooted persecution.
Let us also recognize that we cannot do so without supporting people who wish to change the malignant political paradigms that do not allow the transparency and political action needed to combat all forms of terrorism including minority persecution.
While the Pope has denounced the persecution of Christians, Turkey's president says the West must do more to combat Islamophobia.
Supt Ewen West, of Tayside Police, who chairs the raptor persecution priority delivery group, believes the decrease was influenced by measures being taken to combat wildlife crime.
The object of persecution is persecution.
Same persecution complex.
