Regarding_II your_APPGE editorial_NN1 today_RT ,_, '_GE Holy_JJ bat-poo_NN1 '_GE ,_, first_MD ,_, bats_NN2 are_VBR not_XX '_GE dirty_JJ little_JJ flying_JJ mice_NN2 '_GE ._. 
British_JJ bats_NN2 are_VBR small_JJ ,_, nocturnal_JJ ,_, flying_VVG ,_, insect-eating_JJ mammals_NN2 of_IO the_AT order_NN1 Chiroptera_NP1 ,_, not_XX Rodentia_NP1 ._. 
As_II such_DA ,_, they_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX make_VVI nests_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX chew_VVI wood_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX eat_VVI bread_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX carry_VVI significant_JJ health_NN1 risks_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Bat_NN1 Conservation_NN1 Trust_NN1 was_VBDZ set_VVN up_RP to_TO provide_VVI such_DA facts_NN2 on_II bats_NN2 (_( not_XX ill-informed_JJ opinions_NN2 as_CSA in_II your_APPGE editorial_NN1 )_) so_CS21 that_CS22 people_NN could_VM make_VVI judgments_NN2 for_IF themselves_PPX2 ._. 
David_NP1 Attenborough_NP1 has_VHZ produced_VVN great_JJ ,_, factual_JJ ,_, wildlife_NN1 programmes_NN2 yet_RR he_PPHS1 is_VBZ only_RR the_AT spokesman_NN1 for_IF the_AT work_NN1 of_IO the_AT thousands_NNO2 of_IO scientists_NN2 ,_, researchers_NN2 ,_, naturalists_NN2 ,_, and_CC ,_, yes_UH ,_, organisations_NN2 like_II the_AT trust_NN1 ,_, without_IW which_DDQ no_AT programmes_NN2 could_VM be_VBI made_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 recommend_VV0 you_PPY to_TO contact_VVI the_AT trust_NN1 for_IF information_NN1 (_( enclosing_VVG a_AT1 donation_NN1 )_) and_CC rewrite_VV0 your_APPGE editorial_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY are_VBR still_RR anti-bat_JJ ,_, so_RR be_VBI it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB at_RR21 least_RR22 you_PPY will_VM have_VHI come_VVN to_II an_AT1 informed_JJ conclusion_NN1 ._. 
Harmless_JJ bat_NN1 Well_RR ,_, all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, your_APPGE editorial_NN1 '_GE Holy_JJ bat-poo_NN1 '_GE (_( 18_MC February_NPM1 )_) is_VBZ n't_XX meant_VVN to_TO be_VBI taken_VVN too_RG seriously_RR ,_, but_CCB why_RRQ vilify_VVI the_AT harmless_JJ bat_NN1 ?_? 
Far_RR from_II being_NN1 '_GE dirty_JJ '_GE and_CC '_GE unsavoury_JJ '_" it_PPH1 spends_VVZ as_RG much_DA1 time_NNT1 grooming_VVG its_APPGE fur_NN1 as_CSA any_DD fastidious_JJ cat_NN1 ._. 
Bat_NN1 droppings_NN2 are_VBR tiny_JJ ,_, and_CC comprise_VV0 only_RR the_AT wings_NN2 and_CC hard_JJ parts_NN2 of_IO the_AT insects_NN2 which_DDQ bats_NN2 eat_VV0 ._. 
If_CS Anglican_JJ vicars_NN2 have_VH0 left_VVN bat_NN1 droppings_NN2 to_TO accumulate_VVI for_IF so_RG long_JJ that_CST their_APPGE ceilings_NN2 are_VBR sagging_VVG ,_, they_PPHS2 have_VH0 only_RR themselves_PPX2 to_TO blame_VVI ._. 
All_DB they_PPHS2 need_VV0 to_TO do_VDI is_VBZ go_NN1 up_II21 to_II22 the_AT loft_NN1 once_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 and_CC shovel_VV0 them_PPHO2 into_II a_AT1 polythene_NN1 bag_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 make_VV0 excellent_JJ compost_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ typical_JJ of_IO the_AT rampant_JJ speciesism_NN1 of_IO Homo_NN121 sapiens_NN122 ,_, relentlessly_RR poisoning_VVG the_AT planet_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE own_DA far_RG more_RGR disgusting_JJ wastes_NN2 ,_, that_CST the_AT writer_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE editorial_NN1 should_VM perceive_VVI clerical_JJ inertia_NN1 as_II a_AT1 bat_NN1 problem_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 share_VV0 our_APPGE roof-space_NN1 from_II April_NPM1 to_II September_NPM1 with_IW several_DA2 hundreds_NNO2 of_IO pipistrelles_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO five_MC different_JJ species_NN occurring_VVG in_II Scotland_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ your_APPGE writer_NN1 carelessly_RR lumps_NN2 together_RL as_58 '_GE the_AT appalling_JJ British_JJ bat_NN1 '_GE ._. 
Our_APPGE bats_NN2 are_VBR no_AT trouble_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
On_II the_AT contrary_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 add_VV0 to_II the_AT pleasure_NN1 of_IO summer_NNT1 evenings_NNT2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 also_RR eat_VV0 about_RG 3,000_MC midges_NN2 a_AT1 night_NNT1 each_DD1 ,_, a_AT1 contribution_NN1 to_II Scottish_JJ life_NN1 which_DDQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ churlish_JJ of_IO you_PPY not_XX to_TO acknowledge_VVI !_! 
