Proposed Badger Cull
More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition opposing the cull of badgers planned for Gloucestershire and West Somerset. It could mean the decision is referred back to parliament for further debate.
More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition opposing the cull of badgers planned for Gloucestershire and West Somerset. It could mean the decision is referred back to parliament for further debate.
Protesters are beginning a campaign of direct action against the government's planned cull of badgers in Gloucestershire, which is due to take place in the autumn.
Today campaigners have been mapping and plotting out setts across the county.
Our Gloucestershire correspondent Ken Goodwin spent the day with some of them:
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More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition opposing the cull of badgers planned for Gloucestershire and West Somerset.