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Badger cull arrest

A man from Gloucester has been arrested on suspicion of assault by officers responding to the badger cull.

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Anti-badger cull march gets under way in Taunton

Opponents gathered at Goodland Gardens. Credit: ITV News West Country
People were asked to wear black and white, with a hint of red. Credit: ITV News West Country
An online petition started by rocker Brian May opposing the cull now has 300,000 signatures. Credit: ITV News West Country
The march will end in Vivary Park Credit: ITV News West Country

An anti badger cull march has got underway in Taunton. Opponents gathered at Goodland Gardens and will march in opposition to the pilot culling that is currently underway in West Somerset and parts of Gloucestershire.

Around 5,000 of the animals are expected to be killed in controlled shootings over six weeks in Somerset and Gloucestershire.

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