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Tories 'betraying public trust' over controversial badger cull, warn campaigners

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Animal rights campaigners tonight accuse ministers of “betraying public trust” over the badger cull. Activists fear the killing programme is set to be widened – despite promises it would be phased out.

The Badger Trust has written to Environment Secretary George Eustice calling on him to rule out expanding the scheme. In the letter, seen by the Mirror, chief executive Dominic Dyer says: “By the end of August Natural England is expected to approve a further 10 new badger cull licences in the high risk, 'edge' and low risk areas of England. “England will see a huge expansion of culling from Cornwall to Cumbria and east to Lincoln which could well bring the total number of badgers killed so far to 200,000.” Cull supporters believe killing

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