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Badger cull: Further Gloucestershire arrests include US national | Badger cull: Further Gloucestershire arrests include US national |
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Three people believed to be badger cull protesters, including a US national, have been arrested in Gloucestershire. | |
A woman, 52, from Pittsburg, was detained along with a 20-year-old man from Walsall and another woman, 26, from Croydon, at 01:45 BST. | A woman, 52, from Pittsburg, was detained along with a 20-year-old man from Walsall and another woman, 26, from Croydon, at 01:45 BST. |
They were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass near Newent, Gloucestershire Police said. | They were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass near Newent, Gloucestershire Police said. |
Four other people were arrested and bailed on suspicion of theft and aggravated trespass last week. | Four other people were arrested and bailed on suspicion of theft and aggravated trespass last week. |
About 5,000 badgers are to be shot in a six-week pilot in Gloucestershire and Somerset in a bid to curb bovine TB. | About 5,000 badgers are to be shot in a six-week pilot in Gloucestershire and Somerset in a bid to curb bovine TB. |
Defra will not confirm how many badgers have been shot so far during the pilot. | Defra will not confirm how many badgers have been shot so far during the pilot. |
Those against the cull argue shooting badgers is "inhumane" and will be ineffective. | Those against the cull argue shooting badgers is "inhumane" and will be ineffective. |
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