Guardian: The UK should delay its plan to kill thousands of badgers this autumn so European governments can consider whether the cull is in line with EU conservation law, actors and celebrities have urged in an open letter to the government.
The pilot culls, designed to reduce tuberculosis in cattle, could be in breach of the Bern Convention that protects EU wildlife and habitats – despite being ruled legal by the UK high court earlier this summer – argue signatories to the letter including actors Joanna…