article_snippet.sent: the BVA’s ongoing support for cage-trapping and shooting comes after the Environment Secretary promised to roll out more culls across the country if the Tories win the election.
article_snippet.sent: Addressing the National Farmers Union conference in February, Liz Truss said 'any future Conservative government' would push ahead with 'a wider roll-out of the culls', which have been fiercely criticised by wildlife groups.
article_snippet.sent: the Environment Secretary promised to roll out more culls across the country if the Tories win the election the election .
article_snippet.sent: the Environment Secretary urged politicians not to make the controversial cull 'a party political issue' in the run-up to the general election, and criticised Labour for pledging to give up on culling.
article_snippet.sent: the Government claimed the low numbers in Gloucestershire reflected the 'challenges of extensive unlawful protest and intimidation' by anti-cull campaigners.