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Badenoch Slams Dartmoor Pony Cull; Defra Rejects Plan

6/17/2026

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch condemned the proposed mass cull of Dartmoor ponies as “total madness” from an unaccountable quango.
Charlotte Faulkner launched a petition to halt the cull.
Labour defence minister Luke Pollard warned the changes could trigger a cull of up to 90 % of the 1,000-1,500 ponies.
Defra spokesman affirmed the government would not support a cull of the heritage-important ponies.

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch condemned the proposed mass cull of Dartmoor ponies as “total madness” from an unaccountable quango.
Charlotte Faulkner launched a petition to halt the cull.
Labour defence minister Luke Pollard warned the changes could trigger a cull of up to 90 % of the 1,000-1,500 ponies.
Defra spokesman affirmed the government would not support a cull of the heritage-important ponies.