The 'no' camp is leading the Western Morning News' exclusive online poll into the controversial badger cull.
As of 4pm yesterday, 2,774 votes had been cast on ourwebsite at westernmorning news.co.uk on the question: Do you support a cull against badgers to eradicate spread of bovine TB?
Some 55% – or 1,519 votes – were against the Government-licensed cull which will see badgers on Exmoor and in Gloucester shot to halt the spread of bovine tuberculosis in cattle.
Meanwhile, 45% – or 1,255 – have voted in favour of the cull, which only seems to reinforce the divisive nature of the long-running debate.
The poll was launch on Wednesday after official Government figures revealed that 12,061 cattle were slaughtered due to bovine TB in the first four months of this year.
Initially, the WMN reported that this represent a year-on-year increase in the total number of animals killed, which was incorrect.
Instead, the number is slightly lower than the number during the same period in 2012, which was 12,279.
To cast your vote in the WMN online poll, visit www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/polls