Olivia Wotton, of East Allington, writes:

I am concerned for my small, independent business since the rollout of the badger cull in the South Hams.

I live in East Allington and work at the gallery I run with two other local artists in Avon Mill Garden Centre. This cull is dividing families and friends; worrying dog walkers and ­people visiting the area; it is affecting tourism and small businesses such as mine, which rely heavily on the tourist industry. It has already proven to be a threat to public safety and has a negative economic impact on the region by deterring tourism. It is not the answer and is just a green light for some who enjoy hunting and killing.

On Sunday I spent two hours picking up plastic, glass, fishing wire with hooks, rubber and metal from the beautiful Blackpool Sands beach, which is surrounded by fields in which badgers are being ­needlessly and ignorantly killed. I care greatly about the local area, as well as the wildlife, and this includes ­badgers. I left a message in the shingle saying ‘Stop the cull’.