Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis voices support for badger cull

Michael Eavis, the founder and co-organiser of Glastonbury festival, is not shy to a bit of controversy. Take his decision to book Jay-Z as a headline act and annoying the narrow-minded likes of Noel Gallagher in doing so. Now he’s going to isolate many upcoming festival-goers with his recent words about the culling of badgers.

Speaking to The Guardian recently, Eavis said that “as a dairy farmer” he is “not on the side of the badger”. Continuing: “They’ve also uprooted all the orchids, and killed or eaten all the hedgehogs. They’re still treated like a protected species, but they’re actually quite a damaging animal.”

The Worthy Farm owner is likely to anger many who class a potential badger cull as inhuman. One of these people will undoubtedly be Queen’s Brian May who has repeatedly campaigned against the cull.

Glastonbury festival kicks off for its 31st outing this weekend.