Sentence:  It seemed that the sun shone and all was right in our Blakean islands until the government began to set in motion its promised <WSD>cull</WSD> of badgers in an effort to control bovine TB. Salvation for brock came in the form of an online petition started by Queen guitarist Brian May, the rising costs of the programme and the weather. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An organised killing of selected animals.