Animal rights campaigners will join together on Saturday, July 26 outside the Welsh Assembly offices in Colwyn Bay to put pressure on a decision taken to hold a badger cull in an attempt to control bovine TB.
Protesters are hoping the rally will b
uild on the success of the "National Badger Rally" outside the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff last month.
Wrexham Veggies campaigner Simon Colley said the decision could have "long term damage" on the reputation of Wales, and urged ministers in Wales to follow the lead of UK environment secretary Hilary Benn, who has blocked moves for a cull in England.
Mr Colley said: "Having received exactly the same advice as Hilary Benn, the Welsh Assembly have disregarded the science and announced their decision to kill badgers in an attempt to gain some cheap, populist political points with farmers.
"This move is backfiring spectacularly, as pressure grows on all sides against the cull.
"AMs have been warned that the wrong decision could cause long term damage to the reputation of Wales, affecting both tourism and trade," he added.
Mr Benn took the decision not to kill any more badgers in England after a 10-year study by an independent scientific group concluded that a cull could have a negative impact on the rate of bovine TB in cattle.
Political pressure has been put on Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs Elin Jones, led by former Welsh First Minister Alun Micheal who said that any widespread culling could be bad for farmers in Wales and could also be bad for farmers in England.
Wrexham AM Lesley Griffiths has been urged to put pressure on the Minister for Rural Affairs to follow England and throw out proposals.
Campaign group Viva! has written to Mrs Griffithsasking her to call on Elin Jones and the Bovine TB Eradication Programme Board to adopt animal disease methods that do not involve the slaughtering of wildlife.
Viva! believe scientific research has clearly shown a cull of badgers would not only be an animal welfare disaster, it will not work and may actually spread the disease further.
Judi Hewitt, of North Wales Animal Rights, said she was expecting the Colwyn Bay rally to be the biggest ever seen in North Wales in support of animals.
It starts at 2pm outside the Assembly offices at Princes Park, Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay, and will be followed by a march to the promenade for speeches.
Retired Holywell cleric Rev James Thompson, a noted animal campaigner, will deliver prayers.
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