Kill Stray Cows In New Mexico: There is a plan to kill wild cows in New Mexico, USA. Starting Thursday, helicopters full of shooters will be sent into Mexico’s vast Gila Wilderness jungle. With the help of binoculars, these wild cows will be searched and killed. This action will last for four days. In which a target has been given to kill 150 wild cows.
According to the news agency Reuters, the US Forest Service has approved killing of wild cows this week. The protectors of the environment say that these wild cattle are dangerous for travellers reaching the Gila forest. The extinction of species in the mountains and valleys is destroying the ecosystem.
Controversy Over Killing A Wild Cow In This Way
A new controversy has arisen regarding killing wild cows in this way. Legal experts are calling it a cruel method. Forest Supervisor Camille Howes said that there could be a humane way too. He noted that compassionate steps should be taken to protect other wildlife and people, not a cruel task.
Tom Patterson, chairman of the association’s wildlife committee, said our society should be better than this. We can be more creative and do it in a better way where we can also save economic resources. Wild cow kills from the air are common in the American West. A cattle herder said that helicopter shooters chase cows into the forests and shoot them, causing the cattle to agonize to death.
