Australia: animal rights.

Byline: Mehboob Ali - Johi

RECENTLY, the Australian government culled 10,000 camels in drought-afflicted South Australia. These camels were brutally killed by snipers in a helicopter within five days.

According to South Australia's environmental department, the camels were a threat to food and water reserves as camels drink too much water. They were also considered a hazard for drivers and the herds had contaminated water resources and other cultural sites. Furthermore, the authorities had also attributed 2019 being the hottest and driest on record in Australia and catastrophic bushfire to the existence of these camels.

A couple of months ago, Sindh government started a campaign to cull stray dogs as a number of rabies cases were reported across the province. However, this initiative was largely criticised as an unjustifiable resolution to the issue and...