{"id":105231,"date":"2009-12-27T06:06:55","date_gmt":"2009-12-27T11:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2009\/12\/27\/six-contentious-animal-culls-in-the-news-in-december-are-small-compared-to-the-usa%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cherd-retirement-program%e2%80%9d\/"},"modified":"2009-12-27T06:06:55","modified_gmt":"2009-12-27T11:06:55","slug":"six-contentious-animal-culls-in-the-news-in-december-are-small-compared-to-the-usa%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cherd-retirement-program%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/105231","title":{"rendered":"Six Contentious Animal Culls in the News in December are Small Compared to the USA\u2019s \u201cHerd Retirement Program\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/files\/2009\/12\/furseal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5227\" src=\"http:\/\/go635254.s3.amazonaws.com\/ecoworldly\/files\/2009\/12\/furseal.jpg\" alt=\"Antarctic Fur Seal\" width=\"500\" height=\"409\" \/><\/a>The Fur Seal &#8211; victim of possibly the most emotive culling.<\/h5>\n<h3>A recent post on the culling of rabbits on Robin Island, prompted a quick look at news items on culling over the last month. This revealed a variety of motivations for culling, very different numbers culled and a range in the opposition to the culls. The culling of a quarter of a million dairy cows in an attempt to raise milk prices with almost no protest is the outlier in the group.<\/h3>\n<h4>40,000 Domestic Goats and Sheep in Netherlands<\/h4>\n<p>The Dutch government is <a href=\"http:\/\/news.smh.com.au\/breaking-news-world\/dutch-kill-animals-to-battle-qfever-20091222-la8i.html\" >culling 40,000 goats and sheep this month<\/a> in an attempt to limit the spread of Q fever, an animal-borne disease that can cause flu-like symptoms in people. It is believed that Q fever has caused six human deaths in the Netherlands in 2009.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2009\/12\/27\/six-contentious-animal-culls-in-the-news-in-december-are-small-compared-to-the-usa%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cherd-retirement-program%e2%80%9d\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more of this story &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=Q32CFQ4ooe0:Icz9DT5SC28:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=Q32CFQ4ooe0:Icz9DT5SC28:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=Q32CFQ4ooe0:Icz9DT5SC28:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=Q32CFQ4ooe0:Icz9DT5SC28:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=Q32CFQ4ooe0:Icz9DT5SC28:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=Q32CFQ4ooe0:Icz9DT5SC28:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=Q32CFQ4ooe0:Icz9DT5SC28:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=Q32CFQ4ooe0:Icz9DT5SC28:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/ecoworldly\/com\/~4\/Q32CFQ4ooe0\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/2LKVOV5Ftkduk0G5xcQE7kyy1U8\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/2LKVOV5Ftkduk0G5xcQE7kyy1U8\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/2LKVOV5Ftkduk0G5xcQE7kyy1U8\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/2LKVOV5Ftkduk0G5xcQE7kyy1U8\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/RenewableEnergyNewsSyndicator\/~4\/SjkRLO_n-uE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fur Seal &#8211; victim of possibly the most emotive culling. 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