My personal response to the article 'To cull or not to cull pesky monkeys'

Summary: Singapore is at its crossroads in its management of wild monkeys-to cull or not to cull. Extensive culling of monkeys lately led to complaints about monkeys falling sharply but some people say it was due to other reasons such as installation of monkey-proof bins etc. They are searching for more data about monkey population, and alternative methods that are more humane such as sterilization.

Personally, I disagree with the culling of monkeys. No matter how much trouble they have caused, we should not resort to such cruel methods as they are also living creatures. They may become endangered in the future. We can use other alternative methods which may achieve the same desired results instead such as installation of monkey-proof bins, campaigns to get people to stop feeding them and monkey-herding. However, this will mean more inconvenience for people living in those areas with wild monkeys. They need to take extra precaution to prevent monkeys from disturbing them. Perhaps they can also keep their food out of sights from the monkeys and try not to provoke them. I think they should take the responsibility of doing those things because they chose to live in that place. In addition, it is heartening to know that complaints about wild monkeys are falling and many Singaporeans do care about animals. 

-Andy, An Ni