Personal Response to the article 'To cull or not to cull pesky monkeys'

Summary: The article states that the for the first time, the complaints about monkeys in Singapore have plunged. The public feedback on monkeys, mostly complaints related to safety and nuisance concerns, fell sharply from 1860 in 2013 to just 750 last year. This was achieved by the extensive culling of the monkeys. In 2013, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority killed about 570 monkeys, about a third of the estimated population. 

Response: I do not agree with the culling of monkeys. It is a cruel way to control the population, and I think that these animals should not be killed. Though the population needs to be managed, culling need not be necessary. There are alternative methods that can be used as well, which could perhaps achieve the same result, such as herding monkeys away from homes and sterilization. Also, if we could all play our part and stop feeding the monkeys, fewer monkeys would be drawn to the residential areas to search for food and there will be lesser problems and nuisance caused.

~Yan Yang & Fiona