The US Forest Service will kill approximately 150 wild cows who inhabit New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, claiming that they “pose a serious threat to public safety and natural resources.”

Murder will take place shooting from helicopters in the operation, which will begin this Thursday and last until Sunday, the statement said. The measure will be developed in collaboration with the USDA and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service program.

This is stated in a statement by National Forestry Inspector Gila Camilla Howes. the decision to lethally cull cattle was a difficult one but “needed to protect public safety, habitat for endangered and endangered species, water quality and the natural character of the Gila National Parks.”

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According to Hawes, the area’s wild cattle are aggressive towards visitors, and their trekking along the banks of streams and springs causes “erosion and sedimentation,” so it is “the most efficient and humane way to solve a problem.”

Following the announcement of this drastic measure, farmers in the area are concerned about the possibility that tagged cattle may have been lost in the wild as its fences were damaged by the heavy rainy season.

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In this regard, the Forest Service has committed to continue work on delete marked animals from places where they are not allowed.

The New Mexico Livestock Producers Association, along with other organizations such as the Humane Livestock Association, on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the US Forest Service and the Animal and Plant Health Service in Federal District Court in an attempt to block the “cruel and inhumane” slaughter. (EFE)