Update
PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - A scheduled culling operation at a Plettenberg Bay game park was put on hold following an outcry from the public.
Residents took to social media last week to voice their concerns over the planned culling operation of some animals of the Giraffe View Safari Camp on the outskirts of town.
A campaign was also launched to block the entrance of the park on Sunday 18 October to prevent the culling team from entering.
This, however, turned out to be unnecessary, as the owner, Leon de Kock, halted the operation to try and find an alternative.
On Sunday, De Kock said that the culling operation was part of game management and that the property, which is home to giraffe, zebra, impala, wildebeest, waterbuck, bontebok, springbok and bushbuck, is currently over-stocked threefold. "If we don't do this, the animals will starve this year."
He said the culling was a last resort - one he has been putting off for five years "for this very reason". He mentioned that relocating some of the animals would be another option and invited people to let him know if they are interested. "I don't want to kill the animals," he said.
Since last week's public pressure De Kock has put a 10-day hold on the culling, hoping to relocate some of the animals.
The property has since been sold and it is believed that it will be transformed into a farm.
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