Smoking camels: 650,000 camels to be culled in planned airstrikes by Australia

Australia, noted for its warm welcome to tourists and migrants from all over the world, has shown a rather rare barbaric side

The Australian government, will be launching airstrikes against the million strong camel population that is roaming the outback and competing with livestock for food.

650,000 Camels will be killed in the cull, making the move they made to Australia from Saudi Arabia and India in the 1840s seem increasingly foolhardy.

The cull will be carried out using airstrikes and helicopters and is expected to cost $19 million. The dead camels will be turned into camel burgers, camel sausages and camel mince meat.

Environmentalist say sterilizing the camels would be more humane, but agree that their numbers need to be reduced to protect native species.

At the moment the camels have the ability to double their population every nine years, doubling the number of humps every 4.5 years.

Australian immigrants are reassured they will not be culled in 180 years.