Zim Police Chief Riled By Killing Of their Cattle

Monday, May 22, 2017

FRANCISTOWN: Zimbabwe’s anti-stocktheft coordinator senior assistant commissioner, Erasmus Makodza has lambasted Botswana’s shoot-to-kill policy applied on (Zimbawean’s cattle) cattle that stray into the country (Botswana).

Botswana has often maintained that cattle from Zimbabwe are the major source of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the country. Botswana has experienced reemergence of FMD over the last decade more especially in the Matsiloje region, which is the Zone 6 area.

The police chief lashed out at Botswana following revelations that 68 cattle that had strayed into Botswana were killed between January and April this year.

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Zim Police Chief Riled By Killing Of their Cattle

FRANCISTOWN: Zimbabwe’s anti-stocktheft coordinator senior assistant commissioner, Erasmus Makodza has lambasted Botswana’s shoot-to-kill policy applied on (Zimbawean’s cattle) cattle that stray into the country (Botswana).

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