Animal rights groups denounce NSW surfers’ call for shark cull as ‘morally wrong’

Push for a cull in northern NSW comes after recent spike in shark sightings and attacks which have kept people out of the water and away from the region

A push from surfers in northern NSW for a shark cull has sparked an angry response from an animal rights group.

It comes after nearly 200 locals, including Ballina's mayor, local businesses, surfers, fishermen and police met earlier in the week in Lennox Head to discuss the spate of shark attacks and sightings in the region.