'Clubbing a bunny to death is very effective but it sure does look bad': the inside stories of urban animal control

By Erica von Essen, Associate Professor of Environmental Communication, Stockholm University

In July 2022, a walrus, affectionately nicknamed Freya, was culled near Norway’s capital city in the Oslo fjord – crowds of people approaching her meant there was a potential risk to human safety. The loss of this charismatic and seemingly peaceful animal sparked a global outcry. Last month, an online campaign funded the erection of a statue in Oslo in Freya’s honour.

But while some wild animal culls go viral,…

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