Dear B-A,
The hunting lobby in NSW is keen to show how concerned they are about animal welfare. So much so that some members of the fraternity have been distributing a pamphlet condemning the “horror” trial of cyanide baiting for deer and goats in National Parks, claiming it would cause a “welfare disaster” for deer. Of course, one could be cynical and say that the baiting program would reduce the number of deer available to be shot by the hunting fraternity. Animals Australia seem to have taken umbrage at part of their web site being taken and used out of context in the pamphlet. Poor little Nimrods, no body understands that they are the worlds key conservationists.
The affair can be found at : http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/save-the-deer–for-hunters-20120721-22gy4.html
Carl Clifford
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While I’m also very cynical about the underlying motives of the deer hunters, I would also agree that a well-aimed bullet would be more humane to the deer and less likely to affect other species
Cheers
Ronda
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One wonders what effect cyanide will have on native animals? Whilst I am in favour of getting rid of ferals the use of an indiscriminate poison sounds like a potential problem to me.
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The trial appears to be planned for National Parks and to be conducted by NPWS. I would think that all hoops will well and truly jumped through.
I think we will see more baiting programs using cyanide. 1080 baiting is now regarded as inhumane by several animal welfare groups, including the RSPCA. Cyanide kills much more quickly and has an almost zero incidence of secondary poisoning, because of very rapid breakdown in the gut.
Carl Clifford
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One wonders what effect cyanide will have on native animals? Whilst I am in favour of getting rid of ferals the use of an indiscriminate poison sounds like a potential problem to me.
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