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FLYING FOX PROTEST
Published by graham morley on Feb 27, 2001
| 513 Signatures |
Target: aussiehouse@hotmail.com
Region: Australia
Background (Preamble):
A local Queensland farmer recently refused a damage mitigation licence to kill flying foxes by means of an electrical grid system is attempting to overturn the decision. If successful this will allow farmers to use this method widescale and will result in long painful deaths for not only flying foxes but also possums, gliders and night flying birds.
Petition:
FLYING FOXES,POSSUMS,GLIDERS AND NIGHT FLYING BIRDS ALL RISK AGONIZING DEATHS SHOULD A QUEENSLAND FARMER WIN IN HIS ATTEMPT TO INTRODUCE ELECTRICAL GRIDS TO PROTECT HIS FRUIT CROPS. THIS METHOD OF CROP PROTECTION IS EXTREMELY CRUEL,MANY CREATURES FLYING INTO THE GRID ARE SEVERELY BURNED OR INJURED AND AWAIT AGONIZINGLY PAINFUL DEATHS.
THE CASE GOES TO ROCKHAMPTON MAGISTRATES ON THE 2ND APRIL. BY SIGNING THIS PETITION YOU WILL BE HELPING AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE BY PROTECTING IT AGAINST A CRUEL UNEVIROMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE FRUIT CROP PROTECTION METHODS AVAILABLE WHICH DO NOT KILL WILDLIFE AND THEY SHOULD BE USED. THIS PETITION WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE WPAA TO HOPEFULLY USE IN THE ACTUAL COURTCASE. PLEASE SIGN TODAY AND HELP STOP A BARBARIC TREND FROM GAINING A FOOTHOLD.
THE CASE GOES TO ROCKHAMPTON MAGISTRATES ON THE 2ND APRIL. BY SIGNING THIS PETITION YOU WILL BE HELPING AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE BY PROTECTING IT AGAINST A CRUEL UNEVIROMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE FRUIT CROP PROTECTION METHODS AVAILABLE WHICH DO NOT KILL WILDLIFE AND THEY SHOULD BE USED. THIS PETITION WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE WPAA TO HOPEFULLY USE IN THE ACTUAL COURTCASE. PLEASE SIGN TODAY AND HELP STOP A BARBARIC TREND FROM GAINING A FOOTHOLD.
The FLYING FOX PROTEST petition to aussiehouse@hotmail.com was written by graham morley and is in the category Animal Rights at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: flying, wildlife, foxes, deaths, fruit, birds, protection, cruel, queensland, petition, night, gliders, method, system, painful, farmer, possums, electrical, flying foxes, crop protection, this petition, flying birds, poss
