MARK M ALDRIDGE "Community Advocate" SA - WILDLIFE KILL PERMITS DISGRACE                   a.userlink { color: #253741; } a.userlink:visited { color: #6a818c; } a.userlink:hover { color: #005e85; } font[size="1"] { font-size:10px; } font[size="2"] { font-size:13px; } font[size="3"] { font-size:16px; } font[size="4"] { font-size:18px; } font[size="5"] { font-size:24px; } font[size="6"] { font-size:32px; } font[size="7"] { font-size:48px; } .GuestBookMessage { font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 13px; } .GuestBookMessageRow { font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 12px; } .GuestBookHeader { font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 12px; } .div-text-footer-color { color:#000000; } .div-text-footer-container a, .div-text-footer-container a:visited, .div-text-footer-container a:hover { color:#000000; }                                                                                                                                                       Permits to kill?   NATIONAL DISGRACE FOR OUR NATIVE ANIMALS       PERMITS to kill thousands of native animals, including black swans, kookaburras and more than 1500 wombats were issued by Victoria's Department of Sustainability and the Environment last year in a move that has outraged animal activists and simply makes no bloody sense to me as a carer.  “The idea that all other avenues were exhausted is simply lazy policy, and very short sighted indeed” says Mark Aldridge   A recent news article showed authorities also gave the nod for more than 32,000 kangaroos and wallabies to be killed and permits to kill up to 300 parrots were issued, believe it or not “to protect golf courses”   “I do not know anyone who uses a permit to scare away kangaroos, only to kill them, and you are supposed to try other methods first.” So where is the compassion or indeed the will to do the right thing? . Australian fur seals, Eastern rosellas, wedge tailed eagles, rainbow lorikeets and sulphur-crested cockatoos are all on the hit list it appears.  “Killing over 100 Brushtail possums in the Geelong Botanic Gardens, seems far from an educated move, as they are territorial and rarely overpopulate”, says Mark, while Avalon Airport was allowed to kill 10 magpies, 20 galahs, 40 ravens and two Cape Barren geese that were supposedly interfering with aircraft.   The fact that my wife and I are carers of native wild life, my experience leads me to believe there is no justification for such moves, and this expose begs the question “How many similar permits are being issued in other states around Australia?”   I will seek to find out the exact numbers in every state so questions regarding the issue of such permits can be debated.   The figures from Victoria alone are staggering, considering many of the Kill permits are issued to supposedly protected species.   The recent hit list for endangered species in Victoria alone includes:                                            Swamp Wallaby                             PERMITS ISSUED: 128 No. TO BE KILLED: 2239Rainbow LorikeetPERMITS ISSUED: 20 No. TO BE KILLED: 910 KookaburraPERMITS ISSUED: 3 No. TO BE KILLED: 30 EmuPERMITS ISSUED: 37 No. TO BE KILLED: 538 Black SwanPERMITS ISSUED: 1No. TO BE KILLED: 10 Common WombatPERMITS ISSUED: 134 No. TO BE KILLED: 1612   So may good people put time and money into the rescue of injured and abused wildlife, yet the government hiding behind the “Department of Sustainability and the Environment” hand out permits to kill, it is past time compassionate alternatives were flavor of the day, or is moving on an animal their idea of a waste of money? Full details are not out in the open, that being the case, the true figures should be the first thing we as Australians should demand and I for one will be.  Mark Aldridge Community advocateOwner of Willow Wood Sanctuary                  Home | SAVING OUR FOOD INDUSTRY 2013 | FARM DIRECT MARKETS SA | DODGY ELECTIONS THE TRUTH 2013 | THE RSPCA EXPOSED 2013 | VOTING 4 ANIMAL WELFARE | DAFWA undermine justice | VOTE NO TO AUST WITH OUT FARMS | WHY VOTE FOR AN INDEPENDENT | ABOUT MARK | STANDING UP FOR LOCAL BUSINESS | MARK BRIEF IDEALS OVERVIEW | THE DEMISE OF AUSSIE RIGHTS | THE AUSTRALIAN ALLIANCE | AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION  | CARBON TAX WHOLE STORY UPDATE  | DEMAND SUPPORT FOR DAIRY FARMS | BILL OF RIGHTS FOR AUSTRALIA | SA ELECTION FACTS FOR 2010/14 | FLUORIDE THE SIMPLE TRUTH | HEMP / CANNABIS EXPOSED" | WATER PROOFING South Australia | MY POLITICAL HISTORY 1999/2012 | CONTACT ME | WHERE DOES OUR TAX MONEY GO? 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