NZ Cruelty / Aussie politicians cook kangaroos / Leonardo DiCaprio (elephants)

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Date 18:58 Sep 19

Subject LIBERATE: NZ Cruelty / Politicians cook kangaroos / Leonardo

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An email to rs of the Animal Liberation NSW mailing list

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CRUELTY AND NEGLECT IN NEW ZEALAND

 

Invercargill: A Winton farmer allowed an injured bull to walk around on a

broken leg until it fell off, the Invercargill District Court was told

yesterday.

 

Geoffrey William Harold Day (33) was fined $600 after admitting keeping an

injured animal in unnecessary pain.

 

The court was told police went to Day's farm on March 29 on other matters

and found dead stock, recumbent animals and insufficient feed.

 

An Environment Southland compliance officer was at the property the same

day investigating reports of stock being grazed on the waterways.

 

That officer noted a Friesian bull, in poor condition, hobbling on three

legs. A vet destroyed the animal.

 

Further investigation revealed Day was contacted by the SPCA on January 4

and advised to destroy the injured bull which had broken a leg. The leg

later fell off.

 

On January 20, Day told the SPCA the injured bull had been destroyed.

Defence lawyer Phil McDonald said Day had sought veterinary advice and had

splinted the animal's leg.

 

He had been intending to destroy the animal after the leg fell off, but had

been busy.

 

Judge Noel Walsh declined an application for name suppression. - NZPA

 

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MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF RICHARD JONES MLC

19 September 2002

 

COUNTRY LABOR CREMATES OUR NATIONAL SYMBOL

 

Country Labor confirmed today that it is completely out of touch with

community sentiment and the impacts of the drought in rural NSW by hosting

a Kangaroo BBQ at State Parliament today.

 

" When so many kangaroos are dying from the drought and they are being shot

in record numbers, leading to calls from conservation groups for a

moratorium on the killing of kangaroos, it is extraordinarily inappropriate

for the parliament to be hosting ritual burning of our national symbol " Mr

Jones said.

 

" Having a well-publicised " roo cook-up " will disgust many people in NSW,

perhaps internationally. It goes to show how out of touch NSW politicians

are with the sentiment towards our national symbol " .

 

" There is significant evidence that some kangaroo populations no longer

reflect the size, age and weight characteristics typical of strong viable

populations, and little is known about the long-term genetic effects of

commercial killing programs " .

 

" In fact, wildlife researcher Dr Graham Caughle recommended that commercial

shooting should not occur at times of drought " .

 

" Coles and other outlets should be applauded for refusing to stock kangaroo

meat which has been shown to be potentially harmful to eat, especially if

undercooked. A Government sponsored report, developed in collaboration with

veterinary and wildlife professional bodies, stated that the recent series

of diseases and mass mortalities in wild fauna, and emerging diseases of

wildlife in Australia, have demonstrated the growing importance of wildlife

disease as threats to biodiversity, human health, agriculture and trade " .

 

" The drought and the commercial and illegal killing of red kangaroos, in

particular, has the potential to severely deplete the population, putting

them at risk. We have to learn the lessons from what happened to whales in

the 1960s when Australia almost totally wiped out whale populations on the

east and west coast, and to koalas in the 1920s when skin exports to the

USA almost caused koalas to become extinct " .

 

" Whales and koalas are worth far more for tourism today than when they were

being killed and the same applies to kangaroos " .

 

" If Country Labor continues to promote the kangaroo industry at a time of

severe drought, the Carr Government will lose significant support from

green voters and animal lovers " concluded Mr Jones.

 

For further information please contact Richard Jones on (02) 9230 2858

International +61 2 9230 2858

 

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LEONARDO DICAPRIO PROTECTING ELEPHANTS

 

Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio has joined forces with the

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to try and save the elephants

and their habitats.

 

Go here to read or watch/listen to his message:

http://www.ifaw.org/page.asp?unitid@ & skip=1

 

Go here to take action:

http://www.ifaw.org/page.asp?id=1301

 

 

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