Our Own News - Issue 315 - October 2009 - Wollombi Valley Online
Our Own News - Issue 315 - October 2009 - Wollombi Valley Online
Our Own News - Issue 315 - October 2009 - Wollombi Valley Online
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1080<br />
You are Invited to an exclusive viewing of<br />
POISIONING PARADISE<br />
Ecocide in New Zealand By The Graf Boys<br />
A cutting edge, confronting documentary shown for<br />
the first time in Australia.<br />
<strong>Wollombi</strong> Hall: Sunday 4th <strong>October</strong> 2 pm.<br />
Brought to you by ( - ADECA - )<br />
Against Destruction of the Environment and Cruelty to Animals<br />
(A gold coin donation will be appreciated)<br />
“Poisoning Paradise-Ecocide in New Zealand” takes you into the<br />
drop-zone of aerial 1080 operations, beneath the canopy, where<br />
birds and animals live. For the first time, supported by scientific<br />
evidence and indisputable footage, this film fully exposes the truth<br />
about a culture that is believed will eventually see New Zealand<br />
left as a toxic wasteland, and an international embarrassment.<br />
Australia is now following closely in New Zealand’s footsteps.<br />
Witness the truth about this insidious poison Sodium<br />
Monofluroacetate 1080<br />
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged<br />
by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi.<br />
Most of the nation knows little or nothing about compound 1080.<br />
1080 is an Alias for Sodium Monofluroacetate a chemical<br />
originally developed as an insecticide by Nazi Chemists. The<br />
World Health Organization classifies 1080 as Extremely<br />
Dangerous. It kills everything that breaths. Even though authorities<br />
know how cruel and protracted death by 1080 is, and how<br />
extremely dangerous it is; they boast that it is ‘Cost Effective.’ It<br />
is a disgrace that in the 21st Century we still allow this barbaric<br />
poison to be used to kill living creatures, and to be allowed to<br />
poison our environment.<br />
It is banned in most countries, but is still used liberally throughout<br />
Australia and New Zealand. The continual baiting of our Native<br />
Dog the Dingo has had serious consequences throughout the<br />
land. The dingo has been here for 5,000 years, the imbalance<br />
caused by their removal has allowed for the influx of feral animals<br />
into what was once their domain,. Sadly our Dingo in many parts<br />
of the country is now considered extinct. What an unforgivable<br />
sin.<br />
Baits are either aerial dropped or ‘placed’ under a 10cm (that is<br />
4 inches) sod of soil. They are then covered with an enticing<br />
fertilizer to lure the animals to it with a smell similar to that of a<br />
rotting carcass. Domestic dogs and cats are especially susceptible<br />
to the smell. Dogs have 220 million receptors in their noses.<br />
They not only take the baits, they eat contaminated vomit and<br />
carcasses. Countless domestic dogs and working dogs die each<br />
year from 1080 poisoning There is no antidote.<br />
1080 Is Torture: Death by 1080 is protracted and cruel. The<br />
length of death is dependent on the rate of the animal’s<br />
metabolism. Animals can take days to die from it. It attacks the<br />
nervous system. After they have ingested it – they tear around<br />
banging into trees. They scream, vomit, defecate and suffer violent<br />
seizures. Aside from the physical pain endured over the many<br />
hours before death, the terror, fear and anxiety felt by these<br />
animals is unimaginable. CSIRO observations of animals dying<br />
from 1080 poison describe frantic thrashing around, shrieking in<br />
agony, biting and frothing at the mouth with eyes bulging, with<br />
Community news for <strong>Wollombi</strong> and surrounding districts<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> <strong>315</strong> - <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Own</strong> <strong>News</strong> - <strong>October</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
severe seizers and convolutions lasting for hours.<br />
After an investigation into the use of 1080 the RSPCA<br />
condemned it utterly for is excessive cruelty.<br />
To be an educated and compassionate people, and to have<br />
empathy for the suffering of all living creatures sets us apart from<br />
the uncivilized parts of the world. No animal should die this way.<br />
The sudden removal of a large number of animals merely creates<br />
'spaces', and the influx of others of the same species quickly fill<br />
them. For 50 years 1080 has been used to kill non-native (feral)<br />
animals. The feral animals are still here.<br />
If you are environmentally and /or wildlife conscious, Please say<br />
NO to 1080 baiting.<br />
Jacqueline Hickmott<br />
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