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Help us stop Brushtail Possum Exports from Tasmania
 The
Tasmanian Government is about to authorise the commercial killing
yet again of Brushtail Possums for export to Asian markets. Tell our
government authorities that there is NO excuse for this brutal and
unsustainable trade, and that our fauna is more valuable than a mere
commodity to be traded.
Insist that the export of our
magnificent Brushtail Possums be immediately stopped for these
reasons:
·
The
Dept of Primary Industry, Parks, Water and Environment Tasmania has
placed the interests of big business above the welfare and
conservation of native fauna.
·
Possum populations cannot be sustained at the high level of
commercial and non commercial killing (100,000 - 300,000 Brushtail
Possums annually).
·
The
claims of crop damage caused by Brushtail Possums must be addressed
by reviewing land management practices and implementing humane
alternatives to trapping/shooting and 1080 poisoning.
The Dept of Primary Industry,
Parks, Water & Environment plans to promote and expand the trade.
See website:
www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html
The abattoir where possums are
killed (Lenah Game Meats) was secretly filmed in 1999 and revealed
immense cruelty, pain & suffering. You can watch this on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=VnGMN1sOtK0
Tell the Federal Government that
you want it to listen to YOU and NOT vested commercial interests.
Tell our politicians that you plan
to boycott all Tasmanian products until this carnage stops. Our
wildlife is priceless. The animals don’t have a voice but you do.
Please act now!
The Hon. Peter Garrett
Min for Environment
PO Box
6022
Parliament House
Canberra
ACT 2600
Tel: 02 6277 7640
Fax: 02 6273 6101
peter.garrett.MP@aph.gov.au
The Hon. David Bartlett
Premier
GPO 123
Hobart,
Tasmania
7001
Tel: 03 6233 8807
Fax: 03 6233 8013
david.bartlett@parliament.tas.gov.au
Tourism Tasmania
GPO 399
Hobart,
Tasmania
7001
Tel: 03 6230 8235
Fax: 03 6230 8353
reception@tourism.tas.gov.au
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