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Boycott Barbaric Queensland ! Stop Killing Bats ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, suffering, killing, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 183 days ago - batworld.org
The Queensland, Australia government-sanctioned killing of two threatened species - Spectacled and Grey-headed flying-foxes, has enraged bat conservationists across the globe. The government banned the shooting of flying-foxes in 2008 after the
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Gran Pat (334)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 4:45 am
TY, Cher. Done.
 

Cher C. (1375)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 4:52 am


Thnx Danuta!!!


 

Judy C. (105)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 5:00 am
Signed. Thanks Cher.
 

Donna Hamilton (86)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 6:39 am
Noted and signed. Thanks, Cher.
 

Sara W. (101)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 7:27 am
Gladly signed.
 

Thomas P. (343)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 7:59 am
Noted and signed.
 

pam w. (185)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 8:07 am
STUPID, STUPID, STUPID! What's WRONG with these people?
 

Cheryl I. (60)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 8:10 am
Signed thanks
 

naomi cohen (109)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 8:29 am
thank you, cher. signed.
 

Debbie Williamson (128)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 8:55 am
signed
 

Lenicka R. (57)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 8:55 am
Signed and noted
 

Sue H. (7)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 8:56 am
Noted and signed, thanks.
 

Sandi C. (164)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 9:06 am
thanks Cher. Done.
 

Julie E. (215)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 9:15 am
Done.
 

Toni A. (193)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 9:21 am
done. People are simply horrible. Leave the bats alone
 

Nyack Clancy (1674)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 9:42 am
BOYCOTT BARBARIC QUEENSLAND
Thank you, Nyack.

Your message has been sent.
 

Michela M. (3016)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 9:46 am

S&N
 

Bee z. (151)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 10:08 am
Thanx, Danuta & Cher

done
 

Sandra S. (86)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 10:40 am
signed/shared.xxx
 

Tamara Hayes (174)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 10:51 am
Noted, signed, twittered, fb and google shared, thanks Cher
 

Lisa Neste (546)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 11:30 am
Thank you, lisa.
Your message has been sent.
 

samantha l (0)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 11:43 am
Signed!
 

Christeen Anderson (190)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 12:13 pm
Signed.
 

Michele Wilkinson (106)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 12:23 pm
Noted and signed.
Thanks
 

Ruth M. (143)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 12:32 pm
Signed
 

Bartlomiej T. (257)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 12:49 pm
Signed, of course!
 

Kye J. (41)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 12:52 pm
Signed
 

Cheriann P. (12)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 1:03 pm
Noted & signed. L♥ve ☮ Peace.
 

Dianne D. (421)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 1:20 pm
signed
 

Marie Therese Hanulak (30)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 1:21 pm
Where there are humans there will be atrocious cruelty.
Heartbreaking and disgusting.
 

DORIS L. (57)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 1:48 pm
Signed and sent.
 

Ana Fontan (14)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 1:59 pm
Noted and signed. I love theseadorable dog-faced flying foxes, hope the Australians realize of the importance to preserve them instead of shooting them.
 

Allan Yorkowitz (208)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 2:14 pm
message sent
 

Yvette T. (259)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 2:32 pm
n s
 

Mariette G. (139)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 3:17 pm
Signed, thanks Cher!
 

Tom Edgar (47)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 3:28 pm
Oh mein Gott in Himmel. Talk about going off half cocked. There is NO plan to eradicate flying foxes in Queensland. Controlling is hardly a euphemism for wholesale slaughter. As for these "Darling" creatures. They are the prime , and only, reason for the infection called "Hendra" virus. This kills Horses and humans and has done so in Queensland and Northern N S W. The name derives from the Brisbane suburb of Hendra with its proliferation of racing stables which led to the the death of a horse trainer from FF droppings on horse feed.
Now the Flying Fox is a fruitarian Bat and creates devastating havoc in orchards. When the bat relied only on natural fruits in rain forests its habitat was restricted as were the populations. Today with the extensive areas of fruit orchards available they are growing in number and, unfortunately, they also spread their contaminating faeces. into human habitation resulting in contaminated water.(Most Australian Country homes collect their water in tanks from rainfall on their roofs).

Controlling the growing number of FF (because of the ready availability of orchard fruits) is not only an economic necessity but a health sustainability question also ,the answer is not easy. The bleeding heart appeals is reminiscent of the feral "Cat" lovers attitudes regardless of the millions of feral cats decimating
native specie. Where the cat protectors do not extend their concerns to the hunted species survival, the Flying Fox preservers equally seem oblivious to the thousands of Orchardists economic survival, or the very real health issues of those in the Equine Industry or country dwellers relying on clean rain water in the tanks.

Get your priorities in order. If you have lived anywhere near a flying fox colony, and had to move away because of the stench of their body wastes during the season. Have to put down one or more of your favourite horses, or had to consider a costly replacement to your water supply, because of thr contamination you might just be a tad more considerate of the welfare of those affected BY the Flying Fox
 

Darlene B. (236)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 4:44 pm
noted and signed, thank you Cher.
 

Karen B. (3)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 5:33 pm
Signed and noted.!!
 

Joe R. (170)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 5:39 pm
Thanks Cher. Signed and noted.
 

Christine Stewart (108)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 7:21 pm
Signed!
 

Marie W. (49)
Tuesday December 18, 2012, 9:23 pm
S&N
 

Cheryl Ulrich (102)
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 12:27 am
OMG ! This is so sad and cruel ! Signed and noted ! Thanks Cher !
 

Ana Marija R. (194)
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 12:52 am
Done!
Thank you.
 

Parvez Zuberi (7)
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 2:17 am
Noted and signed thanks
 

AniMaeChi .. (211)
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 3:05 am
signed
 

Ruth S. (295)
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 5:52 am
Signed
 

Danuta Watola (970)
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 7:01 am
noted
 

Ludger W. (70)
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 7:41 am
done
 

Barbara Erdman (63)
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 10:28 am
N&S Cher :-0 Tnx
 

Anna Undebeck (149)
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 12:04 pm
N&S!
 

Emma S. (141)
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 2:01 pm
Done! Thanks, Cher.
 

Tom Edgar (47)
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 11:26 pm
It appears that most did not read my earlier entry, and also not being Australian they, whilst being willing to make negative remarks, have no understanding of the immensity of the problem, they also have no hesitation about making emotional responses that are neither reasoned, nor supported by facts.
 

Victoria P. (188)
Thursday December 20, 2012, 1:26 am
Signed.
 

Carol H. (222)
Monday December 24, 2012, 4:53 am
petition is now closed
 

Emilia Boccagna (14)
Tuesday December 25, 2012, 11:17 pm
done
 

Yvonne F. (93)
Friday January 4, 2013, 5:24 am
Emails sent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Cher
Poor bats!!
 
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