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Article #18Re: *Sterilized* exotic reptiles any threat to Australia?
From: Rod Speed
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
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David Kershaw <david@kershaw.force9.co.uk> wrote in message news:BGBL3.3961$Eu.80743@wards... > It is understandable that you lesser beings find it necessary to name call. You just did yourself, not a clue to your name, like with most poms. > We should have sterilized the deportees > before sending them to the antipodes. Would have made a hell of a lot more sense to have sterilised those who sayed in pomland. Then you wouldnt have seen hordes of them running a mile from that pathetic soggy little island. > This would have helped the Austrailian wildlife a lot more > than trying to stop the importaiton of a few harmless snakes. It would have helped Aust wildlife much more if you poms handnt turned the place into a gulag on the other side of the world, for the dregs of your 'society' You clowns did enough damage with rabbits and foxes alone. > Regards from a happy, snake keeping, Pom. Hopefully poisonous snakes. > Rod Speed <rod.speed@usa.net> wrote >> Michael Curry <mcurry@bigpond.com> wrote >>> As a fellow Australian I couldn't agree more. Look how >>> much this country has been stuffed up by importing crap. >> Yeah, specially all those damned poms. >>> Also nothing is done about it when things get out >>> of hand unless there are significant economic threat. >> With the poms its probably because Adolf did get a tad carried away. >>> Look at the amount of funding behind rabbit >>> erradication compared to Cane Toad erradication. >> And the funding for pom eradication. >>> (Also note here that I pity the poor disillusioned sould that >>> claims Cane Toads have had no effect on the environment....) >>> It all comes down to the dollar. >> Specially with all those poms, there's so many of them. And >> an eradication campaign would need all 'the workers' to be >> fitted with ear protection against the incessent whingeing. >>> The sceme will never get off the ground to >>> import reptiles and sterilise them for pets. >> Maybe we could try it with poms. Nar, >> too much whingeing even when sterilised. >>> A similar thing has already been passed for hamsters >>> and how many of them do you see? None. You know why? >>> Cause no one would pay $1500 for a male castrated hamster. >> Or a males castrated pom either. >>> If you want to get exotic animals in its just not worth it. >> Yeah, plenty of natives who are animals. >>> Australians should be looking toward native animals as pets. >> Thats mostly illegal too. >>> Get rid of the dogs and cats and ferrets and >>> rabbits and guinea pigs (cavies) and rats and >>> mice and other crap that we have here already >> Like poms. >>> and start pushing native replacements that >>> the environment can handle if they escape... >> Dunno, could be a few problems with pet crocodiles. >> Could cause a bit of a stir down the local pool etc. >>> There is plenty of great animals here already without importing more >> True, no more immigration. >>> and most states have a good range of natives you are allowed >>> to keep as pets as long as they have been captive bred. >> Dunno, its illegal in all states to do captive breeding of abos now. >>> This is where the focus should be. >> Dunno, not too many that suitable for say keeping >> the damned druggys from looting your house etc. >>> Forget the imports. >> The poms are unforgettable. >>> GO NATIVE INSTEAD!!!!! >> The poms always frowned on anyone who went native. >>> Comments appreciated. >> Bet they wont be.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102c27,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gid102c27,public X-Google-Thread: fe8ed,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gidfe8ed,public X-Google-Thread: 10df0c,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gid10df0c,public X-Google-Thread: 1062c1,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gid1062c1,public X-Google-Thread: 100cf6,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gid100cf6,public X-Google-Thread: feea0,f1945e0e055c2eca X-Google-Attributes: gidfeea0,public From: "Rod Speed" <rod.speed@usa.net> Subject: Re: *Sterilized* exotic reptiles any threat to Australia? Date: 1999/10/09 Message-ID: <7tn2tc$ep8$1@news1.mpx.com.au> X-Deja-AN: 534639845 References: <37F9A852.D815924@nospam.com> <7tchnq$9u4$1@news1.mpx.com.au> <37FAE377.2BA18D68@nospam.com> <aSCK3.4777$lE.27527@ozemail.com.au> <q1DK3.4780$lE.27064@ozemail.com.au> <7tevdv$jkd$1@news1.mpx.com.au> <BGBL3.3961$Eu.80743@wards> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 X-Complaints-To: abuse@mpx.com.au X-Trace: news1.mpx.com.au 939462380 15144 198.142.197.49 (9 Oct 1999 09:46:20 GMT) Organization: The Grunge X-MSMail-Priority: Normal NNTP-Posting-Date: 9 Oct 1999 09:46:20 GMT Newsgroups: sci.bio.herp,sci.bio.ecology,aus.pets,aus.politics,aus.legal,rec.pets.herp