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Re: *Sterilized* exotic reptiles any threat to Australia?

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From: David Kershaw
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00
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Dear "Hot" Rod,
                            I sit here, basking in the late summer sunshine,
drinking a glass of fine english wine (non of that french muck for me). I am
content in the knowlage that being a Yorkshireman, life can get no better.
We, from Gods own county, unlike all you poor soles born in other parts of
our world, know that we are as near perfection as can be found this side of
the grave. What we offer you is an opportunity to try and emulate perfection
by copying our ways. My one regret is that Austrailia is home to may
interesting reptiles that are unavailable to the rest of the world.
                                                I trust that your day is not
to hot or stressful. Remember, you may have been born an austrailian, but
life could have delt you an even rougher hand, you could have been born in
the land of the fee - an american!!!
                                                Regards            A happly
pom.

Rod Speed <rod.speed@usa.net> wrote in message
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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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From: "David Kershaw" <david@kershaw.force9.co.uk>
Subject: Re: *Sterilized* exotic reptiles any threat to Australia?
Date: 1999/10/09
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