Nice one Australia
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Nice one Australia
Rescued dogs shot over COVID fears, to prevent their handlers travelling to another area.
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/au...ictions-report
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/au...ictions-report
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I lived in Bourke. The Aboriginal population there is potentially in dire straights if COVID gets a hold there (there have already been 7 infections picked up in the last few days after being able to be COVID free up until now). Vaccination rates are very low in the town (mostly because there was no vaccine), the aboriginal community mostly lives in very closed conditions and they have a much lower standard of health than the average in Australia. It is an isolated part of the world (at least compared to what people in the UK and US think of as isolated). The nearest major hospital is nearly 400km away.
If it takes off I fear the results will be dire for the aboriginal community there.
I am not saying there could have been a better way of dealing with this but knowing how news often gets a wrong take on the actual state of affairs and doesn't know the full story, I would not be surprised if this decision may have been seen by those who made the call as the lesser of two evils.
If it takes off I fear the results will be dire for the aboriginal community there.
I am not saying there could have been a better way of dealing with this but knowing how news often gets a wrong take on the actual state of affairs and doesn't know the full story, I would not be surprised if this decision may have been seen by those who made the call as the lesser of two evils.
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I was initially quite surprised as to why this would even be on the Fox news radar. After all how many rescue dogs get put down every day in Australia because they can't be found homes? So when I scrolled down the comments it became obvious. This is but one example and indicative of the Fox news demographic:
and this:
Clearly Bourke and Cobar are to be the centre for the Make Australia Great Again movement.
It's hard to get real foreign news in America, but Australians have been confined to their homes by the police and military, are being detained in prison camps for protesting mandates and the citizens are on the verge of open rebellion. The GOP Congress in 2022 should ship arms to Australian freedom fighters.
they cant. they foolishly surrendered their guns in the 90's after one mass shooting....they are now essentially an enslaved people.
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The whole point is it is not a either/or situation. There are so many options for a safe transfer of the dogs to the rescue organisation that do not involve physical contact with the local community.
All it needs is some will to achieve it, rather than a knee jerk reaction from council staff.
All it needs is some will to achieve it, rather than a knee jerk reaction from council staff.
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Originally Posted by rjtjrt
There are so many options for a safe transfer of the dogs to the rescue organisation that do not involve physical contact with the local community.
Or will the dogs eventually have to be destroyed anyway?
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Having spent a bit of time working in and around Bourke, I have to agree with Jonkster. The problems there are far greater than a few unfortunate dogs, and the danger of transmission to the local community from a well-meaning but infected dog-rescuer would be too great to run the risk. The conditions there are quite different to those enjoyed by us in the cities.
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Originally Posted by Sallyann1234
Is that a solution? Is the rescue organisation resourced for a sudden intake of all these dogs? If you support this would you finance them or is it someone else's problem?
Or will the dogs eventually have to be destroyed anyway?
Or will the dogs eventually have to be destroyed anyway?
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/...x=1629603022-1
The rescue organisation in Cobar were organised to take them. They are a no kill rescue group.
https://www.nynganobserver.com.au/st...estern-region/
Yes I am willing to finance them in concert with others. So, no it is not other people’s problem.
And no, future dogs will not have to be destroyed anyway.
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While over in the Northern Territory, camp dogs are regularly culled in an attempt to improve the health of the locals.
Hint: Camp dogs are not as cute, cuddly and well cared for as the dogs pictured in the article. Although there are schemes to rehome some, they only get the tip of the iceberg.
Hint: Camp dogs are not as cute, cuddly and well cared for as the dogs pictured in the article. Although there are schemes to rehome some, they only get the tip of the iceberg.
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Originally Posted by rjtjrt
Thanks for your support. However, you seem to have missed the thrust of the issue - the dogs have already been killed.
No point in continuing this between us any longer. I must not feed the troll!
No point in continuing this between us any longer. I must not feed the troll!
the rescue organisation is still taking in dogs and is actually expanding its operation.
Presumably they are the people you offered to help, and I trust they will be observing all necessary covid precautions.
No need for you to feed trolls, you can help to feed the dogs.
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I have family in Aus. What has happened to that wonderful country
