WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP 5-day WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENT PLACEMENT, 4-8 JULY 2011
On day 1, our field trip was a site visit to Callum Brae Nature Reserve. This visit was to check for injured and orphaned kangaroos after the unnecessary killing of our innocent native Eastern Grey Kangaroos-macropods, by the government that they base on a kangaroo management plan that is not based on any scientific evidence. The site visit was also covering animal welfare, conservation, habitat destruction by the government and shooters, and to count the kangaroos.
We counted approximately 5 very scared kangaroos that included one Joey.
We noted the damage caused by the government and shooters vehicles around the site.
There was no damage caused by our native macropods.
We found a Joey that had its limbs ripped apart, and an adult skull, that was shot in the upper jaw.
The student was given a compass.
It is very easy to get lost when looking for injured wildlife, so always make sure you tell someone where you are going, carry a compass, a fully charged mobile phone, snacks, chocolate is a good energy food, warm clothing in the winter, and water.
The student was also handed notes throughout the 5 days on ‘FIRST AID/SOME BASIC HINTS ON WILDLIFE, WILDLIFE RELEASE/RESCUE’; http://wcg.awardspace.com, ‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, https://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l; ‘KANGAROO TESTING FOR E. Coli, coliforms, TVC and Salmonella’, https://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroo-meat-testing-for-e-coli-coliforms-and-tvc-and-salmonella-notes-for-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l; ‘Identification, Disease, Treatment, Handling, Diet, Habitat, Housing for Birds’; ‘Snakes Information, Identification, tips, First Aid’, https://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/snakes-information-identification-tips-first-aid-notes-for-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l, and was also given the Nature Reserve names where our innocent native kangaroos were tortured to death, so that she could locate the reserves.
We also dropped in on Domestic Animals Service (DAS), and checked out their 2 after hour’s pens, under the student’s further animal welfare training.
While from April to July 2009, Wildlife Carers Group exposed DAS with their neglect to their after hour’s lock up, and also exposed the rspca for failing to act to improve the pens conditions and housing for the dogs, it seems that in 2011, not much improvement has occurred.
We found drops of either blood or diarrhoea on the cold concrete floor, with the large bucket for water still being used, which small dogs cannot reach to drink out of. The other pen, had a container, but no water in it. One bed liner was thrown over the wired enclosure. Only one padlock was provided for one after hours lock up, to avoid more than one dog from being placed into the same after hours lock up, to avoid the dogs from injuring and/or killing each other.
Days 2 and 4 Kangaroo Meat Testing, Process and results click on this link: https://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l.
It doesn’t matter which state, country, or what supermarket, or butcher you purchase kangaroo meat from, the end result will always be the same, kangaroo meat is unfit for pet and human consumption, with this inhumane industry driving our already vulnerable native wildlife to extinction, that needs to be IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN.
To see Further Notes handed out, click on the links below: https://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l;
On day 3 we returned to DAS, to find a small dog in the after hours lock up, with the large bucket of water, that the dog could not reach to get a drink out of. The padlock was not used, putting this dog’s life into danger of having another dog or dogs, placed in the same pen with it, at risk of either injuring or killing each other.
The bed liner was thrown onto the ground, as seen in the photo below.
Photos taken by NORA PRESTON.
We lifted up the rug, to find that the drops of blood or diarrhoea we found on day 1, 4/7/11, now dried up, still not cleaned up on day 3, 6/7/11.
On 6/7/11, the bowl in the other after hours pen was still empty.
DAS, only one padlock provided. After we switched the containers, it was extremely hard to get this padlock in place and to lock it, 6/7/11.
DAS after hours lock up, large bucket of water still not replaced with smaller bowls, since 2009, that small dogs cannot reach to drink out of 6/7/11.
DAS after hours lock up, drops of dried up blood or diarrhoea, left from 4/7/11, under the bed liner 6/7/11.
DAS, empty bowl in other after hours lock up 6/7/11.
We took the empty bowl from the empty lock up, and poured water into it from the bucket, we then switched the containers, placing the small bowl into the after hours pen, with the small dog.
DAS, we switched the containers, poured water into the bowl from the bucket. The bed liner is full of urine 6/7/11.
After we switched the bowls, I finally got the padlock to lock, with a lot of difficulty, to prevent this dog from having another dog or dogs, placed in the same after hour’s pen with it.
Das after hours holding pen
We then dropped in on the rspca and found a number of dogs and all the rabbits living in their faeces in the rspca pens.
rspca dogs living in their faeces in the rspca pens. I only took one photo of one dog pen.
On day 5 we visited the Canberra Reptile Centre, identifying the reptiles, where the student chose to handle a blue tongue lizard.
Calls were also taken for wildlife.
End of 5-day Work Experience Student (WES) holding her framed Certificate of Completion of her Work Experience, M/ship Card and Compass.
The student was picked up, and dropped off at home each day, by Nora
Preston.
WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2009/2010.
WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY YEAR FOR 2011.
There can be no discrimination against our native wildlife, all native wildlife are precious to our Eco system, in assisting to maintain a healthy well balanced Eco system, and will be protected, and rehabilitated equally.
Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group with long term expertise and knowledge in our native wildlife, that will act on, and investigate animal cruelty/welfare/rights, and, as a community group, that also cares about our community, and the rights of our community groups.
Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group helping to keep our state and country out of deficit, with no government funding, run solely by volunteers, that is keeping you in a job.
Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group that trains work experience students.
NORA PRESTON (began rehabilitating wildlife in the early ’80’s.)
President/Founder
WCG – WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP INC. – Founded in 2004.
PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611
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20 July 2011
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Click this link: https://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/wildlife-carers-group-kangaroo-meat-testing-%e2%80%93-5-day-work-experience-student-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l, for Wildlife Carers Group Kangaroo meat testing, process, results; and
For full report, click on this link: https://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/wildlife-carers-group-wcg-visit-to-callum-brae-nature-reserve-etc-full-5-day-work-experience-student-wes-placement-report-trained-by-wcg-founding-president-nora-preston-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l.
You can help us make the necessary changes for our native protected Eastern Grey Kangaroos, by signing this petition, and circulating this for us http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save–all–the-kangaroos.html.
In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, http://www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.
This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.
Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, which was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, which completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands that was sent to Maxine cooper, that were also ignored.
The report is by Julie Lindner, who has also been studying the grasslands and the roos for the past 20 years, which backs up what I’ve been saying all along.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.
Please click on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg ‘KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/’KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.
Please click on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related, so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a Joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a Joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog/cat consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacteria, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency,(a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beriberi and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops; keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.
There are more links on YouTube to show the facts on the extreme cruelty committed to our native protected macropods.
Possum abattoir
http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/HuonEnviroCentre/videos/possumdeath.wmv/view, Possum Abattoir – Lenah Game Meats, Tasmania — EngageMedia. These animals are still alive and awake, when going through the abattoir’s chute processing system, dropped on top of one another, through a swinging door, to go through to the next phase, with several possums piled on top of one another, into the same boxes, when delivered to the abattoir, (possums are extremely territorial,) females with joeys, butchered, and bashed to death. Please Help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty and export. You can help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty to these possums by adding the above link to the possum abattoir and lodging your submissions by 23/4/10, to wta@environment.gov.au, wildlife.enq@dpipwe.tas.gov.auand click on link http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html Submissions are now closed.
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