I just found what looks to be an online version of this petition at:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/999/725/689/
It reads:
"Australia has the largest population of undiseased dromedary camels anywhere
in the world. Now, the Australian government is proposing to slaughter the
majority of them in the name of carbon control.
The camels produce an estimated one metric ton a year of greenhouse gasses,
which is nothing compared to the emissions from Australia's largely
coal-powered industries. Just last year, Australia was responsible for 564
million metric tons of carbon emissions. Eradicating all the camels in the
Outback wouldn't even tip the scale.
The mass funding allocated towards camel extermination would be better spent
sustainably reforming Australia's carbon-emitting industries.
Ultimately, the mass camel cull would be nothing more than an expensive
distraction from real change. Tell the Australian Parliamentary Secretary for
Climate Change, Mark Dreyfus, that killing camels is no way to take true
action."
Is this just nonsense, or has some politician mentioned greenhouse gases in
relation to this?
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of
> Peter Shute
> Sent: Tuesday, 21 June 2011 12:43 PM
> To: 'brian fleming';
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Fwd: Re: Slaughter of Australian
> Camels (Off Topic)
>
> Could somebody please explain the reference to greenhouse
> gases? Is somebody suggesting this is why culling is required?
>
> Peter Shute
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of
> > brian fleming
> > Sent: Monday, 20 June 2011 4:58 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Fwd: Re: Slaughter of Australian
> > Camels (Off Topic)
> >
> > We have received an internet petition calling for the
> cessation of
> > camel culling in inland Autralia. Our response is below.
> >
> > The culling of camels has NOTHING to do with greenhouse
> > gases; it is
> > all about removing a destructive pest species from the environment.
> > Camels are not the only pests - wild deer in East Gippsland are
> > leading to the loss of plant species by their selective
> browsing, and
> > wild pigs take lambs and calves as well as damaging wetlands by
> > wallowing. As for rabbits...
> > Camel proliferation is a major threat to inland native flora and
> > fauna, and their removal is as essential as the removal of water
> > buffaloes in the Top End. Small outback settlements were
> terrorized by
> > large mobs of thirsty camels during the recent drought.
> > Australia can use only comparatively few domestic
> camels, which can
> > be bred in controlled conditions. At one time there was
> Middle Eastern
> > interest in importing our healthy animals for breeding, but
> > as our camel
> > population is derived from pack camels, not racers, that
> fell through.
> > Live export of camels to Middle Eastern meat markets would be as
> > deplorable as the live export of sheep and cattle.
> >
> >
> > Brian and Anthea Fleming
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