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Submariner

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39. It would probably be the right thing to do

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 10:39 AM

Jan 2020

to bring in a group of skilled meat butchers to carve the carcass into portions that can get into refrigerated trucks ASAP.

The Aussies just don't seem to have the money, equipment and manpower for such an operation during this high-heat, drought and forest fire season in that huge remote area where the camels are hanging out. You're right it is such a waste.

The people that would normally come to the defense of the feral camel are probably absorbed in trying to save koalas and roos right now.

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Officials to kill thousands of camels in Australia as they drink too much water amid wildfires [View all] left-of-center2012 Jan 2020 OP

I fucking hate my species. Coventina Jan 2020 #1

Are you ill, Coventina? LuckyCharms Jan 2020 #15

I have several hereditary chronic illnesses/conditions. Coventina Jan 2020 #22

I'm sorry to hear this. Your post caught my eye. LuckyCharms Jan 2020 #30

Thank you, LC. That is incredibly kind of you. Coventina Jan 2020 #35

There will be another reason to stick around LuckyCharms Jan 2020 #38

Jesus fucking CHRIST. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #2

Jesus. This is nauseating. eom. MontanaMama Jan 2020 #3

Why single out just one species? Bayard Jan 2020 #4

excellent point! Coventina Jan 2020 #5

I haven't seen anything about how many swimming pools there are in Australia either. Bayard Jan 2020 #6

do you live in Oz?, invasive species can be terrible, look at the pythons in the everglades Demonaut Jan 2020 #7

human created problem, and we take the easy, cruel way out Coventina Jan 2020 #13

which method would be more humane? Demonaut Jan 2020 #20

There are several ways that wildlife reproduction can be managed. Coventina Jan 2020 #24

Because invasive species are a problem to begin with? Recursion Jan 2020 #21

Human created problem, for which humans didn't take responsibility. We suck. n/t Coventina Jan 2020 #25

sad!!! Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #8

We have lost all compassion NCProgressive Jan 2020 #9

Nonsensical gratuitous insult to others. Even the people whose fences Hortensis Jan 2020 #34

Why not ship them to other countries? Benny cat Jan 2020 #10

Exactly! New Leaf Jan 2020 #43

Just a reminder -- CAMELS ARE NOT NATIVE TO AUSTRALIA !! eppur_se_muova Jan 2020 #11

Again, human created problem. But we take the easy, and cruel way out. Coventina Jan 2020 #12

The Aboriginal government that manages the region Codeine Jan 2020 #16

Then, Australia's white government sucks harder. But humans still suck. n/t Coventina Jan 2020 #19

yeah, like domestic cats around here HAB911 Jan 2020 #18

With all due respect GusBob Jan 2020 #23

Drought of common sense such as bringing a large invasive species in the first place, then releasing Coventina Jan 2020 #26

Dystopia. n/t LuckyCharms Jan 2020 #14

They've been culling camels for years. The camels are invasive and wreak havoc on native wildlife. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #17

And how did they get there? n/t Coventina Jan 2020 #27

Imported from British India and Afghanistan during the 19th century. MrsCoffee Jan 2020 #29

Yes, my point exactly. A human problem, and now cruelly treated by humans. Coventina Jan 2020 #31

Invasive Species in Australia Throck Jan 2020 #32

As I've posted before, a human-created problem, compounded by human idiocy, neglect, and cruelty Coventina Jan 2020 #36

I get your point but watching them die Phoenix61 Jan 2020 #41

No, it isn't. Nothing humans do is normally humane. Coventina Jan 2020 #42

Horrible! sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #28

I wonder if they can be used at a food bank? Throck Jan 2020 #33

It would probably be the right thing to do Submariner Jan 2020 #39

Pretty much the definition of Codeine Jan 2020 #44

The headline lies. It's NOT that camels are drinking too much water, Hortensis Jan 2020 #37

The article doesn't even mention how many camels have died from wildfires Beringia Jan 2020 #40