Uhunt The poison set to wipe out feral pigs

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  • Posted By : UHUNT APP - Jesse Farr
  • Posted On : Dec 17, 2019
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  • Description : "don't underestimate the value of hunting and fishing to the bush. J. Farr"

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  • The poison set to wipe out feral pigs
    "don't underestimate the value of hunting and fishing to the bush. J. Farr"


    Hog-Gone, a world-first poison, has received approval after 14 years of development. Pork industry leaders and invasive pest experts say it could help wipe out feral pig populations in Australia.

    Concerns about African swine fever reaching Australia increase, with the latest reports that it has been detected in north Sumatra, Indonesia. The outbreak is spreading globally with the number of cases reaching over 11,000, decimating pork industries around the world.

    J. Farr, says “African swine fever is of great concern to our country if it were to reach our shores, if it doesn't the value per kilo for wild boar and domestic pig will skyrocket. I am skeptical of weather using poison of any kind is appropriate and good for rural jobs. Prior to 2008 Wild Boar had reached over $1.00 a kilo for its meat. Along with the Kangaroo market, this created thousands of jobs in the bush; it also eased pressure on farmers to pay higher wages. Farmhands could supplement the disadvantages associated with living in remote regions by harvest animals for extra income, not to mention how much hunting and fishing prevents and helps treat mental illness.”

    Queensland feral pig researcher Darren Marshall said the pig population was resilient, with their numbers still growing even in the face of severe drought.

    “To have an impact on the population, you have to take out at least 70 percent, so you need to do things on a landscape scale, and the only thing you can co-ordinate is aerial shooting and baiting,” he said. APL chief executive Margo Andrae said the toxin had the potential to really assist in the fight against feral pigs

    J. Farr says “I support our farmers 100%, but they are not the only ones suffering in this drought, rural communities are collapsing, with towns becoming welfare economies and being destroyed by Drugs and Alcohol. These communities need jobs, they don’t need handouts, the widespread installation of exclusion fences and the eradication of Kangaroos might help farmers run a few more head of cattle, but it wipes out any harvesting and job-creating opportunities. Our biggest problem affecting farmers is not pests, it’s lack of water. You can wipe the pests out, but you still have no bloody water, nor native wildlife. Caution and common sense needs to prevail if the entire bush economy is to survive the next 12 months.”

    Animal Control Technologies’ Linton Staples said the first batch of product should be ready early next year, and that there was interest from Europe, the US, and South America in the wake of the global spread of ASF. “Each country will have their own regulatory processes but finally having it available in Australia will help immensely,” Prof Staples said.

    J. Farr, says “it sounds like another poison that will destroy jobs, not create them, allowing a small minority to benefit from short term profits while not creating jobs for everyday people in the bush. Just like with chopper shooting and 1080, a small group of people can make massive profits and take those gains away from the local communities. We support culling but in a way that directly benefits rural communities.

    “If we were to introduce a full ban on imported meat products into the country, and have strict rules and customs restriction, the chance of the disease making it to Australia is virtually non-existent. I encourage farmers and industry to consider the value of hunting and fishing to the community of those that are less fortunate and lack opportunity. Hunters contribute billions a year to the economy, and if you take away the opportunities to hunt and harvest animals in the bush, you destroy your own workforce. Hunting and fishing are some of the few reasons farmhands want to live in the bush; you take that away all you have to offer is low salary, long hours, and poor access to schooling and luxuries like internet. Not to mention that voting power for farmers is largely linked to outdoor enthusiasts that love to hunt and fish, I think we can achieve more working together for the bush than divided. Allowing the hunters to harvest the Kangaroos, the Pigs, and the Deer would create jobs for the struggling bush.”

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