Today marks the start of Labor’s 2025 duck slaughter season - which will be 27 days longer than last year, and with a 50% higher daily kill limit.
Enough is enough. It’s time to #BanDuckShooting in Victoria. Sign the petition: https://katherinecopsey.org.au/issue/end-duck-shooting/
It was shocking to see the footage circulating of an American “hunting influencer” taking a wombat joey from its mother - deeply distressing both. Wildlife experts have said her behaviour is illegal.
But next week it will be totally legal in Victoria for her to shoot our ducks. #BanDuckShooting
Original toot date: 24 January, 2023
“We like to call ourselves the progressive state in Victoria, but we are left behind Queensland, Western Australia and New South Wales in terms of getting the start here.”
- #GeorgiePurcell for giving this issue the mighty push it needs!
Help put pressure on our government by writing to your MPs here 👇
Animal Justice Party Victoria:
https://tinyurl.com/AJPducks
Animals Australia:
https://tinyurl.com/AAduckshooting
#BanDuckShooting #savetheducks #duckshooting #saveourwildlife #animalwelfare #animalrights #AnimalJusticeParty #AJP
End the Duck Slaughter - Our native waterbirds need sanctuary, not slaughter. Yet duck shooters are still allowed to maim our native species simply for fun. Shooting ducks is morally unacceptable to the majority of Victorians and studies show time and time again that native duck numbers are consistently declining as a direct result of the climate emergency and drought. Duck shooting has already been banned by Labor Governments in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. It's time for Victoria to do the same. Right now, the lives of native waterbirds are hanging in the balance as the Andrews Government decides on the future of duck shooting.
Such a small step in the grand scheme of things (a #vegan would say to stay away from all birds and their eggs full stop), but so good if it comes to fruition for the thousands of ducks out there getting shot for fun in my state. I am not sure if #Labor will end up with the ban/cancellations of the duck season, and the article seems to suggest that if it does get banned it may just be for this year, but it would he a nice thing to do considering #Victoria is considered the more progressive state of Australia.
You don't need to shoot ducks. Go play #DuckHunt if you need a fix. 🙃
#BanDuckShooting #BanDuckHunting #AusPol #VeganForTheAnimals
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says he doesn't just "blurt stuff out", which may explain why MPs are sitting up and taking note after his rhetoric on the state's upcoming duck hunting season changed, state political reporter Richard Willingham writes.
Katherine Copsey
Shannon Meilak - Advocate
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