Thread: Help Stop 1080, please sign

Originally Posted by Mr Browning

And there is the problem right there (no, Im not having a go at you directly). Nobody wants to take responsibility for the increasing numbers of pests and tackle the problem head on, they throw their hands up in the air and say "its someone elses problem, not mine".

I would say the "desired affect" is to control numbers, they know just by poisoning it isnt going to wipe them out, and I would think it has been controlling numbers to a certain extent hasnt it? How worse would be be if no poisoning was done over the last 60 years?.

Surely saying it hasnt worked is either short sighted or you dont understand what is intended.

Ask anyone who has done pest control, poisoning is only a part of the plan, it is in part useless without other steps taken (such as shooting, trapping , fencing, gassing, ground poisoning, for example). The problem is, the govt hasnt got the resources to put into it, so 1080 is the cheapest option left.

Stopping 1080 - pests get out of control - free
Do Nothing - Pests get out of control - free
1080 - some limited control - cheap
1080 + ground poisoning, shooting, trapping, fencing, gassing, whatever - best control - too costly.
Just to add,
Controlled shooting - limited control on its own, but cant be done no one has any guns left, stolen by dictatorship govt - very expensive.

So why should the govt be the ones looking for an alternative, they are happy using cheap effective 1080, they dont have any problem. They can justify it easily by saying its better than doing nothing.

I would think if those who want 1080 stopped, then they very much need to come up with a cost effective alternative and sell the idea to the govt. Thats the only way youre going to get change.

My opinion only.

Tell me how cheap 1080 is again, we'll keep this around rabbits cause I know the costs on that.