Thread: SPCA call out 1080 for what it is - good on you !!

Originally Posted by R93

That's bullshit.

I care about the unknown long term effects of the stuff.
Where I live gets hammered with the shit.
It gets in our waterways and so into us.
Does long term exposure to minute traces cause cancer or any other ailments? No one knows.

I am not anti or for 1080 but I am anti trusting what the government says.
The stupidity of predator free by 2050 is a political rant. It will never happen.
There are just stupid politicians and people that believe the hype.
At what cost to the environment and people will the attempt have in the long run?



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Trace exposure to 1080 does cause reproductive abnormalities. It seems that in some areas and with some bird species ie Kokako which being nectar feeders are not poisoned that there is a positive effect on population. The forest benefits from removal of possums and more flowering takes place. These are the studies that are presented to polli's. However in the case of the South Island, Kea and Kakariki colony's are killed out totally and Morepork and Falcon populations disappear.
The issue for SPCA is cruelty - not ' Is this cruelty justified' 1080 causes a cruel death without question. F&B also need to be honest if asked ' Is 1080 Cruel'
The 'grey area for me is that I admit here to leaving poisoned baits for Rats and Mice, knowing that their deaths will be 'cruel' the only difference with what I do and airdrops is that it is targeted but still cruel.