Is This true ???

[lionrose.7]

 I just saw this on Face book and wondered.

[toon_town_nutter]

Disgusting!

[not_an_eloi]

nsw primary industries minister is this sheila   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_Hodgkinson

write to katrina hodgkinson or barry o'ferrell to lodge your dissatisfaction about this borsak bludger

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

these guys will be shooting in 12 national parks in a 'trial' run by the nsw government very soon.  allegedly for pest control, they like terms like that, and 'rogue' when it comes to large pachyderms.  older bulls can be dangerous however.

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Well I'm glad I don't live in NSW. with my leftie leanings I'm sure I'd be clasified as a "rogue" 

[debra9275]

I wish we could arm the animals to give them a fighting chance against these brave men who hide behind bushes and pick them off. This guy reminds me of George Bush snr. who belongs to a special hunting club who do similar things.

[*crikey*mate*]

why is that different to this sort of thing?

[lakeland27]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@lakeland27 wrote:

these guys will be shooting in 12 national parks in a 'trial' run by the nsw government very soon.  allegedly for pest control, they like terms like that, and 'rogue' when it comes to large pachyderms.  older bulls can be dangerous however.

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Well I'm glad I don't live in NSW. with my leftie leanings I'm sure I'd be clasified as a "rogue" 

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 pink would be easy to sight i'd say

[freshwater-2]

Yes Debra, it is called the Safari Club in the USA.  I think Colin Powell was also a member.

The exotic animal of choice is loaded into fenced yards and shot.   And they call it hunting.

Many rich and powerful people in the USA are members.

They have imported (and smuggled in) rare endangered species including orangutans and pandas....yes even pandas.

All in the name of species study and conservation. 

Kinda like the Japanese and whale hunting. .

The aim of members was to shoot a minimum of 171 (some say 300) different species  to get kudos with the Safari Club.

Borsak was trying to establish one here in Australia.  However, there are two organisations here who support and are members of the main one in USA, one in Guyra NSW and one in Katherine NT....those are the ones I know about.

Incidentally, the elephant in question was not a rogue according to on the ground reports.  It was benign and just standing there..

It was all about money and the odorous Mugabe who charged for each elephant shot and he got the tusks.

I have been on Borsak's case for years.

What an obscenity he and his ilk are.

[freshwater-2]

Yes Lionrose it is true.   It was extensively covered in the press at the time and nationally condemned.

[freakiness]

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@crikey*mate wrote:

why is that different to this sort of thing?

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Neither are very tasteful but deer are usually bred for the purpose.

[lionrose.7]

I dont like the idea of killing any thing for sport, it is just killing to me, go and play foot ball

To see the light go out of thar beautiful creatures eyes how could he feel good about that.