Dingoes
Here is a WIN News clip showing a starving Fraser Island dingo.....but according to the Queensland government, such dingoes dont exist! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-j7HMGiTQ (Copy and Paste)
Meanwhile, the group representing residents on Fraser Island off south-east Queensland says the fines for bringing domestic dogs to the island are not a strong enough deterrent and pose a risk to the local dingo population. Two dogs were allegedly brought to the island earlier this year. There is a $100 fine for bringing a domestic dog onto the island, with an extra $200 penalty if the dog is not removed within 24-hours. Fraser Island Association president David Anderson says some people are not worried about being fined.
"We'd like to see it publicised that people can't bring dogs onto the island," he said. "We don't want it to be the situation where people see it as a cheap alternative to kennel fees because a $100 fine, if you can afford that, it's probably cheaper than putting a dog into a kennel for a week or a fortnight." Mr Anderson says dogs have the potential to bring diseases to the island, which could devastate the dingo population. "The fine that was publicised in relation to the first incident - and that was a $100 fine - which is a pretty paltry amount of money when you think about the danger of bringing dogs onto Fraser Island have," he said. "[In particular] in relation to the dingo population ... you've perhaps got dogs that aren't neutered and dogs that aren't immunised." *ABC
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What these selfish people dont realise is their dog could be bringing diseases onto the Island which would infiltrate into the dingo and slowly kill them off.
ReplyDeleteThe dingo doesnt have the opportunity to see a Vet if they are sick.
So DERM's fine for bringing a dingo onto the island is $100 yet they will for an offence of feeding will fine upto $4000. It doesnt make sense.