More Food for thought
This is an interesting article written by an outdoorsman who has some very valid points. We have 1080 drops happening in Auckland.
"Consider that the kiore rat was introduced about the 13th and 14th centuries by Māori migrants. The ship rat came with European whalers, sealers and explorers almost 250 years ago.
If rats were going to annihilate birds they would have conceivably done that within perhaps 50 years of introduction. The decline in bird numbers did not happen even after two centuries of the ship rat's existence or six centuries of the kiore rat but in the last 20 or 30 years when mega-poison drops began"
"Change is inevitable. It's simply known as evolution. New Zealand now sits in a 21st century ecosystem. It's time we recognised that and learned to live with it with care and foresight and not illogical, and unrealistic ideology" www.stuff.co.nz...
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
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