Dugong Slaughter Suspended
Posted by jennifer, September 22nd, 2011 - under News.
Tags: Indigenous, Whales
Good news! Traditional hunters have agreed to suspend the hunting of dugongs and turtles in North Queensland. More here.
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Posted by jennifer, September 22nd, 2011 - under News.
Tags: Indigenous, Whales
Good news! Traditional hunters have agreed to suspend the hunting of dugongs and turtles in North Queensland. More here.
This is well and truly overdue.
Allowing “native rights” and “traditional hunting” of these beautiful creatures using 6 metre tinnies powered by 200 hp outboards and hunters with firearms is reverse racism gone mad.
I was recently offered a feed of dugong by a similarly equipped part-aboriginal but declined.
Same old double-standards. Good to see that some things never change!
I find the statement that they “have agreed to suspend fishing” enlightening. Nobody else in Australia is even consulted on any of these laws or asked for our “agreement” we are told what we can and can not do.
I am sure most people in Australia would not mind the hunting if they used traditional methods, that is a bark canoe powered by a paddle and a spear.
True -it seems acceptable that fishing from a dugout is the only way. Checking out the lifestyle for oneself before judgment is always wise.
Excellent news! Most people acknowledge the right of Indigenous people to traditional hunting, however cruelty such as we (and international tourists) have witnessed off Cairns and in the Torres Strait is NEVER excusable, for cultural nor any other reason. We must treat animals much more humanely, including ending factory farming and replacing it with healthier, more humane farming methods (see Compassion In World Farming for more info: http://www.ciwf.co.uk)