Awesome news!! In the face of community pressure (including a campaign run on Unleashed), the NSW govt has backed down over plans that would have allowed 12 year olds to go out hunting by themselves. People just like you spoke out against this potentially deadly plan, and have won a significant victory to protect animals from being stabbed, shot and mauled.
The original campaign on Unleashed.
The hunting plan would have seen kids as young as 12 roaming about state forests with bows and arrows, knives and hunting dogs, looking for animals to kill. I don't know about you, but that sounds exactly like a nightmare I once had. To make the matter even worse, it sounds like many pollies weren't even aware the plan had been put together. Fortunately, Unleashed members and other concerned people WERE aware, and made their voices heard very clearly.
This story has had a positive ending, but there is still more to be done. Animals can't speak for themselves; they need you to be their voice. This back-down by the NSW govt proves that a strong compassionate voice can save lives. What else will you do today to help save animals?
Check out these links for more ways that you can get involved and make a difference.
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Is this web site for real? I not kidding. I joined to make a comment about having Foxes as pets and only after 15 minutes reading it has become apparent this is the biggest source of mis-information I have ever seen.
Its like 2 or 3 school friends set up a web page based on their lack of knowledge.
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Can you imagine how many kids would end up accidently shooting or injuring each other?!
Not to mention it would be teaching kids that violence and murder is 'fun'.
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The article suggests that allowing children to run around with guns and arrows unsupervised is a ridiculous notion, which of course, any person with half a brain would agree with.
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