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If you wish you can copy and paste the email below. Please do take your time to add your own personal touch.
I total oppose the Shakespeare Park Brodifacoum Drop
Dear Ministers and Council representatives,
I am appalled that our so-called developed country, who pride ourselves to the rest of the world as being 100% Pure, indiscriminately discharges toxic poisons in and around New Zealand.
I am more appalled that the organizations who advocate the practice of aerial poisons, hide the damaging effects from the public, making it out to be all good by continually feeding us with an array of distortion facts.
The Hearing Commissioners failed to take into account any of the environmental issue that were addressed by those in opposition to the proposed aerial application of brodifacoum, both on the land and in the sea. It is totally unacceptable and excessive to indiscriminately aerially drop between 8-10 million pellets of toxic bates on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, when there are clearly other safer options that should be explored and implemented.
All of the worldwide restrictions and health issues, from scientists including many from New Zealand, regarding the use of Brodifacoum have been totally ignored.
There is not enough known about the short and long term ramifications of this type of rodent eradication programme, to humans, animals, birds and fish.
There has never been an in depth scientific study regarding these issues, including the effects this toxin has on the food chain, yet there have been many opportunities as this barbaric indiscriminate poison has been used on more than 60 islands around New Zealand.
There is a massive amount of scientific data showing that Brodifacoum is a highly lethal poison that should only be used in enclosed bait stations.
Brodifacoum is very persistent in the environment, in vertebrate tissues and poses a huge risk to non-target species.
Many species are at risk from both primary and secondary poisoning.
It is highly toxic to marine life, mammals and birds and is lethal to dogs. There is a poison transfer link between invertebrates and vertebrates and it clearly enters the food chain.
It is toxic to all animal species as well humans, with carcinogenic factors, reproductive and developmental toxicity and neurotoxicity.
There is no scientific data anywhere that promotes the indiscriminate aerial use of this poison.
We have an opportunity here to look at more humane ways to deal with unwanted rodents and possums.
Something we can all be truly proud of.
You still have the power to stop this and to recommend that alternatives are looked at.
I ask you to take your position of responsibility seriously.
Do not be pressurised by the powers around you, whoever they may be.
For you, your children and your children’s children, do what is environmentally right and lets put an end to this barbaric practice of aerial poisoning.
Yours
Dear Ministers and Council representatives,
I am appalled that our so-called developed country, who pride ourselves to the rest of the world as being 100% Pure, indiscriminately discharges toxic poisons in and around New Zealand.
I am more appalled that the organizations who advocate the practice of aerial poisons, hide the damaging effects from the public, making it out to be all good by continually feeding us with an array of distortion facts.
The Hearing Commissioners failed to take into account any of the environmental issue that were addressed by those in opposition to the proposed aerial application of brodifacoum, both on the land and in the sea. It is totally unacceptable and excessive to indiscriminately aerially drop between 8-10 million pellets of toxic bates on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, when there are clearly other safer options that should be explored and implemented.
All of the worldwide restrictions and health issues, from scientists including many from New Zealand, regarding the use of Brodifacoum have been totally ignored.
There is not enough known about the short and long term ramifications of this type of rodent eradication programme, to humans, animals, birds and fish.
There has never been an in depth scientific study regarding these issues, including the effects this toxin has on the food chain, yet there have been many opportunities as this barbaric indiscriminate poison has been used on more than 60 islands around New Zealand.
There is a massive amount of scientific data showing that Brodifacoum is a highly lethal poison that should only be used in enclosed bait stations.
Brodifacoum is very persistent in the environment, in vertebrate tissues and poses a huge risk to non-target species.
Many species are at risk from both primary and secondary poisoning.
It is highly toxic to marine life, mammals and birds and is lethal to dogs. There is a poison transfer link between invertebrates and vertebrates and it clearly enters the food chain.
It is toxic to all animal species as well humans, with carcinogenic factors, reproductive and developmental toxicity and neurotoxicity.
There is no scientific data anywhere that promotes the indiscriminate aerial use of this poison.
We have an opportunity here to look at more humane ways to deal with unwanted rodents and possums.
Something we can all be truly proud of.
You still have the power to stop this and to recommend that alternatives are looked at.
I ask you to take your position of responsibility seriously.
Do not be pressurised by the powers around you, whoever they may be.
For you, your children and your children’s children, do what is environmentally right and lets put an end to this barbaric practice of aerial poisoning.
Yours
