we actually did it because they abandoned the plan to kill the sharks. thank you guys so much for sticking with this when it seemed like they wouldnt budge. lets keep an eye on them just in case they try anything else later.
February 12, 2014
Final supporters
Stop Plan to Kill Australian Sharks
By BornFreeMovies on YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/bornfreemovies)
Water World video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZ9D_1NHEk
A Western Australia plan to kill Great White Sharks on sight is sparking major opposition worldwide. In the wake of a record number of attacks this year, and reversing a previous position, the leader of a state on Australia's west coast announced plans to kill any great white sharks seen near beachgoers to allegedly prevent attacks on humans.
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnettused this rationale tosupport this shark-killing plan. Previously, sharks could only be hunted if there had already been an attack on a swimmer recognizing the ocean as the sharks' domain.But with five deaths this year, he reversed his position with this shark killing plan.
The new strategy, which includes more watercraft and helicopter patrols, has sparked opposition, including The Conservation Council of Western Australia, which called it a "guilty until proven innocent" approach.
In addiition, University of Florida's International Shark Attack File officials called Australia's shark killing plan a most reactionary and archaic response. Such methods are contrary to modern scientific thinking and there is no evidence that sharks have become more aggressive toward humans. Scientists know general shark migratory patterns which can be used to better warn beachgoers and close beaches if needed. Great white sharks have been a protected species in Australian waters for more than a decade and this shark-killing plan may threaten them now.
Please Sign this Petition and Ask Australia Premier Colin Barnett to coexist peacefully withthese sharks and respect their rights to live in their ocean home.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
January 9, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
September 28, 2012
36 Comments
Just because they are a 'dangerous' creature does not mean they should be killed. A lot of animals are dangerous if they are not treated with caution (lions, tigers, elephants, bulls etc), but that doesn't mean everything that can pose a threat should be killed does it. A lot of things can be dangerous, education is what is needed to show people all sharks are not like Jaws....
I am adamantly opposed the the needless killing of animals. Sharks are apex predators, and their survival is crucial to the health of the world's oceans.
It is disgusting to think about killing anything in it's own environment for nothing other than the fact that they could 'possibly' harm a human being. Humans hurt each other more in one hour than sharks hurt humans on a yearly basis. This is the most disgusting and vile proposition that I have ever heard a state government suggest. I don't want to see mine, nor anyone elses tax money used to murder another creature in such a barbaric way.
I grew up in Perth and most of my family still live there. This is typical of the arrogant parochialism of Western Australian officials. They need to learn to listen to experts and develop a rudimentary awareness of science.
Sharks are threatened by extenction and such a minor cause for death of humans (more people are killed by falling coconuts and vending machines than by sharks, to name just two. So why not prohibit vending machines and cut down all the coconut palms??) That it is a shame to kill these graceful creatures, which are urgently needed to keep the eco system ocean in balance. Australia, you should be ashamed, especially when looking at the billions of tourist $$$ that are made each year with people who come to this country to see these beautiful animals in their natural habitat.
Leave the damn animals alone.you get hurt because you go into their habitat !!!
Sharks are beautiful creatures that represent evolutionary genius and a graceful IMPORTANT part of the ecosystem.
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we actually did it because they abandoned the plan to kill the sharks. thank you guys so much for sticking with this when it seemed like they wouldnt budge. lets keep an eye on them just in case they try anything else later.
February 12, 2014
Final supporters
Stop Plan to Kill Australian Sharks
By BornFreeMovies on YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/bornfreemovies)
Water World video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZ9D_1NHEk
A Western Australia plan to kill Great White Sharks on sight is sparking major opposition worldwide. In the wake of a record number of attacks this year, and reversing a previous position, the leader of a state on Australia's west coast announced plans to kill any great white sharks seen near beachgoers to allegedly prevent attacks on humans.
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnettused this rationale tosupport this shark-killing plan. Previously, sharks could only be hunted if there had already been an attack on a swimmer recognizing the ocean as the sharks' domain.But with five deaths this year, he reversed his position with this shark killing plan.
The new strategy, which includes more watercraft and helicopter patrols, has sparked opposition, including The Conservation Council of Western Australia, which called it a "guilty until proven innocent" approach.
In addiition, University of Florida's International Shark Attack File officials called Australia's shark killing plan a most reactionary and archaic response. Such methods are contrary to modern scientific thinking and there is no evidence that sharks have become more aggressive toward humans. Scientists know general shark migratory patterns which can be used to better warn beachgoers and close beaches if needed. Great white sharks have been a protected species in Australian waters for more than a decade and this shark-killing plan may threaten them now.
Please Sign this Petition and Ask Australia Premier Colin Barnett to coexist peacefully withthese sharks and respect their rights to live in their ocean home.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
January 9, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
September 28, 2012
36 Comments
How could anyone kill these beautiful and powerful animals we need to take a good look at our self's we always kill what we are afraid of and for all the surfers out there you have to remember your in there domain and if you want to sit on a board and look like a seal you have to expect something may happen in fed up with you all saying there has to be a cull when the sharks are only doing what that have been for millions of years.
Just because they are a 'dangerous' creature does not mean they should be killed. A lot of animals are dangerous if they are not treated with caution (lions, tigers, elephants, bulls etc), but that doesn't mean everything that can pose a threat should be killed does it. A lot of things can be dangerous, education is what is needed to show people all sharks are not like Jaws....
I am adamantly opposed the the needless killing of animals. Sharks are apex predators, and their survival is crucial to the health of the world's oceans.
It is disgusting to think about killing anything in it's own environment for nothing other than the fact that they could 'possibly' harm a human being. Humans hurt each other more in one hour than sharks hurt humans on a yearly basis. This is the most disgusting and vile proposition that I have ever heard a state government suggest. I don't want to see mine, nor anyone elses tax money used to murder another creature in such a barbaric way.
I grew up in Perth and most of my family still live there. This is typical of the arrogant parochialism of Western Australian officials. They need to learn to listen to experts and develop a rudimentary awareness of science.
Sharks are threatened by extenction and such a minor cause for death of humans (more people are killed by falling coconuts and vending machines than by sharks, to name just two. So why not prohibit vending machines and cut down all the coconut palms??) That it is a shame to kill these graceful creatures, which are urgently needed to keep the eco system ocean in balance. Australia, you should be ashamed, especially when looking at the billions of tourist $$$ that are made each year with people who come to this country to see these beautiful animals in their natural habitat.
Leave the damn animals alone.you get hurt because you go into their habitat !!!
Sharks are beautiful creatures that represent evolutionary genius and a graceful IMPORTANT part of the ecosystem.
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How could anyone kill these beautiful and powerful animals we need to take a good look at our self's we always kill what we are afraid of and for all the surfers out there you have to remember your in there domain and if you want to sit on a board and look like a seal you have to expect something may happen in fed up with you all saying there has to be a cull when the sharks are only doing what that have been for millions of years.