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Call to shoot 20,000 Australian koalas
Reuters ^ | Friday, April 30, 2004

Posted on 05/03/2004 12:53:04 PM PDT by presidio9

A koala population explosion on an Australian island has prompted calls for 20,000 of the furry, native marsupials to be shot to stop them destroying their island habitat and end a koala famine.

Some 30,000 koalas on Kangaroo Island, off the coast of the state of South Australia, are stripping the island of its native gum trees, destroying the ecosystem and causing a koala famine, say environmentalists and national parks officials.

"We are talking thousands of starving koalas," said Sandra Kanck from the Australian Democrats, Australia's third major political party.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: animalrights; deadanimals; environment

Cute, cuddly, and in the crosshairs.

1 posted on 05/03/2004 12:53:04 PM PDT by presidio9
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To: presidio9
Ship 'em all to PETA.
2 posted on 05/03/2004 12:54:45 PM PDT by dirtboy (John Kerry - Hillary without the fat ankles and the FBI files...)
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To: presidio9
May cause the koala fur prices to plummet, and a good time to buy koala furs.
3 posted on 05/03/2004 12:58:08 PM PDT by demlosers (John Kerry is an insult to gigolos everywhere.)
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To: presidio9
PULL!
4 posted on 05/03/2004 1:03:11 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (General - Alien Army of the Right (AAOTR))
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To: presidio9
I've always wondered how a koala tastes...:)
5 posted on 05/03/2004 2:35:40 PM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Whoopi, God gave us free will, but he spent much of the Old Testament smiting those who chose wrong.)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper
Sweet and Sour Koala Loaf
Yield: 4 servings

2 LB ground Koala
1 cup cracker meal
1/2 cup water
2 eggs beaten
1 onion chopped
salt and pepper as desired
11 oz can tomato sauce
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar

Combine every thing except half of the tomato sauce, lemon juice and sugar. Shape meat mixture into loaf (we like to reform the meat into the shape of a living koala) and place in a baking dish. Combine the remaining tomato sauce, lemon juice and sugar and pour over meat loaf. Bake 350 degrees covered about 40 minutes, basting frequently. Then uncover and bake about 15 minutes more or until koala loaf is done.

http://www.petsorfood.com/recipes.shtml#koala
6 posted on 05/03/2004 6:12:41 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY
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To: WinOne4TheGipper

Koala
Straight from the sub tropics of Australia comes the yummy, cuddly Koala. Pets or Food™ is proud to offer, for a limited time, a package shipment that includes a 15 pound Koala, 10 pounds of eucalyptus, and handling instructions. Australian Aborigines have long known the delicate flavor of this charming animal. Order one today for your special occasion.
- $1,200 each

7 posted on 05/03/2004 6:18:20 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY
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