Australia lawmaker urges killing toads (Wants to Bludgeon the little buggers,, CROIKEY!!)

Bakersfield Californian ^ | 4/10/05 | AP - Canberra

[NormsRevenge]

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A government lawmaker advised people in northern Australia to bludgeon to death a species of toxic toad imported from Central America more than seven decades ago.

Cane toads, which release noxious secretions when threatened, were imported to the northeastern state of Queensland in 1935 to control beetles on sugar cane plantations.

They have since hopped all the way to Australia's northeastern coast and south into parts of the state of New South Wales, killing much of the native wildlife that eat them - particularly the endangered marsupials called quolls.

Liberal Party lawmaker David Tollner said Monday the best way to stop the spread of the animals is to hit them on the head, as he did when he was a child.

"We hit them with cricket bats and golf clubs and the like back then," he told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.

"If people can be encouraged to do it, rather than discouraged, the better our chance will be of stopping the cane toads," he added.

Animal welfare groups say bludgeoning cane toads is inhumane, and the best way to kill them is to freeze them.

[PatrickHenry]

[redhead]

If I remember correctly, they aren't SMALL. I've seen pictures of them. They look like they are as much as nine inches across the wide part of their bellies. I would have no idea how long they might be from their nose to their hind feet, but eighteen inches doesn't sound exaggerated. I saw them on one of the Discovery channel specials some time ago. All I can say is, "ICK. And, double-ICK."

[InvisibleChurch]

The Hypnotoad! I forgot about him!

But he's not forgotten about you!!

[SquirrelKing]

What is thy bidding, my master?

[endthematrix]

Marge: Homer are you licking toads?

Homer: I'm not not licking toads.

[endthematrix]

[texasflower]

OMG

[rabidralph]

She's got a friend for life!

[VadeRetro]

Animal welfare groups say bludgeoning cane toads is inhumane, and the best way to kill them is to freeze them.

Best for whom? That's about the silliest thing I've ever heard of!

[VadeRetro]

Bite off their heads... Suck out the goo!

Sounds like The Varsity Rag!

Down on your heels!
Up on your toes!
Stay after school.
Learn how it goes!

Everybody do the Varsity Rag!

It could work...

Bite off their heads!
Suck out the goo!
Zoom to see God!
It's really true...

Gets rid of irritating toads and kids at the same time.

[PatrickHenry]

Toad Licking!

[VadeRetro]

But you know, you can order the stuff legaly from a company called 'JLF Poisonous Non-Consumables'.

For people who don't know what words mean.

[Graymatter]

I wouldn't put it past a toad to survive freezing.