VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT CRITICISED OVER ‘BARBARIC’ USE OF FIREFIGHTING FOAM TO KILL 30,000 FARMED DUCKS
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✍️ The Victorian government used firefighting foam to kill 30,000 ducks to contain a bird flu outbreak, a method criticized as "nothing short of barbaric" by Animal Justice party MP Georgie Purcell.
👉 30,000 ducks were killed using firefighting foam to contain a bird flu outbreak 👉 The method was criticized as "nothing short of barbaric" by Animal Justice party MP Georgie Purcell 👉 The agriculture minister, Ros Spence, confirmed the use of Phos-Chek, a class-A foam 👉 The Australian Veterinary Association and the RSPCA have expressed concerns about the use of foam 👉 The foam is designed to minimize stress and suffering to the birds, but critics argue it is inhumane
-- #GeorgiePurcell #RosSpence #MelanieLatter #Victoria #Terang #Meredith #neutral #environment
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