Hi,
you may have heard the British and Spanish government are planning a mass slaughter/'cull', of the beautiful blue beaked ruddy duck. PLEASE Sign the petition against this barbaric proposal.
Thankyou:)

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/blu1duck/petition.html

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SAVE THE RUDDY DUCKS

The government is planning a mass cull of the blue beaked Ruddy duck. The ruddy duck, named after its
chestnut plumage, was introduced to Spain, mates with the native Spanish white-headed duck, which is
apparently becoming threatened due to cross breeding. The governments solution to this?: Mass murder.

The 6,000 small fowl will be shot by government-paid marksmen because they breed 'too successfully.'
According to the government, The mass slaughter will cost £5 million and last six years.

Under pressure from the Spanish, the UK Government has already
carried out a limited cull of 2,500 ducks in three regions.

Their trial has been so successful the government now intends to widen
the cull to kill the remaining 3,500 ducks that continue to live in Britain's
lakes and reservoirs.

The government are also talking about 'compulsory access' to the land of those who don't want anything to do
with the cull, to get to the ducks.

PLEASE sign this petition to help stop this outrageous mass slaughter. We need to show the government that we
will not tolerate such barbaric measures, and put up with seeing our wildlife blasted. There are other ways to
deal with this, and these beautiful birds shouldn't have to suffer, see each other suffer, slaughtered, for something
man has caused in the first place.

Sorry, thats Spanish government, not canadian..:(

hello drummeranimal,

we appreciate your concern for the ruddy ducks; however, posting this message in every forum was unneccessary. as a moderator i am asking you to delete your posts in each forum except for the "activism and action alerts" forum.

if you are unable to do so, administration will be happy to do it for you.

in the future, posting topics in the appropriate forums, and not "spamming" the boards with identical posts, would be very much appreciated.

thank you.

kreeli

I have deleted the multiple posting of this thread.

I've signed the petition, I think it's a sick idea akin to ethic cleansing etc. If the ducks like each other enough to mate who cares what colour they are. Evolution in action.

I didn't deliberatley spam the message board, I thought some people might read the vegan bit, that wouldn't read the activism bit...but now I know:)

No problem. Welcome to VB! :)

Apology accepted.

However, if you do it again, Lady Faile and Avalon will be dispatched to give you an atomic wedgie.

(Note: Michael, please do attempt to spam your own board just to get the wedgie. Oh, and I'm supposed to inform you that you must have your underwear on to get a wedgie.) :spew:

Hehe, that would be fun wouldn't it? Someone trying to give you a wedgie when you didn't have any on? *lol*

I guess we're ruining the thread. :(

yep...

:)

i signed,
GO DUCKS GO!!!