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yes- potential for disaster there, sadly Dog gets a fright, or goes to attack something/someone ....

Disgusting man .

I hope this can become a regular happening - ICU can be a scary place .

AN UPDATE :( :(

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Glad she's back , and hoping she reverts back to being a cossetted house dog

Does she get richly rewarded when toileting outside ? Extra special treats/favourite toy/walk/rough housing/play ...all still outside

How heartbreaking Those horses are so special, and so appreciated by their riders. Adequate fencing/stabling would cost a fortune!

yes, true. From The Guardian Deakin University associate prof Desley Whisson, a wildlife ecologist who specialises in koala management, thinks it was a “merciful, compassionate response” in the circumstances, and one made despite the repercussions. “It’s political suicide,” she says. “It would have just been easier for them to walk away and not do anything.” “This is quite a drastic response,” she says.” But if you’ve got helicopters flying over an area and you see hundreds of koalas that are burnt, or covered in fire retardant, or otherwise showing signs of distress, I think you would want to make a decision to put them out of their misery.” Palma says while the organisation would not like to see aerial killing of wildlife become the norm, euthanasia should be carried out using the approach that causes the least stress to the animal, as humanely as possible, and always be scrutinised. Is aerial culling accurate? Todd says koalas were euthanised only after being individually assessed first, often at less than 30 metres, supported by use of binoculars and other optical aids. He says an initial aerial trial – supported by a ground-based veterinary assessment – demonstrated that aerial shooting was both accurate and humane. According to Todd, a wildlife vet’s assessment during the trial showed that “all koalas assessed and euthanised by the aerial team during the trial were in very poor health and would have continued to suffer in a deteriorating state of welfare if they had remained alive”.

Hope all goes well for him

An island of almost 450,000 hectares! Around half of it is also covered in native vegetation- a lot of it eucalypt forests . The population of the island is around 5,000 people - spread out. It is not the easiest place to search , and she was only sighted a few times, running into the bush if anyone approached . Apparently the owners thought she would die/had died - she is only a teeny little thing after all ...and was very much a cossetted pet .

I agree . Waste of time & effort

Ohhh....some lovely thoughts in there. Thank you .

From where di you get dog? Did you get as a small puppy?

It'll be interesting A Fit, lean lab just doesn't look 'right' to a lot of people ...