Monday, March 30, 2009

Adam raised a cane (toad)

Here’s another fine example of the insanity we call humanity

This particular paragraph jumped out at me:

The toads bred rapidly, and their millions-strong population now threatens many local species across Australia. They spread diseases, such as salmonella, and produce highly toxic venom from glands in their skin that can kill would-be predators. The toads are also voracious eaters, chomping up insects, frogs, small reptiles and mammals — even birds.

Imagine that same graph, re-written as such:

The humans bred rapidly, and their billions-strong population now threatens most species across the globe. They spread diseases and produce highly toxic products that can kill every living thing on earth. The humans are also voracious eaters, chomping up cows, chickens, fish, and various mammals — even buffaloes.

As for the actual toad slaughter, fear not...it was approved by the officially sanctioned good guys: "The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has applauded the effort, provided the toads are killed humanely."

If you’re not willing to fight back for yourselves, why not do it for the cane toads? Hey...it’s got to start somewhere.

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