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It seems the fine may be up to $88,000Are you sure the fines a so heavy? is there a link to this? and who is in charge of handing them out thanks
Prohibited pets | Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry | Queensland Government
It seems the fine may be up to $88,000Are you sure the fines a so heavy? is there a link to this? and who is in charge of handing them out thanks
It seems the fine may be up to $88,000
Prohibited pets | Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry | Queensland Government
But what if they escape and breed like rabbits???
Has anybody tried to catch a 'PET BUNNY' in the backyard.....??
Calici vaccine needs to be done annually and passes limited protection from mother to kittens for up to 3 months, so vacinated pet rabbits wont tranfer antibodies to wild populations.I suspect the reason for not allowing them has more to do with the calici virus vaccine. I don't know if there is any evidence, but there was suspicion that the antibodies could transfer into wild populations, especially with escapes.
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Never knew there were so many ecologists on APS!
I don't believe for a second that pet rabbits are the source of feral rabbits. Feral rabbits have been established for what, best part of 200 years? As if a couple of white rabbits getting out is going to start a new population in an area that has none.
I suspect the reason for not allowing them has more to do with the calici virus vaccine. I don't know if there is any evidence, but there was suspicion that the antibodies could transfer into wild populations, especially with escapes.
I have seen white / patterned ferals in Vic and Tas, but to suggest there would not have been ferals there without pet escapees is naive.
The rabbit ban is a lot older than the calici virus introduction. The ban is due to massive and I stress massive detrimental environmental impact that rabbits had on the environment in southern states prior to the introduction of myxomatosis. Why would you think that the introdction of pet rabbit genetics into wild populations would only be benign or neutral?
The areas for sheep farming are controlled. Whilst I agree with your implication that sheep massively impact the environment, where that happens is controlled. Generally it is impossible to confine wild rabbits.I am interested - very interested, in what is considered 'massive (stressed) environmental impact' - if you could compare it to, let's say.... Ummmmm... Sheep farming....
I don't doubt they're a pain... But it's not like Australia didn't already have its fair share of herbivores.
I think in context rabbits surely are detrimental to the environment. But on the scale of things - just how much so?
The areas for sheep farming are controlled. Whilst I agree with your implication that sheep massively impact the environment, where that happens is controlled. Generally it is impossible to confine wild rabbits.
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