The American influencer who thought it was fun to take a baby wombat from his mother has been advised by the prime minister to try taking a crocodile instead.
‘Take another animal that can actually fight back,’ he suggested.
Of course, that is not her style. In her hunting videos which appeal to those aroused by blood and death, she grins inanely over the corpses of innocent deer she has ambushed. She is likely to be deported and, except for psychopaths who love blood sports, we will all say good riddance.
But the prime minister missed an obvious point. In Australia, we kill two million chickens, cattle, sheep and pigs every day, after tormenting them with dehorning and debeaking to ensure they, like the wombat, cannot defend themselves. If the PM is really concerned with protecting animals that can’t fight back, he should immediately withdraw support and subsidies to the meat corporations and encourage Australians to eat plant-based foods that are better for us, our environment, and particularly gentle, innocent animals.
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