Stop 1080 Poison

FACTS - 1080 IS: AN INDISCRIMINATE CLASS A POISON WITH NO ANTIDOTE.
IS A MALE REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN WITH LINKS TO ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION
(with the ability to affect the unborn foetus in humans or animals)
HAS UNKNOWN EFFECTS ON OUR ENVIRONMENT AND ECOSYSTEM.
"REQUIRES URGENT RESEARCH IN REGARDS TO ITS LONG TERM EFFECTS ON
HUMANS, THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENDANGERED NATIVE SPECIES." Conclusion from the
2007 ERMA review on 1080 (Environmental Risk Management Authority.)
Four years later, still none has been carried out.

This lethal toxin, much of which is distributed by air over our bush, forests
and farmland, is killing our beautiful birds and wildlife, our pets, our farmed
stock, poisoning our food (Maori kai) and our water (Maori wai), our life
force. Does any creature deserve to suffer the inhumane death caused by
1080 poison, be it a "pest" or accidental poisoning of a non-target species?
The NZ government's multi-million dollar poisoning campaign in the name of
"Tb prevention" and "saving forests" is killing cruelly and unnecessarily,
risking human health and making a complete mockery of our "CLEAN
GREEN" "100% PURE" image to the rest of the world.
Now, more than ever, we are bombarded by poisons all around us.
All we are asking for is a safe country for our people to live, work and play.
AERIAL 1080 POISON HAS TO STOP - BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! for our
birds, our wildlife, our environment and for future generations.

As tonnes of aerial 1080 poison continue to rain down
over our beautiful country each year in the name of
pest control, more and more people are asking why?
Why drop 1080 poison in our public water catchments
when the manufacturer's recommendations state that
due to its lethal toxicity, it should be kept "at least one
half mile from human habitation" and "out of any
body of water."
Are our authorities arrogant or just plain stupid?
And finally, why risk NZ's valuable export and tourist
industries with this cavalier kill-at-all-costs approach
to supposedly "controlling" Tb vectors?
Where is the vision for our future?