The Australian Government and the NSW Forestry Service were
presenting an alternative to NSW sheep farmers for controlling the
dingo population.
It seems that after years of the sheep farmers using the tried and
true methods of shooting and/or trapping the predators, the Labor
Government (Peter Garrett - Environmental Minister), the NSW
Forestry Service and the Greens tree-huggers had a 'more humane' solution.
What they proposed was for the animals to be captured alive, the
males would then be castrated and let loose again. Therefore the
population would be controlled. This was ACTUALLY proposed to the
NSW Sheep farmers Association and Farming Association by the
Federal Government and the NSW Forestry Service.
All of the sheep farmers thought about this amazing idea for a
couple of minutes. Finally, one of the old boys in the back of the
conference room stood up, tipped his hat back and said, 'Mr
Garrett , son, I don't think you understand our problem. Those
dingo's ain't fuckin' our sheep - they're eatin' 'em.'
You should have been there to hear the roar of laughter as Mr
Peter Garrett and the members of the NSW Forestry Service , the
Greens and the other "tree huggers" left the meeting very
"sheepishly".
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