Cull The Politicians and Shark-Fishermen - NOT The Sharks

Leave These Guys Alone

The Western Australian government has decided that a shark culling program is necessary in their state regardless of what the Australian public say.

The policy was brought in by Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett - now nicknamed to 'Cullin' Barnett which allows 'professional' fishermen (I call them mercenaries/assassins/mindless killers) to capture and kill any sharks over 3 metres found 1km within Perth Beaches.

This includes the threatened species - The Great White.

The shark culling decision has divided society with the majority of Australian tax payers being against this horrific and brutal slaying of sharks - NOT that the government cares about the people.

The first shark was captured and killed on Australia Day which makes me sick to the bone. This is not the wildlife loving Australia I was brought up in.

The government promised that sharks over 3 metres  would be killed and any smaller in size the shark would be released. That didn't last long as the first 2 metre Tiger Shark has since been killed.

Protesters in blue and white colours packed beaches all around Australia with the biggest protest being held at Cottesloe Beach in Perth attracting around 6,000 people.

Manly Beach in Sydney gathered around 2,000 strong protesting the cull including shark victims themselves protesting the kills. A shark victim can forgive them why can't the governments - unless it has everything to do about money (from tourism). Greed seems to always win.

Let me go on record that if I was ever to be killed or attacked by a shark I would not condone the slaughter of the animal and that goes for any animals. I would haunt those assassins for the rest of their lives.

What the pro-culling supporters don't seem to realise is that we (humans) are part of the eco-system whether we think we're civilised and above all other wildlife or not.

If you decide to climb Mt Everest and die on your trek is the government going to cut the mountain down? 

If you go in the wild you should accept the risk you're taking and be responsible for your own actions. Most surfers, scuba divers and snorkelling know this already.

I've been shark diving a number of times and have never had a shark nibble or attack us or the cage. They want their normal diet not humans... unless they're desperate or find easy prey then they may not be that picky.

But it was us who have and still are over-fishing which has seriously diminished their natural diet. 

They need to eat... just like us. What if cows and chickens decided to cull humans? Unrealistic but no different to the WA governments approach.

I think the Western Australian government is no better and no less ruthless than the Japanese Whalers. How can the Australian government support the anti-whaling laws and then become hypocrites by culling sharks.

For this reason I think the politicians and shark-fishermen should be the ones culled not the innocent sharks.

Please Leave These Guys Alone

What You Should Do

1. Join one or more of the protest/shark friendly pages on Facebook like 'Friends of Sharks', 'Shark Debate WA'. Then share/like the protests posts and photos. 

Even follow the protests from Richard Branson and Ricky Gervais who are strongly opposed to the cull. 

2. Post your disgust at the WA government and your love for sharks on your social media accounts. You can make a difference. 

3. Book yourself into a shark dive. Once you've seen these amazing creatures up close you'll soon realise how hyped up the media's propaganda is. Book A Shark Dive Here 

4. Keep an eye out for even more protests - as the WA doesn't seem to care about the Australian people. Keep it peaceful but make your voice heard. 

I'll also be blogging about sharks and other wildlife injustices for the next little while. 

Daniel Hardie

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