Recently, the Northern Territory government announced plans to kill 3000 camels by means of aerial shooting in the township of Docker River.

Thirsty and in search of water, the camels converged on the community of Docker River. Instead of assisting the community by building barriers to keep the camels out of the township and investing in long term solutions such as research into birth control or the construction of a manmade waterhole for the camels to drink from, the government are planning to herd the animals away from the town, shoot them and leave their bodies to rot.

Despite the outrage of thousands of concerned people from around the world, the Northern Territory government has given the green light for the cull to go ahead and thousands of scared camels are now being annihilated by marksmen from helicopters. Please take a moment to voice your opposition to the cull. Simply fill in the form below and click send. Personal letters carry more weight, but please keep them polite!

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Dear Mr Hampton, I am writing to express my deepest regrets in response to the Northern Territory governments decision to support and carry out the cruel massacre of camels at Docker River, NT. Aerial shooting of animals is incredibly inhumane and has the potential to cause great suffering. It is deplorable that a country like Australia would deal with the camels in such a harsh manner. I honestly thought Australia had more compassion for animals, yet all I can see is a country that employs one strategy to deal with animal problems – killing. Unless Australia wants to have its image tarnished in blood, the killing must stop! Thank you for your time with this matter
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