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Turtle hunting horrors shock viewers but lead to inquiry

There's tension in far north Queensland between traditional hunting rights and the protection of turtles and dugongs, and it is resulting in some horrific treatment of native animals...

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Hunting rights hide horror for dugongs, turtles
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Thu, Mar 08 2012 11:03:53
The footage did upset some viewers...
Leanne Blight @Lea_Bit
@LyndonKeane @sarix1 @abc730 I couldn't watch it, so sickeningly cruel. How can this happen?
Thu, Mar 08 2012 21:16:19
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— Leanne Blight (@Lea_Bit)Thu, Mar 08 2012 21:16:19
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Randall Gillespie @randallgill
OK was watching #abc730 but have had to look away from the turtle being tortured. Just awful.
Thu, Mar 08 2012 08:33:39
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— Randall Gillespie (@randallgill)Thu, Mar 08 2012 08:33:39
And others watched on still shocked...
Pam Hanrick @rubiesnroses
@abcnews @abc730 Absolutely cruel perhaps the worst thing I've seen on tv for a long time
Thu, Mar 08 2012 10:44:59
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— Pam Hanrick (@rubiesnroses)Thu, Mar 08 2012 10:44:59
chad neylon @chadneylon
The @abc730 vision of a turtle having its flippers cut off is horrible! Makes @4corners cow slaughter vision look like a kids show #
Thu, Mar 08 2012 11:38:21
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— chad neylon (@chadneylon)Thu, Mar 08 2012 11:38:21
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And the effect was still being felt the next morning for some...
Ingrid Guzman @ingrita84
I'm still upset over the story i saw on @abc730 last night re the slaughter and illegal trade of turtles and dugongs. So sad. :(
Thu, Mar 08 2012 21:56:03
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— Ingrid Guzman (@ingrita84)Thu, Mar 08 2012 21:56:03
It led to calls for action...
Amy Cornwall @amesmerc
@abcnews @abc730 this is disgusting. Something needs to be done about this inhumane treatment.
Thu, Mar 08 2012 10:58:09
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— Amy Cornwall (@amesmerc)Thu, Mar 08 2012 10:58:09
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Sara Sweet @SweetFineArt
@abc730 Thanku so much for continuing to bring the important issues of animal welfare to viewers. This is something more networks need to do
Thu, Mar 08 2012 22:44:18
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— Sara Sweet (@SweetFineArt)Thu, Mar 08 2012 22:44:18
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And there was some appreciation for the report being run...
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Although not everyone agrees...
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Even still, the Queensland Government felt moved to announce an immediate inquiry in to the practices shown in our report...
Inquiry launched after dugongs butchered alive - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Queensland Government has ordered an immediate investigation into alleged cruelty to sea turtles and dugongs by Indigenous hunters. Q...
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And, in other good news, you can track the sea turtles released by the rehabilitation program shown in our story at the satellite tracking page:
seaturtle.org - Satellite Tracking
Bombetta - Post Rehabilitation Success Of Marine Turtles Bombetta was found floating off Cairns on the 28th December 2011. She was underw...
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Turtle hunting horrors shock viewers but lead to inquiry

There's tension in far north Queensland between traditional hunting rights and the protection of turtles and dugongs, and it is resulting in some horrific treatment of native animals...

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