Orphaned koala fights for her life after being shot 15 times Fury as orphaned koala fights for her life after being shot 15 times | Mail Online
The full penalty is 2 years and a $225,000 fine. I doubt they will but I certainly hope the culprits recieve the maximum.
the article is confusing, it says "The shooting took place at at the late Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo", so was the Koala shot at the zoo??? or is that just where it eneded up after?
I hope they catch the idiots as they will probably tell someone about it. A reward for information may help. It is a pity criminal acts such as these are not given the maximum penalty when caught. I bet in court they give some weak excuse and get let off with a slap on the wrist.
I thought the same thing Torie, but i think it would have been hard for someone not to notice a shotgun going off in the middle of the zoo so I'm guessing it just ended up at their hospital.
They just posted on Twitter Australia Zoo - About Us - Zoo News - Koala joey Frodo shot and clinging to life
now now, they may have some legitimate excuse. Perhaps the little baby koala attacked them and they had to defend themselves.....um, by shooting it repeatedly. For all we know it may have been a zombie baby koala. They're the hardest ones to deal with when they attack.
still no news on who committed the deed: Parks service takes aim at koala shooter - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Without wishing to minimise the gravity of this horrific act, I do wish that the sub-editor had got his headline right. If there were 15 shotgun pellets in this little animal then it has not been shot 15 times. One shot from a shotgun could have left 15 pellets. 15 shots from a shotgun would have left an unrecognisable mess. I know Chlidonias ...... pedantic!
I would never call a person "pedantic" Steve. I know only too well the hurt and emotional trauma such a label can cause
