Forget the War on Terror – the War on Wombats is more important

I am very grateful that we have an incredibly far sighted government in NSW, as they are fighting a new war against a formidable adversary.  Forget the war on terror, as NSW also has to deal with native animals who are resistant to change.  I now realise that wombats are a formidable enemy to Australian people, especially after reading about their ability to decrease property values in the Southern Highlands:  The war on wombats. Another part of me makes me realise that we are living in the most fucked up society when we are sanctioning the use of firearms against cute native animals like wombats.  People in other countries would be horrified at the concept of killing innocent native animals, but alas, we live in NSW.

The NSW government is giving working families the ability to have a gun and shoot these nasty wombats.   This is a fairly standard response from an Australian government.  Wombats are digging holes under fences and maybe building burrows underneath someone’s garden shed.  Forget the fact that these animals have been living here for thousands of years, it is far more important to reduce your maintenance expenses on your new fence or your McMansion.

When will Australian people actually realise that we need to live in our natural environment? 

I think I might be accused of being a subversive influence here, but I would generally support any underground movement by the wombats of NSW, if they are trying to fight a war on the people of NSW.  Most of the built environment in NSW consists of lots of ugly buildings, sparse suburbs and grey industrial estates, with a generous splattering of McDonalds, KFC and used car sales yards… they would be doing us a favour if they burrow their way through the majority of property throughout the state.

However, I do support the war on wombats if they ever burrow their way under the Sydney Opera House.  That might be worth protecting.