Stop cruel koala encounters
Petition to: David Crisafulli, Queensland Premier
Across Queensland, wildlife venues are profiting from selling cruel koala encounters. Will you stop their silent suffering?
Many wildlife entertainment venues and theme parks in Queensland like Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Dreamworld offer “holding a koala” experiences for photos.
Koalas are stressed when constantly surrounded by people in close encounters. They display ‘visitor-vigilant’ behaviours like avoiding visitors by trying to climb up and away from people. Or keeping their eyes wide and ears pricked.
In the wild, koalas sleep for 20 hours a day to conserve energy after eating difficult-to-digest eucalyptus leaves. But some close encounters force them to be awake and active for hours. At Australia Zoo, koalas can be passed into the arms of 20 different people in just 30 minutes.
Most visitors to wildlife entertainment venues love wild animals or want to learn more about them. But they may not know about the stress and suffering wild animals like koalas endure when they are being cuddled or held for a photo.
Together we can end the cruelty.
Call on the Queensland Premier to join other states in banning cruel koala encounters, including koala cuddles and selfies.
Join us in making a difference.
This petition is brought to you by Politic in partnership with World Animal Protection.
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SUPPORTER VOICES - REASONS FOR SIGNING
Our Austraian native animals have the need to be protected
Karen
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Wildlife has a right to live their lives as nature intended, They are not on earth to be exploited and deserve to be allowed to live their lives as intended.
Kay
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Wildlife deserve to be in the wild, in their own home, and not used as a prop for your tourist photo!
Nyssa
0000-00-00 00:00:00
TOURISM KILLS STOP EXPLOITING OUR ENDANGERED AUSSIE NATIVES NOW
Diana
0000-00-00 00:00:00
i love all animals and in particular Australian animals. it would be an absolute disgrace to see that we cannot look after and save them.
Maria
0000-00-00 00:00:00
all wild animals deserve to have a life in their own enviroment not to entertain humans for the sake of a picture .humans dont force other humans to hug for a picture so why does an animal that has no day forced to do it
Leanne
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Im a koala carer and rescuer, these animals dont want to be held or interacted with. They are individuals who just need to be left alone.
Susan
0000-00-00 00:00:00
I believe all animals should be treated as we humans expect to be treated as equals
Carol
0000-00-00 00:00:00
koalas that are handled continuously have a much shorter life, the stress this handling causes this. koalas are solitary animals, leave them be and stop torturing the for profit
Daryl
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Poor koalas!
Sharon
0000-00-00 00:00:00
A koala should not live its life being exploited for tourism.
Melinda
0000-00-00 00:00:00
We need better education, It’s sad we didn’t learn animals behaviour before letting people hold koal
Natasha
2024-11-24 11:50:23