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Article: Qld: Outrage over latest koala killing =2
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- August 22, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
08-22-2008
Qld: Outrage over latest koala killing =2
The state opposition said appalling acts of animal cruelty needed to be severely punished
before the perpetrators turned their sadistic intentions to humans.
Opposition justice spokesman Stuart Copeland said there was overwhelming evidence most
violent criminals were cruel to animals as children and teenagers.
"The profiles of serious, violent criminals overwhelmingly list cruelty to animals
before progression to people," Mr Copeland said.
He said if existing penalties for animal cruelty ...