Killer carrots laced with poison to cull wild rabbit population

David Fitzsimons
Updated February 28 2017 - 10:51am, first published February 27 2017 - 2:00pm
AGENT ORANGE: Biosecurity officer Scott Sullivan with some of the chopped carrots that will be laced with the rabbit calicivirus to kill wild rabbits. Photo: DAVID FITZSIMONS
AGENT ORANGE: Biosecurity officer Scott Sullivan with some of the chopped carrots that will be laced with the rabbit calicivirus to kill wild rabbits. Photo: DAVID FITZSIMONS

Pet owners have been warned to vaccinate their rabbits to avoid them being caught up in a national program to cull the wild rabbit population.

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David Fitzsimons

I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.

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