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Thursday, 2 January 2020

'You just have to end their suffering': Vets have no choice but to put down burned animals in mass euthanisations as millions are killed by bushfires

[Daily Mail Australia]: Millions of animals are dead and hundreds of thousands more will perish over coming days as a result of killer bushfires terrorising southeast Australia.

Native wildlife and agricultural livestock are among the fatalities, with already-endangered species at greater risk of extinction. The extent of the carnage may never be known.

'The fires will have killed millions of animals ... mammals, birds, reptiles,' Wildlife Victoria boss Megan Davidson told AAP.

And the threat is not over, with wildlife rescue groups likely to be helpless in many instances.

'It is largely a job of euthanasing at this stage, both livestock and wildlife,' Dr Davidson said....<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...