NEW VACCINE NEEDED FOR NEW RABBIT VIRUS RHDV2 NOW

The issue

DOMESTIC RABBITS UNDER THREAT;   our bunnies , family pets, rare breeds, show rabbits and meat rabbits, are all dying at a phenomenal rate across Australia.... due to a new virus called RHDV2....... It is now an epidemic in all states including Tasmania... Rabbits are dropping dead with no warning.... The emotional health of people is being badly affected by the lose of valued rabbits, whether they are family pets or livelihood as in the case of meat breeders.... The anguish of parents who have to cope with traumatised children who see all their much loved pets dying in some cases literally in their arms... This is heartbreak on a huge scale as it sweeps across the country leaving stressed and grieving families in its wake... We need a new vaccine, a 3 in 1 to cover the two new strains, RHDV2 (which is not 100 per cent species specific) and for the soon to be released  K5 Product, containing a strain of Chinese1 Va strain O8Q712. It has been shown that the current available vaccine has little efficacy on this strain... We are seeking a 3 in 1 vaccine to be made specifically  to protect our rabbits.  We are fearful that we will lose all or most of our much loved rabbits. Please sign our petition and share it far and wide. Tag your friends, email your friends, we really need your help to  make this happen ... Thankyou. Our bunnies thankyou , our children thankyou.

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Maree HammingPetition starterI just believe in justice and fairness and believe we should care for each other and all animals and this planet and we should question governments and world authority and not blindly follow what we are told as truth
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The issue

DOMESTIC RABBITS UNDER THREAT;   our bunnies , family pets, rare breeds, show rabbits and meat rabbits, are all dying at a phenomenal rate across Australia.... due to a new virus called RHDV2....... It is now an epidemic in all states including Tasmania... Rabbits are dropping dead with no warning.... The emotional health of people is being badly affected by the lose of valued rabbits, whether they are family pets or livelihood as in the case of meat breeders.... The anguish of parents who have to cope with traumatised children who see all their much loved pets dying in some cases literally in their arms... This is heartbreak on a huge scale as it sweeps across the country leaving stressed and grieving families in its wake... We need a new vaccine, a 3 in 1 to cover the two new strains, RHDV2 (which is not 100 per cent species specific) and for the soon to be released  K5 Product, containing a strain of Chinese1 Va strain O8Q712. It has been shown that the current available vaccine has little efficacy on this strain... We are seeking a 3 in 1 vaccine to be made specifically  to protect our rabbits.  We are fearful that we will lose all or most of our much loved rabbits. Please sign our petition and share it far and wide. Tag your friends, email your friends, we really need your help to  make this happen ... Thankyou. Our bunnies thankyou , our children thankyou.

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Maree HammingPetition starterI just believe in justice and fairness and believe we should care for each other and all animals and this planet and we should question governments and world authority and not blindly follow what we are told as truth

The Decision Makers

Dr. Andreas Glanznig
Dr. Andreas Glanznig
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Mark Schipp
Dr Mark Schipp
Australian Chief Veterinary Office
Nick Xenophon
Independent Senator for South Australia, Leader of Nick Xenophon Team
Elizabeth McArthur (NSW Department of Primary Industries)
Elizabeth McArthur (NSW Department of Primary Industries)
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP
Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP
Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
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Petition created on 14 February 2016