Dear supporters,

Thank you for close to 18,000 signatures on our petition!

I am updating you on the events of October 7, and can confirm that Dolfi’s bees were killed. However, this is not the end. While this is the story of just one family, this problem will continue to effect other bees and beekeepers in the state for years to come.

The family is asking that you continue to share the petition to demand the DPI abandon this policy. Killing bees is not the solution.

A statement from the family:

“Our precious healthy bees are dead, and their hives are wrapped in black plastic.

They were destroyed by the DPI officers, who were accompanied by the police on Friday 7 Oct.

There are so many trees flowering around them, and it would have been an amazing season. All is lost.

It’s disheartening, difficult to comprehend and will have a long lasting impact on our lives.

We are grateful for your support, signing this petition, and for those who contributed insightful comments and/or money to promote it. Thank you!

Your support has given us great comfort and strength.

For the DPI it might be the end but for us it’s just the beginning…

We will continue advocating for change of policy, including:

• Make safe treatment options and training available to beekeepers
• Better compensation for affected beekeepers
• Roll back restrictions and facilitate a quicker path to recovery (currently not allowed to re-establish hives in eradication zones for a minimum of 3 years!)

We’ll be grateful if there is anyone else you can share this petition with.

Please pass it on and share widely, thank you!”

- Dolfi and his family

We are a little more than 2,000 signatures away from our goal of 20,000 signatures. Please continue to share this petition with everyone you know.

Best,

Chaya