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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (Darwin) 30 September 05 Flipping toad sprays poison on executioner
The Northern Territory's cane toad authorities are warning people to take care when killing the noxious pests after an Adelaide River resident was squirted in the eye with toad poison.
At around 5:30am ACST on Wednesday morning, Vivienne Sobeck heard a cane toad in her backyard and headed out to catch it.
"I hold them just above the knees, I take them to my execution block with my big steel mallet, I flip them onto their back and bash them once and it's all over, you know, it's quick and clean," she said.
But this time the slippery pest turned itself over and the weapon came down on the toad's poison glands, spraying the liquid into Ms Sobeck's eyes, leaving her virtually blind for 10 hours.
Darwin-based organisation FrogWatch says the incident highlights the need to take care when destroying toads.
It recommends putting the pests in a bag in the freezer or at least wearing goggles when hitting them on the head.
Flipping toad sprays poison on executioner

Glad to hear a toad got even in the end. Frogwatch has never been known for advocating cruelty. I'm shocked they didn't try to discourage this woman's sick behavior. These toads are pests in Australia, yes, but they did not ask white people from Australia to come accross the world, steal them from their homes and then let them loose in a strange land. Now they're blamed for thriving there.

I have a very important article on this topic on my website.

The whole affair makes me sick.
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