Wildlife rescue: motions

The question put

That this house: (1) notes that: (a) wildlife rescue is a legitimate emergency service that fulfills the government’s responsibility to protect native animals; (b) rehabilitating wildlife often constitutes more than a full-time job but is largely volunteer led; (c) rescues have increased 40 per cent since this time last year unaccompanied by any additional funding; (d) industry and government rely on the work of rescue teams to tranquilise injured and displaced kangaroos, costing $70 for a single Zoletil capsule; (e) volunteer rescue team, Vets for Compassion, spend upwards of $20,000 annually to dart and relocate kangaroos; (f) Bravecto has proven to be successful in the treatment of mange in wombats but is inaccessible to carers, costing $80 to $100 per animal; (g) there are few vaccinated wildlife carers in Victoria equipped to care for threatened grey-headed flying foxes, in part due to the excessive cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) injections; (h) rescuers are without financial and resource supports and resort to savings and superannuation funds; (i) animal rescuers are struggling to balance paid work with volunteer hours, resulting in many leaving the field; (j) profes