http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/suzanne-pope/ Formerly a school teacher and later a tutor in Education at Adelaide University, Dr Suzanne Pope now works for Animal Liberation SA. In her spare time she volunteers as duck coordinator for Fauna Rescue, raising orphan ducklings. Her record in a single season is the rearing and release of 188 orphaned wild ducks. When ducklings are scarce, she fosters kittens for Help Save the Furry Ones no-kill shelter. en Copyright 2013 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Super-trawler-not-the-only-fishy-issue-that-stinks/ The decision to allow the super trawler Margiris to fish in Australian waters has aroused a wave of opposition. A coalition of environment groups has taken out a full page ad in The Australian. A flotilla of over 200 boats sailed up the Derwent River in protest. A 35,000 signature petition opposing the trawler has been presented to Parliament, and in a recent reader poll in the Adelaide Advertiser, 92 per cent of respondents were opposed to the ship being allowed to fish in Australian waters. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has referred to issue to the Commonwealth Ombudsman. The opposition is not surprising. It’s hard to believe the huge nets of the factory ship won’t trap large quantities of by-catch, unwanted species which usually die before they are released. The trawler could locally deplete the fish population, reducing the food available to southern bluefin tuna, dophins and seals in certain locations. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Suzanne Pope) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Super-trawler-not-the-only-fishy-issue-that-stinks/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Super-trawler-not-the-only-fishy-issue-that-stinks/#item9256 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:40:35 +0000 Suzanne Pope | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-did-it-become-cool-to-wear-fur-again/ There was a time not long ago when fur was dead and sexy young women went naked rather than wear fur. It was cool to care, and the beautiful people did. So what happened? Why is fur sneaking back into shops? Certainly not because the industry has become less violent and bloody. If anything it has become worse since China became a major exporter. China has no animal protection laws and anything goes. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Suzanne Pope) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-did-it-become-cool-to-wear-fur-again/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-did-it-become-cool-to-wear-fur-again/#item8916 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:55:26 +0000 Suzanne Pope | Author bios | The Punch