Park Urges Koala Removal Probe

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Park urges koalas removal probe

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03...tm?site=idx-nswPosted March 12, 2010 09:33:00

The Waterways Wildlife Park is backing calls for an investigation into the removal of eight koalas by the RSPCA.

The koalas were removed from the park, at Gunnedah in north-west New South Wales, at the start of last month when RSPCA officers found them to be stressed and malnourished.

But park owner Nancy Small is denying the claims and pleading for the RSPCA to return the koalas.

She says the RSPCA needs to investigate the actions of its officers.

"On the day when they went around ... doing the inspections and said a lot of detrimental things, it wasn't as bad as they made out," she said.

"There were some things we needed to pick up on, but we didn't need to be treated like that on the day.

"So I believe everybody should be accountable to somebody and they don't seem to be accountable for anything and that is wrong. They should be made to answer for what they did."

Ms Small says the animals' feeding and cleaning routine has now been changed to comply with RSPCA guidelines.