Wataka Australia—Humane Feral Animal Control in Townsville

Code of Conduct

WATAKA AUSTRALIA operates to the following code of conduct:

Customer confidentiality

WATAKA AUSTRALIA will operate with confidentiality in regard to the work conducted for a client. Whilst all work will be in compliance with relevant legislation, some sectors of the greater community may not be in agreement with these activities, hence the need for confidentiality.

Awareness of relevant legislation 

It is our responsibility that WATAKA AUSTRALIA will be aware of and comply with all relevant legislation relating to hunting, animal welfare and the use of firearms.

Safe handling of firearms

Where firearms are used, the rules for safe handling set out in the QLD Firearms Safety Awareness handbook, published by or under the authority of the Commissioner of Police must be complied with at all times.

Target identification and safety

An animal to be targeted will not be fired at unless it can be clearly seen and identified with a safe backstop, and the shot taken poses no discernible risk of injury to any person or damage to any property.

Obligation to avoid suffering 

An animal being hunted must not be inflicted with unnecessary pain. To achieve the aim of delivering a humane death to a targeted animal:

• It will be targeted so that a humane kill is likely;
• It will be shot within the reasonably accepted killing range of the firearm and ammunition, or bow being used; and,
• the firearm, ammunition, or bow and arrow, will be such as can be reasonable expected to humanely kill on animal of the target species.