Many introduced and some native animals are classed as ‘pests’ because they have a negative impact on the environment or agricultural production. RSPCA Australia recognises that in certain circumstances it is necessary to control populations of these animals in order to reduce or remove their adverse impact. Where such control measures are considered necessary, RSPCA Australia believes that lethal methods of control should only be sanctioned where no successful, humane non-lethal alternative control method is available.
The RSPCA believes that trapping and killing of Indian mynas should only be carried out as part of a government-supervised humane control program. Trapping carried out on an ad-hoc basis is not supported by the RSPCA, as it is ineffective in reducing and maintaining the adverse impacts of mynas in the long-term, and does not usually allow for monitoring and assessment of the success of the control program.
The attached information sheet for more detail on the trapping and killing of Indian mynas.
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