This makes me so sad 🙁 rip possum. Disgusted by Arete Concrete and their weak response. Hope they cop a massive fine. Absolute psychopath to do this to a small animal.
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/tradies-alleged-horrifying-act-towards-helpless-animal-horrifies-australia/news-story/7f22c2974e0a46c555d20ab9b8fb4d27
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they really couldn’t come up with another word for horrifying to avoid using it twice in the headline?
I’m glad this got picked up by a news outlet.
I’m disgusted, but I’m also kind of not surprised.
I’m so glad this story is gaining traction. Hopefully the operator faces some consequences. The video is actually sickening.
> “Formal counselling and a warning was given to the concrete boom operator employee. The employee acknowledged his actions were wrong, and he is regretful of his actions.”
I’m sure that will be a useful deterrent. Scumbags.
There are laws for everything except the things that matter. Counselling and warning my arse. No consequences for these overgrown waste of spaces.
Arete says they gave Formal counselling and a warning to the employee, for those that didn’t read. WIRES, PETA, RSPCA, and DETSI are all aware. RSPCA reported to DETSI, who will likely do fuck all.
News.com.au never lets us down in picking up these stories. Glad this made the news!
Doesn’t really sound like the firm behind it gave a fuck. Counselling and a warning? Doubt the counselling ever even happened.
‘Issued a formal warning’ rolling my eyes at this, what a bunch of useless hot air.
Possums are the cutest.
not surprised..there is a reason why I don’t date tradies.
everytime I’ve had a tradie do work. most.of them will leave the place in a mess..some don’t even have their own dust vacuums.to clean up after themselves which I believe they are meant to have in their truck.
they really don’t give a fuck about how they treat people’s property.
they get there. do the job and leave. zero care. zero respect on cleanliness or the environment or anything.
that’s been my experience anyway.
so this behaviour tracks.
the animal is in the way of their job. they said bye animals.
zero care.
How is that not summary dismissal?
Lmao, my “when is News.com.au when you WANT them comment” came true.
You can let them know your thoughts via their website/contact details here: https://areteconcrete.com.au
Fucking piece of shit. I hope the company and the individual cop some hefty fines from this.
The fact that they did this publicly with company equipment will probably get the company blacklisted on environmental grounds
Facebook and Instagram pages are hidden/removed.
Nothing new here, in SA they do it to koalas. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-09/horrific-koala-vision-from-kangaroo-island-logging-plantations/103557886
Are we sure this wasn’t by accident? it might be pretty hard to see the possum from all the way down there.
Sack and arrest him
As far as I’m concerned, choosing to kill a goddamn sentient creature is grounds for firing at the very least.
Being happy to end the life of something shows your character.
Yes, this IS that big a deal. It’s not like “Oh fuck I accidentally stepped on a snail”. Bro saw that thing and decided “Tehehe i’mma jiggle it til it falls to its death”.
Can someone please explain what/how the tradie did something wrong. All I hear is sick and cruel act, the news article doesn’t explain what the person did. All we are seen is a possum stuck on a boom pole and slipping and falling. Everyone is angry for some act yet I don’t even know why he’s been being disciplined? Did he catch the possum and stick it on the boom? What even happened?
nb I couldn’t get audio working
Speaking as a tradie…….i truly fucking hate like 95% of tradies
There are hundreds of ringtails killed by people’s pets probably every day. Put this in perspective.
Scum bag please let this get traction
Deliberate acts of cruelty to small animals are indicative of a person’s nature.
Him and the scaffolder should lose their jobs!
Just a sick human being
Perhaps he should be voluntold to cosplay as Han Solo in carbonite at the Xmas party.
Except use concrete.
Animals are the only good thing in the world…. And this is how they’re treated. That poor possum is either dead from the fall or died from the injuries later.
What a shitcunt
I guess I’m expecting a nothing burger slap on the wrist, but I see the company could be held liable so could be a big fat fine, gov love some fine income.
Sure hope non of y’all are eating meat for dinner tonight. Hate to break it to you but far worse things are happening to 80,000,000,000 land animals a year to put that steak / chicken / bacon on your plate at an affordable price. https://watchdominion.org watch even 5 minutes if you can