Death threats and hate speech force academic to abandon wild dog presentation

Colin Bettles
Updated October 25 2018 - 12:51pm, first published September 2 2016 - 4:06pm
University of Southern Queensland ecologist and conservation researcher Dr Ben Allen was denied free speech this week following a campaign by animal rights groups.
University of Southern Queensland ecologist and conservation researcher Dr Ben Allen was denied free speech this week following a campaign by animal rights groups.

A LEADING academic was forced to withdraw from presenting a thought-provoking research paper promoting improved wild dog controls after being confronted with social media death threats and “hate speech” by extreme animal rights activists.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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