By Jon Talbot For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 02:16 GMT, 15 February 2019 | Updated: 02:16 GMT, 15 February 2019
View
comments
The RSPCA has said people shouldn't kill cane toads, because the methods used to get rid of the toxic pests cause them pain and suffering.
The comments were made in the RSPCA's submission to the Federal Government inquiry into controlling the spread of cane toads across Australia.
The animal welfare organisation says the killing of adult toads is 'problematic in terms of cost-efficiency, sustainability and humaneness'.
Traditional killing techniques such as hitting the amphibians with golf clubs or covering them in chemical agents such as Dettol can result in undue pain and suffering, said the RSPCA.
The RSPCA has called present ways of killing cane toads (pictured), such as the use of golf clubs, 'inhumane'
In a plan unveiled last month, One Nation senator, Pauline Hanson (pictured), suggested welfare recipients collect cane toads over the summer months
Heather Neil, the organisation's chief executive, has suggested more research needs to be done into using lethal control methods at the
