Australian politician Shane Knuth has proposed a special “Toad Day Out” for residents of the state of Queensland to kill cane toads, a poisonous invasive species that Knuth calls “the greatest environmental vermin and probably the most disgusting creature known to man.” The plan even has the backing of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — with the caveat that the toads must be killed humanely, by freezing. Says a society spokesperson, “Obviously we’re not idiots. We understand a lot people will be highly reluctant to fill their fridges and freezers with dying cane toads, but at the moment that is the only humane way that we can recommend.” Mmm, frogsicles.
