The continued deployment of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV) as a control measure is not only biologically unsustainable but also an outdated and ethically indefensible practice. Mass culling via viral biocontrol results in prolonged suffering and mortality, while selective pressures drive genetic resistance, necessitating perpetual intervention with diminishing efficacy (Cooke, 2019). Beyond its failure as a long-term strategy, this indiscriminate killing destabilises ecosystems, disrupting trophic interactions and placing undue predation pressure on native wildlife (Mutze et al., 2014). The persistence of such archaic methods ignores advancements in non-lethal, scientifically validated alternatives such as immunocontraceptive vaccines (e.g., GnRH-based GonaCon™) and habitat modification. It is imperative that Tasmania abandons this regressive approach in favour of sustainable, humane, and ecologically responsible population management strategies.