‘Responsible’ bird-deterrent technology helps grower, puts ‘dejected’ farm dog out of job

If a bird ever dared to land on Andrew Craigie’s crop in Latrobe, Tasmania, his trusty dog Sue would spring into action and “chase the critters away”.

But that all changed after a peculiar, rotating contraption appeared in one of his paddocks.

“Of late, Sue has become unemployed because there’s no critters left,” Mr Craigie said.

The device that put the farm dog out of…