We just want to rescue Molly the Magpie from a catastrophic end. Instead people are threatening to KILL us

EXCLUSIVE Wildlife rescue volunteers say they have received death threats for trying to stop Molly the Magpie from being kept with a Queensland couple's pet Staffordshire terriers. Molly and her canine companions, Peggy and Ruby, live together with Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen in their Gold Coast home and have become social media stars The volunteer said magpies were not suitable pets and suffered when kept in domestic captivity and that Molly - who is actually male - would likely not survive. Molly was removed from the property in March after authorities learnt Ms Wells and Mr Mortensen did not have a permit to care for native wildlife but was returned a month later amid a public outcry The volunteer said Molly would want to raise his own family and not spend his life playing with dogs. Legal firm XD Law & Advocacy has now launched Supreme Court action against Queensland's Department of Environment, Science and Innovation over it granting a wildlife permit to Ms Wells and Mr Mortensen Another volunteer, whose association is not part of the court case, said she was against Molly being kept in a home.