Animal cruelty
Jan 29th 2010, 1:45 am
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Re: Animal cruelty
We have kangaroos on our land and I find it sad so many are killed, as they live in real family groups, the male protects the young and the female, and we have never found them aggressive despite their size
Jan 29th 2010, 1:47 am
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Oz kills millions of kangaroos a year, a lot of aussies would see it as no worse than killing a rat. Harsh but sadly thats a fact.
We have kangaroos on our land and I find it sad so many are killed, as they live in real family groups, the male protects the young and the female, and we have never found them aggressive despite their size
We have kangaroos on our land and I find it sad so many are killed, as they live in real family groups, the male protects the young and the female, and we have never found them aggressive despite their size
Jan 29th 2010, 1:49 am
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Oz kills millions of kangaroos a year, a lot of aussies would see it as no worse than killing a rat. Harsh but sadly thats a fact.
We have kangaroos on our land and I find it sad so many are killed, as they live in real family groups, the male protects the young and the female, and we have never found them aggressive despite their size
We have kangaroos on our land and I find it sad so many are killed, as they live in real family groups, the male protects the young and the female, and we have never found them aggressive despite their size
It's obviously in a fairly built up area, and wouldn't have been difficult to get to a vets. But no, sod that - lets just shoot it. This is the type of thing I'm referring to.
Jan 29th 2010, 1:51 am
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They couldn't get someone to do the job at that time of day. It was a dangerous road hazard and had to be killed.
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/s...006301,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/s...006301,00.html
Police phoned for an animal ranger to assess the kangaroo and its badly broken leg, but there was no one available.
The sergeant raised his .38 revolver and did what he had to do. A police spokesman said the kangaroo was unpredictable and might have injured somebody or limped back on to the major road and caused a collision.
The sergeant raised his .38 revolver and did what he had to do. A police spokesman said the kangaroo was unpredictable and might have injured somebody or limped back on to the major road and caused a collision.
Jan 29th 2010, 1:52 am
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In other words - 'it was too much effort'.
Jan 29th 2010, 1:53 am
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Yep, marketed as cute and cuddly to overseas, as well as being on the crest etc, however they actually consider them a pest. Threat to the land, which is strange as they are obviously native. Think its to do with crops too.
Go right out west a big station or something, harsh attitude to most animals sadly
Go right out west a big station or something, harsh
attitude to most animals sadly
Jan 29th 2010, 1:55 am
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They couldn't get someone to do the job at that time of day. It was a dangerous road hazard and had to be killed.
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/s...006301,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/s...006301,00.html
Plus how hard can it be to catch an injured Kangaroo that is lying down?!
Jan 29th 2010, 1:55 am
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Jan 29th 2010, 2:00 am
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This kind of bullshit winds me up so much.
Jan 29th 2010, 2:10 am
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, thousands are killled every day in oz so was anyone really going to worry about one more.However as you say, media gets hold so it gets whitewashed with some BS.
Jan 29th 2010, 2:19 am
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Re: Animal cruelty
You do hear of horrible cases of animal cruelty in the UK but I must say it has been a shock here.
What annoys me is land is being built on so what are the animals meant to do that lived there before?Sue.
What annoys me is land is being built on so what are the animals meant to do that lived there before?Sue.