Cruel Kangaroo Cull COMBO-BREAKER.

this conversation is ridiculous... talk of animals fighting people what is this!!!!


I neither deny nor support this sort of talk!!

300 kangaroos?

Are they healthy and well fed? they should be auctioned off to the TAFE cooking groups... not killed and used as stylish back packs

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this is getting a bit out of hand. I can see both sides of the discussion. Yes i wont deny that there is a large population out in central parts of australia, i dont have a solution but how can you controll the environment and there food supplys?

i doubt the defence fources would come out and round them all up, its kind of impossible. when you think of how big the area is and how rough the torrain is. its impossible. beside's think about it, would the goverment spend money on that? gettting the defence fource out and rounding up all the roo's? no. its not viable - on the goverments behalf, when they can spend money on defending our country and helping out others in diffrent countrys do you honestly think that they would choose to round up roos. no

dont get me wrong, i love kangaroo's but if there is a reasonable solution please share. but be realistic.

i dont like the idea of a cull. but isnt a quick shot in the head better then weeks of starvation? if shooting is done properly i dont have such a issue with it. within reason of course.

please dont go off at me, but when i see people say " we should cull humans, becouse there is more of us .. ect ect" you sound kinda stupid. when you say that to people who dont share the same veiws as us you should like a crazy "hippy" ... you give us a bad name. just thought i would share

Years ago Shanii before the Macropod Harvesting Industry came into being and before the massive increase in watering points the roo population controlled itself. The old bushman used to talk about fatty backs.  Fatty backs were does who never had joeys, thus became like a fat barren cow, human whatever.   They are mob animals and the boss buck used to not only keep the little bucks out of the mob but also castrate them on occasion ( by accident but what a great accident ) in fights with their hoppers.  Therefore the boss bucks would have too many does in his mob to cover.  A self controlled population.  Now of course they breed out of control as the harvesters are not permitted to shoot any roo under a certain weight.  I can't remember the weight but it is quite high thus you have masses of these lighter bucks running riot impregnating every doe and some more.  The magnificent big buck is in the firing line of the harvester.  BECAUSE of stupid bloody regulations introduced under pressure from The Greens.  It is the greatest disservice done to this animal ever.  Their population out our way is frightening and unless there are some common sense comes into play there will be drastic measures taken but you won't want to know about that. Just for the record too the roo harvesters do not shoot to wound and on the whole would be damn fine marksmen.  The ammo is far too expensive to be housed in an injured roo.    The point of my argument is that there will always be meat eaters, period, thus we have find balance with cattle, sheep, roos.   We  have European settlement to thank for the drastic increase in watering points no doubt about it.

Cassie3 what damage do roo's do? we have 5 roo's that run on our propety. i sometimes take down fruits to them .. how many roos do you think are out at your propety?

If the defense force "wouldn't come out and round the kangaroos into pens" then please answer me this question: Why did the defense force COME OUT AND ROUND THE KANGAROOS INTO PENS in the past? Research The Belconnen Kangaroo cull
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As I said before, the article makes no mention of tranquilizers as the government has advised to do in the past.

I'm not saying we SHOULD cull humans, I'm comparing these culls to humans to illustrate my point - You're taking a life because something looks different and setting a double standard. People that are misinformed ALREADY assume we're hippies or crazy, I don't care. You may see it as detrimental to the cause but those FOR the cull that think we're crazy hippies are already scared of changing their views or admitting that they set double standards on the grounds of speciesism. They're only going to change if they do research on their own. This comes from the mentality that all of their actions must be justified and 100% by themselves, that's just basic psychology. I don't care if someone labels me. I'm comfortable with who I am and by tackling my own lifestyle choices and opinions in a psuedo-non-issue kind of way, I've swayed way more than trying to yell at those who jump the gun and assume that because I support animal welfare and value all life as equal that I'm a "crazy hippy". That's stereotyping and that's not okay. I don't really think I'd want those kinds of people around me anyway.

Please don't give Kangaroos fruit, or any soft foods. Kangaroos are really prone to Lumpy Jaw, if you're going to feed them, give them food with LOTS of roughage, like livestock pellets.

As for damage, the Sanctuary I work at is currently green, with lots of nice long lush grass. Once the mob of 100+ Kangaroos move into the main area of the park, they'll eat down all the grass until it's dirt, they won't leave a single blade of grass behind. It will take up to 6 months to get the grass back. There's an example of the damage they're capable of.

Edit: Forgot to mention that during those 6 months it will be Winter at some point, which is also why it take the grass so long to grow back.

Thanks for that maggie i didnt know that about the fruit - thank you.

That's okay Shani, can I ask what kind of Kangaroos they are? And if they're tame? I love Roos.

i think they are the eastern grey kangaroo? i will see if i can get a picture of them. there not really tame, i just put the food down and walk away and they came over

We have the Eastern Greys at the Sanctuary too. I love them, they all have different personalities.

Do you have chicken pellets? Or any type of pellets that you feed your animals? Kangaroos love them, if you set up a feeding spot, and feed them at the same times every day, eventually the Roos will learn to be at the feeding spot every time.
And make the 'tut tut tut' noise with your tongue when you're near them, that's how they communicate. (Might not be a good idea if a male is around!)

Sorry for all the info, I just wish I was lucky enough to have kangaroos on my property.