Australian Society for Kangaroos
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Outrage at kangaroo processing proposal
National wildlife welfare advocates in Castlemaine say a proposed kangaroo pet food meat processing plant at Inglewood risks wiping out that area’s native kangaroo population within months. They’re urging the state member for Bendigo West and the state’s agriculture minister to intervene to stop the plant going ahead. The Campaspe Meat Company has applied to…
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Roo cull climb hits hard
Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network is urging Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas to take the state’s increased kangaroo harvesting kill quota and extra roo meat off the table for Victorians. On Thursday, Ms Thomas announced the Victoria’s Kangaroo Harvesting Program quota in 2021 would increase by 37,780 kangaroos on last year to 95,680. Through this program the…