KANGAROOS UNDER THREAT FROM 'INDUSTRY'
Thursrday 10 February, 2011

You may have seen news of kangaroos 'disrupting' a horse race at Hanging Rock on Australia Day. "They're so friendly with humans that they wanted to mingle." said a racing industry spokesman. Sadly the kangaroos' friendly nature and trust of humans is misplaced, as the Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia increases pressure for kangaroos to be commercially harvested in Victoria. Voice your opposition here...

KANGAROO KILLING FIELDS
Saturday 11 December, 2010

South Grampians Shire are hoping to turn their tourist mecca into kangaroo killing fields.  Unbelievably, shooters are already allowed to kill kangaroos in this much loved Victorian nature playground and now the Council wants to expand this cruelty by turning the slaughter into an industry.  Cr. Paul Battista moved a motion to build a kangaroo meatworks and approval is being sought from the Victorian Minister for Agriculture.

Send an email

Please help save thousands of lives bywriting/emailing the Mayor of South Grampians Shire expressing your disgust at their plans.  Make sure you cc Cr Paul Battista so he knows his motion is soaked in blood and not acceptable.  See ALV's letter of complaint (below)

Cr. Marcus Rentsch (Mayor)
mrentsch@sthgrampians.vic.gov.au

Cr. Paul Battista
pbattista@sthgrampians.vic.gov.au

Sign these petitions

There are two petitions we urge you to sign. 
One targets South Grampians Shire and the other the Victorian Minister for Agriculture:

South Grampians Shire:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/stop-kangaroo-meatworks/

Victoria Minister for Agriculture
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-kangaroo-meatworks.html

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ALV's complaint to the Mayor

Dear Mayor Rentsch

Re: Proposed Kangaroo Meatworks in the Grampians

Animal Liberation Victoria is appalled that Cr Battista's motion to build a kangaroo meatworks in Victoria's much loved natural wonderland, known for it's wildlife, was accepted by your Council. We urgently appeal you to withdraw your approval application from the Victorian Minister for Agriculture.

Australian native wildlife in a natural setting like the Grampians is one of the great joys of visiting the region and is your main overseas tourist drawcard. We are astounded you are putting this at risk and sickened that you are harming and killing the natives who have lived there peacefully for thousands of years. 

A kangaroo meatworks will negatively affect the reputation of the area. Can you envision souvenirs in your numerous tourist shops with logos of the meatworks showing the world's beloved kangaroos hanging upside down from utes with their tails chopped off?  Don't think so!  You would be aware of the Iki Island bloodbath in Japan where the sea runs red from the brutal killing of dolphins. This is attracting world condemnation and attention from the Academy Award winning movie THE COVE.  Your kangaroo slaughter will be the next international bloodbath disgrace that will embarrass Australia globally and much worse, cause suffering and pain to the animals involved. Kangaroo shooting is inherently cruel, breaks up family groups and leaves traumatised joeys who escape to suffer a slow and painful death.

Why put your beautiful Grampians at the forefront of such disgrace? We believe you may not have properly considered the impact of your decision.  Building a kangaroo meatworks in the Grampians will turn tourists away and encourage shooting even greater numbers of kangaroos by rewarding shooters with financial rewards. It will also encourage the view that wildlife is a commercial resource to be exploited at will rather than sentient individuals who are trying to live their own lives in their own home. 

Word spreads quickly with social networking and ALV will be alerting animal activists globally about this obscene proposal and asking them to share the information with their family and friends.  Here's hoping you share justice and show some compassion by leaving your hands off the native inhabitants.   

We look forward to your reply.

Jo Osborne
Animal Liberation Victoria
www.alv.org.au

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Can you help kangaroos in Eden Park?

NMIT have been issued a permit by the DSE to kill 300 kangaroos in Eden Park, see newspaper reports below.

The Whittlesea Leader

Northern Weekly

Nikki Sutterby (Aust society for kangaroos) is urgently seeking people to go to the Eden Park site and watch for action.  If you can help please contact Nikki directly:

Her email is australiansocietyforkangaroos@gmail.com
and contact phone number :  0417354408

Thank you.