Please sign this petition to intervene immediately and stop the cruel and unnecessary killing of kangaroos and commence immediate investigation into the cruelty being committed on these sentient native animals.
One of the worlds most unique marsupials and treasured Australian icon is the victim of the largest and most barbaric wildlife slaughters in the world. Never before in Australian history has there been such an urgent need to protect our remnant native species. It's even more important now in 2012 to protect what we have left. Every year the kangaroo industry kills millions of kangaroos for their meat to make pet food and meat for human consumption. Their joeys are wrenched from their pouch and bashed to death, decapitated, shot or left to die as orphans from starvation, dehydration, stress or predation. Hundreds of thousands of joeys are dying this way every year in Australia due to the kangaroo industry.
The Murray Darling Report states, 'Critical minimum densities of less than two kangaroos per square kilometre would generally be considered at risk of extinction. Kangaroos breed very slowly and can only have one joey per year, around 60% of joeys will die before they reach maturity. Kangaroos are integral to the Australian environment and have been in harmony with it for 50 millions years. Kangaroos have strong family bonds and have been observed to suffer sever grief when one of their mob dies. We need your help and support!
