eve
Aug 30th, 2004, 08:30 PM
Just got back to Australia after a visit to the US, and among my emails was this one from 'Animals Australia':
Commercial killing of kangaroos happens on a huge scale in Australia - with quotas of over 6 million annually in recent years. Animals Australia opposes the kangaroo industry, primarily because of the suffering caused to the kangaroos involved - wounded adults and the brutal killing of dependent joeys. No monitoring or policing takes place at the point of kill. The industry exists due to the commercial trade in kangaroo products (meat and skins), not 'pest control' as farmers and kangaroo shooters claim.
The national 'Code of Practice for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroo' (1990) - the Code that shooters should comply with - is currently under review by a nationally appointed Committee chaired by Dr Peter Mawson, (Conservation and Land Management, WA).
A 'Discussion Paper' has been produced prior to that Committee drafting a new Code. The 'Discussion Paper' is available on the Animals Australia website [ www.animalsaustralia.org ] and on the federal Department of Environment and Heritage website [ http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/wild-harvest/kangaroo/code-discussion/index.html ]
You can have your say by responding to the Discussion Paper. Written submissions are due by 15 October 2004. Address details are with the Discussion paper.
I would encourage you to respond to the issues raised in the paper, or any other aspects of commercial kangaroo killing that is of concern to you.
For the Animals,
Glenys
Commercial killing of kangaroos happens on a huge scale in Australia - with quotas of over 6 million annually in recent years. Animals Australia opposes the kangaroo industry, primarily because of the suffering caused to the kangaroos involved - wounded adults and the brutal killing of dependent joeys. No monitoring or policing takes place at the point of kill. The industry exists due to the commercial trade in kangaroo products (meat and skins), not 'pest control' as farmers and kangaroo shooters claim.
The national 'Code of Practice for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroo' (1990) - the Code that shooters should comply with - is currently under review by a nationally appointed Committee chaired by Dr Peter Mawson, (Conservation and Land Management, WA).
A 'Discussion Paper' has been produced prior to that Committee drafting a new Code. The 'Discussion Paper' is available on the Animals Australia website [ www.animalsaustralia.org ] and on the federal Department of Environment and Heritage website [ http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/wild-harvest/kangaroo/code-discussion/index.html ]
You can have your say by responding to the Discussion Paper. Written submissions are due by 15 October 2004. Address details are with the Discussion paper.
I would encourage you to respond to the issues raised in the paper, or any other aspects of commercial kangaroo killing that is of concern to you.
For the Animals,
Glenys