"VIDEO" CANBERRA KANGAROO SLAUGHTER STARTED TODAY

Monday May 19, 2008, 8:31 am
What you can do to help - please write to, fax or
call any or all of
the following Australian Federal Government
politicians, and urge them
to order a stop to this inhumane slaughter now:

The Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd
Tel: +61 (0)2 6277 7700
Fax: +61 (0)2 6273 4100
Queensland numbers:
Tel: +61 (0)7 3899 4031
Fax: +61 (0)7 3899 5755
Website: http://www.pm.gov.au/contact/index.cfm

The Minister for Defence, Joel Fitzgibbon
Tel: +61 (0)2 6277 7800
Fax: +61 (0)2 6273 4118
Email: J.Fitzgibbon.MP@aph.gov.au

Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, Dr
Michael Kelly AM
Tel: +61 (0)2 6277 4840
Fax: +61 (0)2 6277 8556
Email: ParliamentarySecretaryDS@defence.gov.au

The Minister for the Environment, Peter Garrett
Tel: +61 (0)2 6277 7640
Fax: +61 (0)2 6273 6101
Website:
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/memfeedback.asp?id=HV4

These kangaroos did not have to die and have done
nothing to deserve
this fate. They are trapped behind high fences
and despite their
public statements, ultimately the local
government has other plans for
this land.

Monday May 19, 2008, 8:53 am
This is horrendous! In Australia the Kangaroo is like the American Bison her in the USA. They deserve to live and nature will take care of the rest!

Monday May 19, 2008, 8:56 am
Sending my words to them all Brenda....They aint gonna like me...LOL

Big Goirlly Huga

Monday May 19, 2008, 9:13 am
Brenda doing it now.....

Monday May 19, 2008, 12:43 pm
Oh the shame of the human race! What will it take to stop their murderous ways? I am heartily sick to the back teeth of them.

Monday May 19, 2008, 1:03 pm
Ok,Thxs
Did copy it and will get to work to stop this,Thxs Barb,for sending it forward!!!!

Monday May 19, 2008, 2:48 pm
I have tried to note this story but it is not working.

As for the 'roos, the killings are nothing short of systematic slaughter of them for more land. This is so unnecessary. Will write.

TY, Brenda.

Monday May 19, 2008, 2:59 pm
You're welemoe, Alicya!
And thank you Brenda, I do
NOT understand the mentality of
these so-called "humans"!!
Steve Iwin would be MOST UPSET!!

Monday May 19, 2008, 3:02 pm
I meant, Steve IRWIN would be-and probaby IS-MOST UPSET!!

Monday May 19, 2008, 7:54 pm
This is so terrible, any excuse to kill an animal! Where I live, near Melbourne, they are killing 1000 Kangaroos, because the houses have built up around them, and they can't find their way out anymore. Great reason to kill them. Grrr

Please don't buy it for dog food, as it is often sold in petshops. beware, it is not good to fed Kangaroo meat, as the fat composition of the meat is wrong for dogs, and harbours parasites.

Monday May 19, 2008, 7:55 pm
And please sign the Kangaroo/Adidas Petition:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/487060731

thanks

Monday May 19, 2008, 8:41 pm
Thank you for the contacts. I urge everyone to write. please note Peter Garret once headed up the Australian conservation Foundation and was a well known activist prior to joining the ALP.

I have written the following

I am writing to express strong protest and my disgust at the massacre of kangaroos at the defence base in Canberra,
Yet again Australia is seen to be taking short term actions and putting economic considerations above animal welfare concerns. Yet again we are being judged by the world on antiquated actions in terms of conservation and animal welfare.
This is played out again and again. Our insistence of continuing with factory farming despite this being phased out in other countries, our blind determination not only to continue but to expand our live export trade in the face of irrefutable evidence of cruelty and high death rates on route, continuing to resort to mutilation of wool sheep despite international condemnation and now we are seen to be a country the slaughters its national emblem.
Culling, that is mass killing/massacre, is short term and ineffective. We need to be looking at long term solutions to effective and compassionate coexistence with the animals with which we share our land. When I voted for this new government I thought I was voting for people with vision, compassion, a long term view, and integrity. Apart from the apology to the stolen people, this is certainly not being demonstrated.
I am deeply disappointed and quite frankly I am ashamed to be Australian.
Be great enough to admit this is not appropriate and cease this killing immediately.

Monday May 19, 2008, 10:04 pm
THANKS EVERYONE, THIS SLAUGHTER IS SO UNNECESSARY! BEA, I ALREADY SIGNED AWHILE BACK AND DID A STORY ON THE PETITION.

Monday May 19, 2008, 10:47 pm
done, thank you
Thank you for your time.
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Tuesday May 20, 2008, 12:36 am
Thank you Brenda. Disgusting Australian government!

Tuesday May 20, 2008, 1:48 am
I've tried to note this story and unfortunately it isn't working! Thank you Brenda for bringing this barbaric action to our attention - it's disgusting!

Tuesday May 20, 2008, 2:21 am
Thank you for bringing awareness of this uncalled for slaughter.
Thank you Bea for petition link

Linda, may we use your well written letter as a sample letter?

Tuesday May 20, 2008, 4:16 am
Oh this is heartbreaking, and the note button seems to be on the fritz.

Tuesday May 20, 2008, 6:10 am
NOTED AND EMAILS SENT !
THANKS, BRENDA !

Tuesday May 20, 2008, 1:19 pm
Gave them a peice of my mind.

Tuesday May 20, 2008, 7:06 pm
Noted. I'm ashamed of the action our Australian Federal Government has taken in dealing with our Kangaroos, our National emblem! Kevin Rudd our Prime Minister stated on radio in the lead up to the election that he would not tolerate animal cruelty; despite this, the cruel 'Live Animal Export to The Middle East' remains, as does the miserable Factory Farming of animals. We must keep campaigning against these atrocities to our animals no matter where we live in this world.