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QLD GOVERNMENT ACCUSSED OF BOUNCING ROO NUMBERS

28 November 2011: The Queensland government has been accused of bumping up the states kangaroo numbers after reporting implausible increases for its 2011 surveys. [more]

ACTIVISTS HALT ROO SHOOT IN CANBERRA

11 June 2011: Animal activists have disrupted a government contracted cull of kangaroos in the Mount Painter region in Canberra last night after a member of the public spotted an ACT ranger escorting a 4WD vehicle into the reserve around 6pm. [more]

CANBERRA ROO CULLS: WHERE'S THE SCIENCE??

10 June 2011: The Australian Society for Kangaroos is calling on the ACT government to publicly reveal the science behind the slaughter of thousands of kangaroos on public land in the ACT. [more]

CALL FOR RSPCA TO COME CLEAN ON KANGAROO CULL

2 June 2011: As the ACT government prepares to kill another 3,427 kangaroos and their joeys in Canberra Nature Parks today, the RSPCA is supporting a massacre that will see thousands of joeys shot, decapitated and orphaned [more]

$2,000 REWARD - COMMUNITY JOINS SEARCH FOR BOW AND ARROW HUNTER

29 May 2011: The Australian Society for Kangaroos has increased it's reward to $2,000 for information leading to the Cowra bow and arrow hunter responsible for this cruel act. [more]

FORMER MISS WORLD JOINS HUNT FOR KANGAROO ATTACKER

17 May 2011: Former Miss World and TV personality Belinda Green has vowed to do everything in her powers to find the person responsible for spearing a mother kangaroo carrying a joey with two arrows in Cowra NSW last week, and has joined forces with the Australian Society for Kangaroos in their search for the attacker. [more]

MELBOURNE TAFE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR CRUELTY

29 March 2011: Australian Society for Kangaroos has discovered four kangaroos shot in the abdomen and left to die in agony, at the controversial kangaroo cull at North Melbourne Institute of TAFE. [more]

ACTIVISTS VOW TO STOP KANGAROO SHOOTINGS

21 March 2011: The Australian Society for Kangaroos has vowed to physically intervene to stop North Melbourne Institute of TAFE from killing any more kangaroos at Eden Park Melbourne. [more]

TASMANIAN WILDLIFE ANNIHILATION

30 August 2010: According to the Tasmanian State of the Environment Report 2009, around one million wallabies and their joeys are killed annually by farmers and plantation owners in Tasmania, with 1.4 million killed between 2006 and 2007 alone. [more]

VETS OFFER HELP TO SAVE MARIA ISLAND WALLABIES

26 August 2010: The Australian Society for Kangaroos has offered the Tasmanian government free veterinarian services to carry out a vasectomisation program on the male wallabies and kangaroos on Maria Island Tasmania, in an effort to prevent the ongoing killing of these gentle marsupials. [more]

JOEYS KILLED ILLEGALLY FOR BATHURST CAR RACE: WILDLIFE GROUPS ALLEGE

23 June 2010: The Australian Society for Kangaroos has lodged a formal complaint to the NSW Police Commissioner and the NSW RSPCA, against the Bathurst Council for allegedly killing 88 joeys illegally at Mt Panorama in preparation for the Bathurst 1000 car race. [more]

CANBERRA CULL WILL KILL 1,000 JOEYS

21 June 2010: As the ACT Government prepares to kill another 1,890 kangaroos in its nature reserves as part of their annual massacre, the real death toll from this slaughter may reach 3,000. [more]

BOB IRWIN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST WILDLIFE ATROCITIES

29 May 2010: Wildlife warrior Bob Irwin, father of the late Steve Irwin, has spoken out against the the Australian government and the “murderous thugs” who commit atrocities on kangaroos and other native wildlife, at a fundraiser in Sydney last week.

Bob Irwin, who was unable to attend the event due to his recent heart attack, recorded a video message urging Australian's to reconnect with their wildlife and to stand up and protect them before they are lost forever.

FUNDRAISING EVENT: AN AFTERNOON WITH AUSTRALIA ICONS

We are very excited to invite you to our fundraising event called An Afternoon with Australian Icons, at the Revesby Workers Club, 2b Brett Street, Reversby, Sydney from 3.00pm to 6.00pm on Sunday, 23 May 2010.

CALL FOR RSPCA TO REMOVE KANGAROOS FROM TV COMMERCIAL

20 January 2010: The Australian Society for Kangaroos recently called for the RSPCA to remove kangaroos from their TV commercials on the grounds that they are misleading the public with false advertising. The RSPCA has failed to protect kangaroos across Australia and even actively supports the slaughter of millions of kangaroos and their joeys for profit by the kangaroo industry by their presence on the state Kangaroo Advisory Committees and their ongoing approval of the kangaroo industry.

WILDLIFE GROUPS CALL FOR INQUIRY INTO KANGAROO KILLINGS

17 November 2009: Wildlife groups are calling for an inquiry into the slaughter of half a million kangaroos in Victoria by farmers since 1999.

BOB IRWIN’S PLEA: DON’T EAT OUR KANGAROOS - COME AND SEE THEM!

11 September 2009: Bob Irwin, wildlife conservationist and father of the late Steve Irwin, is pleading with China and the world not to eat our kangaroos, but to come and see them.

MEMORIAL OUTSIDE THE BNTS GATES

19 May 2009: A Dawn Memorial service was held today in Canberra for the 512 Eastern Grey Kangaroos and their joeys who were killed at the Belconnen Naval Transmission Station on this day last year.