As bushfires continue to burn across the country, the Victorian government has restarted its commercial kangaroo harvest.
A statement issued on the Agriculture Victoria website states that the “kangaroo harvesting program” has resumed in most zones.
Shooting in fire affected North East and Gippsland remains on hold while bushfire impact on eastern grey kangaroos is analysed, although applications can still be submitted.
The Victorian government suspended the cull amid a swell of global attention focussing on the plight of Australian wildlife.
Manfred Zabinskas from Five Freedoms Animal Rescue described the decision as “irresponsible”.
“It’s a straight out money making venture to slaughter kangaroos to turn them into pet food,” he told Yahoo News Australia.
“They need to know what the populations of the kangaroos are to…
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