Defending The Lives Of Canberra’s Kangaroos And Pushing For An End To The ACT’s Annual Kill
At Save Canberra’s Kangaroos, we are dedicated to defending the lives of kangaroos in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Use the links to find more information about what is happening to the local kangaroo population and why this should be of concern to the whole country, then contact us to join our campaign.
Kangaroo Issues
This document critiques the scientific and ethical validity of the ACT government’s kangaroo killing program and the statutory review undertaken by Dr Sarah Legge of the ACT’s Eastern Grey Kangaroo Controlled Native Species Management Plan 2017 - June 2024
Population estimates and culling history 2009 – 2022 - A citizen science project by Jane and John Robinson
A summary of the facts surrounding the ACT Government's cruel and catastrophic kangaroo slaughter
As a diverse group of concerned international scientists, academics, philosophers, ethicists, animal welfare and protection organisations and wildlife experts, we unequivocally declare that the commercial kangaroo industry is perpetuating levels of animal cruelty that are entirely unacceptable. We demand immediate and decisive action at both national and global levels to immediately adopt a moratorium on the commercial killing of kangaroos and to cease the commercial trade of kangaroo body parts.
The purpose of this paper is to provide an informed exposé of the issues and history surrounding the persecution of kangaroos in Australia and especially the ACT.
The first (short) section summarises the key points about kangaroo biology and their keystone role in Australian ecosystems, the impact of exotic animal agriculture on the Australian environment, and the ways in which all species of kangaroo are under attack across the entire nation
The second part is a history and an analysis of the scientific and ethical issues surrounding the treatment of Eastern Grey Kangaroos in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) since self-government in 1989.
The purpose of the paper, Bounding Extinction is to provide a detailed exposé of the issues and history surrounding the persecution of kangaroos in Australia and especially the ACT.
Brussels, December 19, 2024 – A draft ordinance proposing a ban on the sale of kangaroo meat and leather is going to be submitted to the Brussels Parliament. This initiative follows a visit by a delegation of Aboriginal Australians and GAIA, who together called out and denounced Belgium’s role in the largest massacre of wild land animals in the world.
Slideshow presentation to ACT Liberals to discuss ending the ACT Government’s ‘Conservation Cull’
Save Canberra’s Kangaroos (SCK), Animal Liberation (ALACT), the Animal Protectors Alliance and the Australian Wildlife Protection Council (AWPC), request the ACT Integrity Commission investigate the ACT Government’s annual kangaroo “cull”, primarily focussing on: maladministration (in essence substantial mismanagement); and conduct that poses a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or the environment. This is not a single case of government mismanagement, rather it is a pattern of persistent and systemic misbehaviour by the ACT Government across the tenure of several Conservators.
We Are Dedicated to the Welfare of Kangaroos in Canberra and Across the Australian Capital Territory.
