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A parliamentary inquiry into the treatment of our Kangaroo’s has promoted some serious discussions about the kill quotas and cruel euthanasia practices involving the animal on our coat of arms.
The impact of the culling has reached an international scale with over 100 members of European parliament launching a campaign against the importation of Kangaroo skins and meats.
Although the evidence of mistreatment has stacked-up there are still others who feel further regulation is unnecessary.
Produced By: Jack Kelly
Featured In Story: Michael McIntyre, Australian documentary maker, Mark Pearson, MP for the Animal Justice Party, and Rory Butler, Member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party
First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 19 October 2021