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Kangaroo cull sparks community protests
Old 27-03-2008

Kangaroo cull sparks community protests - AustraliaWide - ABC

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Animal welfare groups are planning to blockade the site of a proposed kangaroo cull on defence land in Belconnen, Canberra. The Defence Department is preparing to kill about 400 kangaroos. The Wildlife Protection Association says it hopes to stop the cull with a legal challenge but says if that doesn't work, protests will be next. The British-based vegetarian lobby group Viva has launched an online petition against the killing and claims it already has support from people in 25 countries, but not from the Federal Environment Minister, Peter Garrett, who has backed the Defence Department...
 


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