Animal Liberation, an Australian animal rights group dedicated to permanently improving the lives of animals, has condemned the decision by Cowra Shire Councillors to seek a quote to cull 30 kangaroos.
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"NSW is in the grips of a devastating drought and is facing unprecedented and unrelenting bushfire activity," Animal Liberation's Chief Executive, Lynda Stoner said.
"Our precious native wildlife including kangaroos are seriously struggling with the ongoing consequences of human-related impacts including the loss of habitat and the ability to seek safe shelter, feed, and water.
"They are cruelly hunted, subjected to an increasing level of violent acts of animal abuse and are also victims of the climate emergency.
"Kangaroos also suffer dreadfully from an air of indifference and misinformation by decision-makers across all levels of government in response to their urgent plight."
"By their own admission, Cowra Councillors have acknowledged these kangaroos are hungry and yet they are making 'lethal' decisions based on how the kangaroos 'look', with little or no evidence to support increased traffic accidents relating to kangaroos or wallabies.
"At the same time councillors are ignoring advice from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services and council's own Director, Environmental Services."
"Like our indigenous people, our native animal species are the true custodians of our great country and yet they are forced to fight for the basic right to even exist against competition from introduced species such as cattle and sheep and the fulfilment of human greed and dominance."
Animal Liberation Regional Campaigns Co-ordinator Lisa Ryan confirmed, "the current trying and turbulent environmental challenges brought about by human activities which are now evident across NSW requires compassionate, ethical and evidenced-based decision making, not 'quick-fix solutions' which involve further slaughter of native animals under the banner of a 'License to Harm'."
"What have we become as a society that we are prepared to slaughter Australian native species because they are 'hungry' or how they 'look' rather than use our human intellect to devise sensible solutions and learn how to peacefully co-exist with other animal species we share this planet with?
"The vast majority of compassionate people do not want public money being used to kill hungry animals. Is this how Cowra council would respond if there were hungry stray dogs or hungry koalas in the region?
"Culling has been proven to be ineffective and shooting 30 kangaroos will cause extreme distress and will greatly disturb the stability of the mob."
"As we understand it, the decision made by Cowra councillors only extends to seeking a quote for culling, not a decision to cull.
"Council's General Manager Paul Devery should, therefore, be mindful of not exploiting his authority by suggesting that a cull could take place if the 'culling' quote fell within the current budget."
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