Kangaroos Shot To Make Way for Car Race!!


	Kangaroos Shot To Make Way for Car Race!!

JackieDel

10-4-2009 8:04 AM

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animals, culture, environment, australia

JackieDel says:

It seems that our wildlife is held in lower regard than 4 wheels attached to a heap of metal. Shame on our government for allowing National Parks & Wildlife to kill our native animals.

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The annual <A target="_blank" href="http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/bathurst1000/" linkindex="17">V8 Supercar Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 </A>race takes place October 8 through 11, 2009, at the <A target="_blank" href="http://www.bathurst-nsw.com/MtPanorama.html" linkindex="18">Mount Panorama </A>race track.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/02/hopping-mad-kangaroo-cull-before-big-auto-race-causes-outrage/"><P>According to <A target="_blank" href="http://www.smh.com.au/environment/kangaroos-are-the-big-losers-in-this-years-bathurst-1000-20091001-ger3.html" linkindex="22">reports</A>, the<A target="_blank" href="http://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/" linkindex="23"> Bathurst Regional Council </A>approved the kangaroo cull in order to ensure the safety of the drivers and spectators.  The unpublicized cull was carried out under license from the <A target="_blank" href="http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/" linkindex="24">New South Wales (NSW) National Parks and Wildlife Service</A>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/02/hopping-mad-kangaroo-cull-before-big-auto-race-causes-outrage/"><P>Animal rights activists and environmentalists are outraged. 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