Queensland and Victoria in a race to cull-tivate a kangaroo meat industry
The states of Queensland and Victoria are looking at culls of excessive numbers of kangaroos as a resource to harvest for Australian and overseas customers.
Kangaroo, which historically has been disparaged as pet food, has now become an Australian restaurant delicacy with its low cholesterol, gamey-tasting meat prized by gourmands.
According to a recent region report on Australia’s ABC radio, a Charleville-based business man in north-west Queensland has announced plans to re-open a game meat abattoir to produce shelf-ready kangaroo meat products such as sausages and lasagne. The abattoir was formerly a multi-million dollar plant, but has been closed since 2005 due to issues with exporting kangaroo meat.
The potential markets for the abattoir include Russia, which previously was a substantial importer of kangaroo products.
Meanwhile, the Victorian government has announced that it will look into what legislation needs to be changed to allow the commercial production of kangaroo meat in Victoria, the only State where kangaroo is prohibited. Currently all kangaroo meat sold in Victoria is sourced interstate.
Despite recent support from Victorian commercial hunters, there have been concerns raised about the kangaroo meat direct ‘from the wild.’ In September 2012, ABC reporters exposed the hygienic issues involved with the kangaroos being killed outside of a sterile factory.
The Victorian government has stated that if the legislation was changed, it would not increase the amount of kangaroos killed in the state each year and only kangaroo meat from the annual culling system would be allowed.
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This statement is completely wrong “The Victorian government has stated that if the legislation was changed, it would not increase the amount of kangaroos killed in the state each year and only kangaroo meat from the annual culling system would be allowed”.
There is no annual culling system in place in Victoria, Kangaroos are slaughtered under a damage permit these numbers are between 15,000 and 30,000 no where near enough to sustain an industry.
The Cain Government placed a ban on the commercial slaughter of Kangaroos in 1982 because the industry was proven to be economically unviable, low densities of Kangaroos, administrative costs, strong opposition from sectors of the community, due to the terrain and vegetation in Victoria accurate aerial counting is extremely difficult and there have never been any population estimates.
Nothing has changed since 1982 and contrary to the so called ‘science’ Kangaroos in Victoria are not in plague proportions, haven’t eaten themselves, cattle or sheep out of existence during the 30 years the ban has been in place.
This industry is despicable, there is untold cruelty to these animals and bring shame on all Australians.
The truth behind this industry is that they are not taking our Kangaroos for their meat, they want the skins, this is where the money is made and the meat is a by-product.