Australian Society for Kangaroos Inc

About us

Kangaroos are the victims of the largest land-based wildlife slaughter in the world. Every year the commercial kangaroo industry kills millions of kangaroos for their meat and skins which is sold to Australian and international companies and turned into pet food, footwear, leather accessories and kangaroos steaks, burgers and sausages. The commercial slaughter of kangaroos by the kangaroo industry is a profit driven industry in meat and skins and is not for population control or damage mitigation (Payne-NSW Govt, AAT, 2007, Olsen & Lowe,2006), although politicians and pro industry advocates continue to push the propaganda that killing kangaroos is necessary to control their population and protect agriculture, but this is a only a PR exercise to gain public and government support for the commercial kangaroo industry and securing votes from rural marginal seats. There is absolutely no science to support this argument, however there is plenty of science to contradict it.