SOCOG and Edna's Table Kangaroo Meat Protest

SOCOG & EDNA'S TABLE KANGAROO MEAT PROTEST Action Animal Liberation NSW organised the first of many demonstrations outside Edna's Table, 204 Clarence St. Sydney, Friday April 14, 2000. Protestors carried placards, passed out leaflets and all of us sang "AND LET THE FUTURE MOURN" about killing, eating, selling, exporting our KANGAROOS. The words were written by Frankie Seymour and her brother Paul's beautiful voice and guitar led us all to sing at the top of our lungs, to the music of Australia's, " Advance Australia Fare". Good stuff! The leaflets had 4 major points (1)That kangaroo killing is inhumane (2) Kangaroos carry internal parasites (3) Kangaroos carry many other diseases (4) A recent scientific report of the I.H.O. (International Health Organisation) warns that wild animal meats which are raw, undercooked, dried or cold-smoked are potentially infectious to animals and humans that consume them. UNDERCOOKED KANGAROO MEAT IS A RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH. Perhaps most important to people who do not care about the cruelty to kangaroos but DO care about their own health, it is a FACT that eating undercooked kangaroo meat is a serious health risk. The message will get out! Thanks to all who came to this rally. Maryland Wilson
*ACTIONS...*
PLEASE write those letters and keep protesting to, among others: Michael Knight SOCOG Level 34, 1 Farrer Place Sydney NSW 2000 Tele: 02 9228 4244 Fax: 02 9228 4255 e-mail : knight@www.nsw.gov.au AND Milton Cockburn, Media for SOCOG Tele: 02 9297 2711 Fax: 02 0297 2817 e-mail: milton_cockburn@socog.com.au *'AND LET THE FUTURE MOURN'* Sing to 'Advance Australia Fair' - Frankie Seymour 1999 words ; Australians all, let's celebrate Our wealth of life and land. We've stripped and shot and burned a lot, But still, what’s left is grand! We must exploit our creatures here, So strange and rich and rare! They're pests, you know, let's make some dough- There's plenty here to spare! They're pests, you k now, let's make some dough- There's plenty here to spare! We've stripped the trees across the land To grow our wool and wheat. We know it just turns soil to dust, But debts we have to meet. Disease we spread all others dread 'Cause we're unique you know! When bilbies die of RCD We'll just deny it's so! When bilbies die of RCD We'll just deny it's so! Our land abounds in kangaroos Our farmers love to blame. We let them kill each year five mill.- Just one more national shame! So let's exploit our creatures here, Both new and native born! We'll eat them all, or sell them all, And let the future mourn! We'll eat them all, or sell them all, And let the future mourn!

SOCOG & EDNA'S TABLE KANGAROO MEAT PROTEST