....CALLING
ALL POETS....
You can send in your compositions for inclusion on our new poetry
page.
Clicking on the link at left will take you there and to find out
how to participate. When emailing please give details of your name
and copyright info.
SUBMISSION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE
APPEALS TRIBUNAL
NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE STRATEGY
Cruelty
to kangaroos is ostensibly assessed at the processing plants, but
such cruelty is unmonitored and unpoliced at the point of slaughter,
which is where most cruelty breaches occur.
Body shot and wounded kangaroos are not brought to the processors
by shooters, so these kangaroos are not counted as part of the blatantly
flawed cruelty statistics: those kangaroos inhumanely shot are left
to die, as too, are the at-foot, but still dependent joeys, which
are ignored by wildlife authorities, government scientists, a deficient
Code Of Practice and a heavily subsidised kangaroo killing
industry. More....
SUBMISSION TO CALM ON THE
REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE
by Maryland Wilson
FLAWED, DEFICIENT CODE
OF PRACTICE
Challenge in the AAT March and August 2004 Sydney NSW
More....
For details on how you can help by sending in your own submissions...deadline
close of business, 15th October 2004 go to the link below
Species
loss is not just a thing of the past. With the aid of modern technology
we are hastening the rate of extinction…
with our pesticides, fungicides, chainsaws and bulldozers, introduced
plants and animals and disease; all of which add to the traditional
axe, plough and gun. Australia's modern extinctions have occurred
within the last 60 years. Throughout the world there are examples
of species suddenly disappearing. But such lessons are not easily
learned by Australians. For example, we are raising generations of
kangaroo killers who see nothing wrong with harming or shooting kangaroos…
or our other native animals with disastrous consequences.More...
The Book-The Kangaroo
BETRAYED is in the first stages for reading online. Some
pages are available for viewing now and more will be added
as the site is updated. ClickHERE
to go to the book contents page. The
new Kids
Pagehas very little content yet.Please feel free to contact
the web editor with any suggestions to help make this section
interesting to our younger readers.We
now have an Archivessection to deal with past news and events...
AWPC Membership Membership of the A.W.P.C. is $20.00 (AUS) ($10 Pensioner/student)
per year which includes 4 Issues of our magazine, 'A Voice
for Wildlife'. Click
herefor membership details Donations If you would like to make a tax deductible donation
to help in our vital work, please click
here for details
LULU Our
Symbol Of Hope For All Kangaroos
Lulu
the kangaroo captured thousands of hearts around the world the day
she saved Len Richards life. Allowed to roam free, yet raised by
the Richards family from a joey it was not so much bravery but family
loyalty that drove her to seek help for one of her family members.
This lovely little lady has proved once again the kangaroo has a
strong, family bond with members of it's mob and in Lulu's eyes
that mob is the Richards family.
Lulu's story can be read on her new website luluthekangaroo.com.au
PETITION TO END THE COMMERCIAL
KILLING OF KANGAROOS
The
Kangaroo needs your support NOW! We now have a Petition in PDF
format that can be printed out and signatures collected.Please
visit our Petition page, download the petition.pdf
and help put an end to the commercial slaughter of one
of our national treasures--the Kangaroo.More...
TOURIST
ICONS SLAUGHTERED FOR PROFIT, Sacrificing
Jobs
Wildlife
and eco-tourism have tremendous national wealth and jobs potential.
The kangaroo is a universally loved icon yet millions, now declared
a resource, are slaughtered to accommodate destructive agricultural
practices.More...
KANGAROOS
KILLED FOR SPORT
A
million baby “joeys” will be slaughtered this year,
torn from their dying mothers’ pouches and stamped on, clubbed
to death or left to die of starvation. They are the discarded
“trash” of Australia’s new growth industry - kangaroo
meat and skin. More....
PUCKAPUNYAL
MILITARY BASE- Plight
of Kangaroo Populations
Puckapunyal
Military Area-Environmental Management Plan....deficiencies in the
framework of the plan, which are neglectful of key humanitarian
issues concerning the health and welfare of kangaroo populations
that we believe need to be addressed urgently...More Exclusive press release to the "Herald Sun"....concerning
the cruel and untenable plight of the kangaroo populations on the
Puckapunyal Military Base,...We believe there should be a full and
open enquiry into the Defence Department's justification for killing
kangaroos at Puckapunyal...More
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS
The
hunter runs his knife in an arc around the perimeter of cartilage
and tears off the plastron, the soft breastplate shell, as dispassionately
as if he were peeling the lid from a can. The female turtle, it's
internal organs exposed to the sun and swarming flies, writhes in
silent agony...More...
VOICE FROM WA
Western
Australians having their say on wildlife issues within their state
Recent news is the threat to the pristine Ningaloo Reef from a
proposed Marina and Resort. Find out how you can help protect
the reef and it's marine inhabitants...More
Cruelty
to kangaroos is ostensibly assessed at the processing plants, but
such cruelty is unmonitored and unpoliced at the point of slaughter,
which is where most cruelty breaches occur. 
Puckapunyal
Military Area-Environmental Management Plan....deficiencies in the
framework of the plan, which are neglectful of key humanitarian
issues concerning the health and welfare of kangaroo populations
that we believe need to be addressed urgently...
