Sadistic act of animaly cruelty revolts wildlife carers

The discovery of a kangaroo that has been tied behind a vehicle and dragged along a Victorian country road near Broadford has horrified wildlife carers who have labelled the act sadistic.

A kangaroo attack has horrified Victorian wildlife carers. Picture: Natalie Slade

A kangaroo has been dragged behind a vehicle along a Victorian country road by a rope in a sadistic attack that has horrified wildlife carers.

It is not known if the male eastern grey was alive when the brutal act occurred.

Its fur was ripped off when it was hauled along the bitumen on Reedy Creek Rd near Broadford, north of Melbourne.

Australian Society for Kangaroos volunteer Nikki Medwell found the dead animal yesterday morning and was sickened at the sight of the cruelty.

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“The rope was tied around the roo’s leg and then I saw all the missing fur,’’ Ms Medwell, of Elphinstone, said.

“His face was elongated and really, almost not there.’’

The kangaroo had no other injuries, had not been shot and it was unclear whether the marsupial had been hit by a car, she said.

The kangaroo carcass on Reedy Creek Rd near Broadford.

“There’s something very sadistic about this. There’s something seriously wrong with people.”

Ms Medwell said the incident was one of the worst cases of brutality she had seen.

“You stop for the wildlife and as bad as it is sometimes when they have been hit by a vehicle, you are prepared for it in some ways.

“But to see someone like this take it to another level … what could they possibly get out of this. There’s some seriously sick people out there.’’

Ms Medwell also discovered another kangaroo that had been shot and left to die in agony by the side of the road.

Nikki Suttersby, president of the Castlemaine-based society, said: “More than any other animal, kangaroos suffer the most horrific and most regular cruelty and attacks.

“People are blatant in what they do, they even advertise it on Facebook.

“Thanks to farmers and the kangaroo industry, it’s got into people’s minds that it’s OK to do these sorts of things to kangaroos.’’

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