The RSPCA has appealed for help
in finding a driver who deliberately ran down seventeen kangaroos along a
330-foot stretch of road in Brisbane
By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney
11:34AM GMT 01 Feb 2016
Authorities in Australia are
searching for a driver who ran down and killed 17 kangaroos along a stretch of
road where the creatures are known to feed at night.
The carcasses were found along a
330-foot stretch of road on the outskirts of Brisbane. Sixteen were dead but
one was still alive and had to be killed.
"You can quite clearly see
the tyre tracks where they've gone off the road to hit them"
"They've definitely been
deliberately run over,” said Michael Beatty, a spokesman for the RSPCA. “You
can quite clearly see the tyre tracks where they've gone off the road to hit
them."
The RSPCA, which has the power to
investigate and to initiate prosecutions, is investigating the slaughter and is
appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
“You can clearly see the tyre
marks where the person has driven from the left side of the road to the
embankment on the road and killed five or six [kangaroos] and then done the
same thing 30 yards later.”
The area is known for its large kangaroo population – estimated at about 3,000.
At night, the kangaroos tend to feed on the rich grass along the
sides of the road, which connects a men’s and women’s prison.
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