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Is it possible to farm Kangaroos for this purpose? Perhaps its brutal to suggest, but I imagine hunting wild Kangaroos is not what we want here, as their number

Is it possible to farm Kangaroos for this purpose? Perhaps its brutal to suggest, but I imagine hunting wild Kangaroos is not what we want here, as their numbers are already in decline, IIRC. Can the rest of a Kangaroo be used in some productive way? I'd honestly feel ethically bad that we are killing Kangaroos just for their muscle tendon in certain areas

senectus1 3y ago
The bloody things breed like rabbits... you dont need to farm them.
mrits 3y ago
I was under the impression that Kangaroos were an overpopulated nuisance.
ceejayoz 3y ago
> Can the rest of a Kangaroo be used in some productive way? I'd honestly feel ethically bad that we are killing Kangaroos just for their muscle tendon in certain areas From the article: > It was important to Dr Hartnell that no kangaroos were killed expressly for his research, and this has remained his practice throughout his investigations: all of the work has been done only using kangaroos that have either been culled for reasons of population control or harvested for meat. Kangaroo populations are fine; culling is done to keep them from overpopulating. Similar to deer in the US. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/12/koala-kangaroo-culling-considered-as-numbers-become-overabundant https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/12/koala-ka...
stubish 3y ago
Total numbers are anything but in decline. Unfortunately though, we seem incapable of correctly managing the required culling and puts pressure on the more endangered species rather than the intended ones. And there are disagreements about the methodology used to count the population numbers and thus the number that need culling. The meat is available for human consumption, but often isn't stocked due to consumer boycotts. So most of the meat from culling ends up as dogfood or wasted. Maybe this will change with Australians embracing traditional culture more, but for now 'eating the national animal' horrifies many who will stick to their non-native farm animals. The leather is great, used for top-tier foot ware and sporting equipment like footballs. But this is being replaced with synthetic materials, driven by consumer ethical concerns again. Most of those concerns seem driven by problems in the culling industry, and the horrific news articles it generates fairly regularly. Bone as usual goes to fertilizer.

senectus1 3y ago

The bloody things breed like rabbits... you dont need to farm them.

mrits 3y ago

I was under the impression that Kangaroos were an overpopulated nuisance.

ceejayoz 3y ago

> Can the rest of a Kangaroo be used in some productive way? I'd honestly feel ethically bad that we are killing Kangaroos just for their muscle tendon in certain areas From the article: > It was important to Dr Hartnell that no kangaroos were killed expressly for his research, and this has remained his practice throughout his investigations: all of the work has been done only using kangaroos that have either been culled for reasons of population control or harvested for meat. Kangaroo populations are fine; culling is done to keep them from overpopulating. Similar to deer in the US. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/12/koala-kangaroo-culling-considered-as-numbers-become-overabundant https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/12/koala-ka...

stubish 3y ago

Total numbers are anything but in decline. Unfortunately though, we seem incapable of correctly managing the required culling and puts pressure on the more endangered species rather than the intended ones. And there are disagreements about the methodology used to count the population numbers and thus the number that need culling. The meat is available for human consumption, but often isn't stocked due to consumer boycotts. So most of the meat from culling ends up as dogfood or wasted. Maybe this will change with Australians embracing traditional culture more, but for now 'eating the national animal' horrifies many who will stick to their non-native farm animals. The leather is great, used for top-tier foot ware and sporting equipment like footballs. But this is being replaced with synthetic materials, driven by consumer ethical concerns again. Most of those concerns seem driven by problems in the culling industry, and the horrific news articles it generates fairly regularly. Bone as usual goes to fertilizer.