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No Kangaroo?
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No Kangaroo?
March 18, 2021 at 5:19 pm
Kangaroo Protection Act would prevent the animal’s parts from being sold to make footwear like soccer cleats and baseball mitts

Quote:Starting in 1971, California has been the only U.S. state to ban sales or imports of products made from kangaroos. The animals are killed in their native Australia and a few other nearby island nations, to be used for sports equipment including soccer cleats and baseball mitts.

California dropped the ban from 2007 to 2015, after lobbying from the Australian government and athletic apparel companies like Adidas. Despite now being legal, David Beckham of the L.A. Galaxy — by far the state’s most famous soccer player during those years — nonetheless stopped wearing footwear made from kangaroo skin following public pressure. The state’s ban resumed again in 2016.

The Kangaroo Protection Act would extend that ban to the other 49 states, discontinuing the importation or sale of kangaroo parts nationwide

It goes on further but I'll let you read.

https://govtrackinsider.com/kangaroo-pro...9ca47b999c

I'm interested in what our down under members think.
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RE: No Kangaroo?
March 18, 2021 at 5:22 pm
Makes most hopping mad, I'd imagine.
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RE: No Kangaroo?
March 18, 2021 at 5:38 pm (This post was last modified: March 18, 2021 at 5:39 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
Roos have become a pest species. They are not endangered, threatened or vulnerable. Even with harvesting at above one million animals per year, the kangaroo population has increased by 16 million in seven years. There are an estimated 50 million roos in Australia. The arguments against harvesting them are simply not sensible.

And they aren’t harvested JUST for sporting equipment. They are hunted primarily for meat, the hide simply happens to be very useful.

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RE: No Kangaroo?
March 18, 2021 at 7:40 pm (This post was last modified: March 18, 2021 at 7:42 pm by onlinebiker.)
(March 18, 2021 at 5:38 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Roos have become a pest species. They are not endangered, threatened or vulnerable. Even with harvesting at above one million animals per year, the kangaroo population has increased by 16 million in seven years. There are an estimated 50 million roos in Australia. The arguments against harvesting them are simply not sensible.

And they aren’t harvested JUST for sporting equipment. They are hunted primarily for meat, the hide simply happens to be very useful.

Boru

Maybe we should set some Whitetail deer loose there....

Then the two can compete for forage....


So how is the backstrap on a roo? Seens like it' t be HUGE....
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RE: No Kangaroo?
March 18, 2021 at 8:34 pm (This post was last modified: March 18, 2021 at 8:35 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(March 18, 2021 at 7:40 pm)onlinebiker Wrote:
(March 18, 2021 at 5:38 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Roos have become a pest species. They are not endangered, threatened or vulnerable. Even with harvesting at above one million animals per year, the kangaroo population has increased by 16 million in seven years. There are an estimated 50 million roos in Australia. The arguments against harvesting them are simply not sensible.

And they aren’t harvested JUST for sporting equipment. They are hunted primarily for meat, the hide simply happens to be very useful.

Boru

Maybe we should set some Whitetail deer loose there....

Then the two can compete for forage....


So how is the backstrap on a roo? Seens like it' t be HUGE....
😀

It is easier for a kangaroo to pass through the eye of a needle than it is to introduce new species to Australia.

I’ve only had kanga bangas. I prefer pork.

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RE: No Kangaroo?
March 18, 2021 at 8:38 pm
(March 18, 2021 at 8:34 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(March 18, 2021 at 7:40 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Maybe we should set some Whitetail deer loose there....

Then the two can compete for forage....


So how is the backstrap on a roo? Seens like it' t be HUGE....
😀

It is easier for a kangaroo to pass through the eye of a needle than it is to introduce new species to Australia.

I’ve only had kanga bangas. I prefer pork.

Boru
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I think they have enough invasive species
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RE: No Kangaroo?
March 18, 2021 at 8:50 pm
(March 18, 2021 at 8:38 pm)SUNGULA Wrote:
(March 18, 2021 at 8:34 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It is easier for a kangaroo to pass through the eye of a needle than it is to introduce new species to Australia.

I’ve only had kanga bangas. I prefer pork.

Boru
Yup 

Rabbits 
Cane Toads 
Feral Pigs 
Rats 

I think they have enough invasive species

Yeah, they’re pretty serious about it over there. The government even threatened to euthanize Johnny Depp’s dogs.

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RE: No Kangaroo?
March 18, 2021 at 10:16 pm (This post was last modified: March 18, 2021 at 10:18 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Sounds like roos are your deer, Boru, with all the same problems and misconceptions.
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RE: No Kangaroo?
March 19, 2021 at 12:43 am
Too gamey...

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RE: No Kangaroo?
March 19, 2021 at 1:17 am
(March 18, 2021 at 8:38 pm)SUNGULA Wrote:
(March 18, 2021 at 8:34 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It is easier for a kangaroo to pass through the eye of a needle than it is to introduce new species to Australia.

I’ve only had kanga bangas. I prefer pork.

Boru
Yup 

Rabbits 
Cane Toads 
Feral Pigs 
Rats 

I think they have enough invasive species

The feral pigs are very hard to catch! They hide in Parliament house!
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