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Last updated 29 November 2021

Duck Shooting

The serenity of the Australian wetlands at dawn; a gentle breeze stirs the eucalypt leaves; the rising sunlight filters through the reeds, casting shadows into the dense earth; frog song and insect chatter set the picturesque scene as native birdlife glides overhead. Suddenly, the serenity is shattered by blistering gunfire; bodies drop to the ground, lives in their prime, taken down. This is the...

Kangaroos

Kangaroos – Introduction Kangaroos are hunted each year in Australia either for commercial gain (for their skin and flesh) or simply to be 'culled' to 'control their numbers'. Permits are issued to 'legally' kill Kangaroos – so the Government and the shooters all slaughter them in their millions. The Australian Government requires kangaroo management plans (approved under the Environment Pro...

Koalas

Koalas are a type of mammal called marsupials, which give birth to underdeveloped young. They are so different from any other marsupial, however, that they have been classified into their own family, called Phascolarctidae. They share a number of characteristics with wombats, who are their closest living relatives, including a backward-facing pouch (Source: Queensland Government). Photo: Farm T...

Rabbits

Summary of the control agents used against wild rabbits in Australia Wild Rabbits are deemed under the Australian law to be pests (vertebrae pests). They are mainly killed by methods that would be considered inhumane and illegal under anti-cruelty laws if they were applied to companion animals. It is lawful in Australia for rabbits to be poisoned, infected with disease, hunted, or caught in stee...

Wild buffalo

Water Buffalo Maleny Buffalo, 2022 (Maleny Buffalo) In the 19th century, a small number of water buffalo were brought to Australia as part of an experimental project to provide meat to remote settlements in the Northern Territory. By 1949, these settlements and the buffalo were abandoned, leading to the spread of wild herds across the top end of the Northern Territory which, with its swamps ...

Wild camels

Summerland Camels, 2017 (Farm Transparency Project) Although commonly associated with countries such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Australia is believed to have the largest population of wild camels in the world. These camels are descended from the 10,000 and 20,000 camels who were transported to Australia from India between 1840-1907, largely to be used for labour and transport. In the 1920s, ...

Wild goats

Rangeland Goats Snowtown Slaughterhouse, 2023 (Farm Transparency Project) In June, 2023, the Farm Transparency Project team investigated Menzel's Meats and Snowtown Slaughterhouse in South Australia. Alongside cows, sheep and, in the case of Menzel's, pigs, both facilities slaughter hundreds of goats every week. These goats were not the short-haired, short-horned farmed goa...

Wild Pigs

Wild pigs were introduced to Australia with the First Fleet, and now occupy around 45 percent of the country, mainly in Queensland and New South Wales. Wild pig distribution map. Source: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Feral pigs in Australia descend from domestic pigs, but have evolved to be better suited to living in the wild. The Pest Smart website, which ...

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