Joeys are waste products of the commercial ‘harvesting’ industry and are also not counted in kill figures When a female kangaroo with a joey is killed, and in instances where the joey is not left to starve, freeze, or die from stress or predation the joeys are bludgeoned to death by a ‘concussive blow’, and decapitation or cervical dislocation (can be used on joeys without fur) as a ‘solution’ for disposal, described as a ‘humane’ solution by the kangaroo meat code of practice. ute/open tray four-wheel drive), and it is therefore a far cry from the controlled stunning of a stationary animal in an abattoir. Kangaroos are moving targets, and typically being shot from an unstable platform (e.g. Due to the uncontrolled conditions of kangaroo ‘harvesting’, these types of injuries are becoming more commonplace. Evidence shows that they are frequently not killed by the first bullet (up to 40%) and reports have documented horrific injuries, including cases of jaws being blown off. This separates them from the agriculture industry. Kangaroos are not farmed for human or pet food consumption like livestock are - they are shot in the wild at night by commercial shooters. The red kangaroo is the largest species of kangaroo, as well as the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia.
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