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Fbg 6.7

Just talked to daughter on Skype.
She had left more flowers on that kangaroo from last week. The body still there, not been moved, and wildlife doesn't want to eat it.
But she seems to be noticing injured kangaroos now. There was one at night in the road this week, it had been hit by a car, not exactly sure of details, but she tried to get it to the side of the road in the vegetation. No idea how big it was, but smaller than last week's kangaroo. It did try to box her but she evaded the fists. I asked her again about rescue organisations, but she says no one will help an injured kangaroo where she lives, but if it were a doggy, then all and sundry would rescue a dog. Not fair to the kangaroo.

So don't believe all those sweet YouTube or Instagram posts of rescued kangaroos. They are the exception...

I told daughter she is a roo whisperer.


Wildlife cameras
A Fox A Badger & A Cat
1:21 secs

Creative - no time this morning to start a digital painting from scratch, found this one in the Procreate files. Fartnarkled it a bit, and here you are...

Ready for a nap

And a cuppa...

 
6.8 this pour down day!
Solemn Sunday it is.
Haven't thought of a good friend of mine, same age, died at Goose Green in the Falklands.
I remember my dad tel!ing me one remembrance Sunday of his friends from school, he had learned, that at least six of his class, who joined straight from school, died in the far East.
One had died in Egypt at El Alemein.

Chores and Sunday cooking to do.
Psychedelic! Groovy!
 
Brilliant colours and a great effect.

I suppose people are less sentimental about kangaroos in Australia than about dogs. Kangaroos are wildlife and dogs are pets. Do I remember hearing that kangaroos used to be hunted? Not sure if that was for food or for "sport". I'm pretty sure there are sanctuaries for kangaroos but maybe not in the area your daughter is in. Such a shame that nobody there wants to help inured animals. Better if they would even put them out of their misery than to just leave them injured and in pain.
 
gennepher said:
No idea how big it was, but smaller than last week's kangaroo. It did try to box her but she evaded the fists.
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Oh Bless her heart.

But do tell her to careful, @gennepher
I'm sure she's sensible enough, but remember seeing a YouTube clip of a dog being held in a headlock by a big Roo .

Owner jumps out and clumps it, so it releases dog and all ends well.

But omg, saw several comments re the damage they can do.
While they have huge power to punch & grip.

Seems it's party trick is the huge kick it can give & how it's claws can cause serious injuries to it's opponents.

Sure anyone trying to bathe or hold a struggling cat, gets how bad that could go

A quick look and found this with overlayed commentary.
Could I refer those with humour to the top rated comment.

You'll have to click here for clip.
Video is fine I believe, but some may consider the way he punches the Roo to save the dog, the guy is cruel to the Roo.

 
BG started out pretty high at 10.7 this morning (0430). Came down a bit by 0830. Only just finished my breakfast so don't know if it will come down into range.

Watching the commemoration at the Cenotaph - not sure who the party leader was who neither bowed his head after placing his wreath nor joined in when they sang the national anthem, could have shown a bit more respect, in my opinion but maybe he was just sticking to his guns and his political opinions. I shouldn't criticise, I know, but it did strike me as a bit disrespectful.
 
8 miles - that's impressive @dunelm
 
Thanks @Lamont D
 
I agree, they should put them out of their misery at the very least.

I just googled and found this @Annb

" Kangaroos are on Australia's coat of arms and the tail of the national airline, but every year state authorities allow licensed hunters to kill millions of them."

And this...

"The Code of Practice also requires hunters to shoot “at-foot joeys” and decapitate or “crush the skull and destroy the brain”of pouch young, meaning that most joeys' heads are swung and smashed against hunting vehicles to kill them."

I am shocked. I didn't realise this. No wonder daughter got nowhere last week asking for compassion for that kangaroo lying injured by the train tracks.

Australia does not deserve to have an animal they hunt on their coat of arms.
 
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Spellcheck had fun there @jjraak ..."a rouge Australian "...I think the writer should have checked his comment...

Yes, I agree, daughter should be careful...it is a wild animal...

Just like I am wary of those badgers in my garden, those strong teeth tearing the swing covers....
 
That's shocking, Gennepher. I didn't realise that sort of thing happened.
 
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It's a disgrace what they did to their first nation people in Australia but they tried to fight back.

But in Tasmania they systematically wiped the first nation people out and the poor old Thylacine went the same way.

Perhaps we would have been the same if we had lived then.
Sadly modern humans have not changed and have never been the Stewards that some religions see as man's role.
D.
 
6 fbg this morning and 5.9 just after my hour workout. Chucking it down here and had to put lights on at 3pm. Don't like winter but guessing others are awaiting storm Debbie to arrive. I thought my hubby was joking - who makes up these names, presume its the people that detect the storms in the first place.
 
Agreed. There seems always have been part of society that put their own economic interest before the livliehood or even life of animals and even people that are in their way. They do seem to make it OK in their own and others' minds by dehumanising the unwanted people (should I say sub-humanising?) and by seeing the unwanted animals as a threat in some way. Either that or the animals make good eating.

However, it isn't just a matter of stewarding or not, it's a matter of cruelty, neglect or indifference which, to my mind, is inexcusable.
 
The strange thing is, in my mind anyway, the amount donated to animal charities far exceed children's charities!
 
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