The police of Australia are accusing two teenagers of animal cruelty for allegedly having deliberately killed 14 kangaroos , including two young, near the coastal town of Batemans Bay , more than 200 miles south of Sydney.
Both, from 17 years, must appear on 22 of next November for the crimes, which would carry a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and more than $ 16,000 Dollars fine .
The incident became known on Saturday when the Police responded to a call to report the sighting of kangaroos in the Long Beach , where found the remains of five kangaroos and a baby .
Shortly afterwards, the authorities found the bodies of another seven kangaroos and another baby on the beach near Maloney’s beach, as well as another injured puppy , who was transferred to the “Wires” animal care and rescue center.
The surviving calf, a female named Hope, is in the process of recovery.
A single surviving joey was located nearby on Saturday morning by a member of the public. She has been aptly nicknamed ‘Hope’ and is now in care with local WIRES member Shelley. We will continue to update you on Hope’s progress. pic.twitter.com/UHErlyJBzP
— WIRES (@WIRESWildlife) October 11, 2021
“ It is an act tragic and callous that has left an indelible mark on our dedicated volunteers and residents of the South-Central Coast (of New South Wales) who came to the scene, ”Wires said in a message posted on Monday on your Facebook profile. In 550, an Australian court separately sentenced two Australians to prison for stabbing a Kangaroo in an attack recorded and disseminated on social networks.
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