Investigators found the animals would have endured 'slow and lingering deaths', including two joeys left to starve.
man has been convicted and fined $80,000 after 71 eastern grey kangaroos were found dead on his rural property.
Among the dead were two joeys, one of which likely starved to death after its mother was shot while the other is believed to have suffocated in its mother's pouch. Investigators found they would have experienced 'slow and lingering deaths'. was alerted to the act of animal cruelty by members of the public.
A qualified veterinarian found that the adult kangaroos would have experienced "a high degree of pain and suffering" prior to their death.
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