A kangaroo (not pictured) died after allegedly being dragged by a car. Photo: ACT Government.
CONTENT WARNING: This article refers to alleged animal cruelty.
A man has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly tying a live kangaroo to his car by its neck and then driving off, dragging the native animal behind his vehicle.
A woman had been walking along Millynn Road in Bywong, a rural locality about 30 km northeast of Canberra, on Sunday afternoon (13 April) when she found a badly injured kangaroo down an embankment, a NSW Police spokesperson said.
The animal still had a rope tied around its neck.
The woman contacted a wildlife rescue service, and the kangaroo was collected and taken to Bungendore.
Police were contacted that evening and attended the wildlife rescue organisation.
“The kangaroo suffered severe lacerations to its rib and hip area and died shortly before police arrived,” the police spokesperson said.
A man, aged 60, will face Queanbeyan Local Court in May over the allegations. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
Police began an investigation, and following their inquiries, a 60-year-old man attended Queanbeyan Police Station that same night.
He was released pending further inquiries.
On Tuesday (15 April), the man attended North Sydney Police Station where he was issued with a court attendance notice for a charge of ‘recklessly beat etc cause prolonged suffering and commit an act of aggravated cruelty upon an animal’.
“Police will allege the man tied the kangaroo to the back of his car and dragged it from a property to the road, approximately 400 metres, while the animal was still alive,” the police spokesperson said.
He has been scheduled to face Queanbeyan Local Court on 26 May.
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