\nThere was no public announcement made and given that there is a Kangaroo “Paddock to Plate sector” it is more than a little disturbing that there were no pubic notices issued, no testing of Kangaroo meat for either Human or Pet consumption.
\nThe regulatory body in charge of testing\u00a0 National Residue Office<\/a> – provides no input to the death of Millions of Kangaroos notified in 2017\u00a0 attributed to this unidentified virus, its notification went without fanfare, ongoing investigation or addition of testing for meat available for consumption.
\nTHERE ARE CURRENTLY NO REQUIREMENTS TO TEST FOR ANY DISEASE IN KANGAROO FOR EITHER PET OR HUMAN CONSUMPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n
Skip ahead to March 31 – 2020 and a renewed call out for carcasses to allow further research into the mortality causation.<\/p>\n Noting there remains – no testing or recording of this mortality causation in the food industry. It would seem more than reasonable for the general public to ask why the food available for Human consumption is not required to test for such things as Zoonotic diseases?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Questions raised in 2017 by, DPI Veterinary officers, CSIRO, Carers and people who became aware remain unanswered.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n SUSTAINABLE HARVEST <\/strong>The Commercial Kangaroo Industry claims it is one of the most sustainable wild harvest operations in the world.<\/p>\n Commercial harvest is permitted for:<\/p>\n REGULATED<\/strong> The industry claims to be highly regulated<\/em>,<\/em><\/strong> operating under a quota<\/a> system monitored by both State and Federal Governments. <\/em>The oversight manages sustainable harvesting limits independent of demand.” Having a murky past, the Commercial Kangaroo industry is SELF REGULATED<\/strong> and has been called to account in relation to Meat Substitution, cruelty, coverups, contamination and questionable practices. Income from Kangaroo slaughter includes meat for human and pet consumption and skins for leather products. Minimal produce is used domestically, the rest is exported to more than 55 countries.\u00a0 The largest portion of meat for human consumption is exported. THE INDUSTRY IS FUNDED <\/strong>via a “macropod slaughter levy” payable by the processor for each animal, with the Australian Government contributing half of program expenditure as the program funds are expended.<\/p>\n This slaughter levy is administered by the Department of Agriculture<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/sysl.media\/biosphere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/2020-March-Kangaroo-Deaths-Unknown-Virus-212x300.png\")
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\nGiven the current world Pandemic brought about by Zoonotic crossover diseases – with virtually a world shutdown due to a Cornavirus strain “Covid 19” Pandemic.<\/p>\n\n
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\nNSW regulations 2017-2021<\/a> <\/i>
\nQLD regulations 2018-2022<\/a>
\nSA regulations 2020-2024<\/a>
\nWA regulations 2019-2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nRegardless of implied procedures:<\/p>\n\n
\nHistorical claims dating back to 2001 are that the Harvest Quota represents less than 3% of the total kangaroo population.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The Macropod Slaughter levy is collected per animal and is payable by processors.<\/p>\n