❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses concerns about underweight kangaroos being processed for human consumption, the existence of a code of practice for killing young kangaroos, and measures to prevent 'boutique processors' from handling underweight kangaroos. The answer reveals a lack of legally prescribed minimum weight.
AnsweredQoN 420Legislative Assembly
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(a) can the Minister provide a guarantee that no underweight kangaroos are being processed for human consumption;
(b) does the human consumption kangaroo industry have a Code of Practice for the killing of young kangaroos; and
(c) what measures are in place to prevent ‘boutique processors’ from handling underweight kangaroos and placing them in the human consumption food chain?
(b) does the human consumption kangaroo industry have a Code of Practice for the killing of young kangaroos; and
(c) what measures are in place to prevent ‘boutique processors’ from handling underweight kangaroos and placing them in the human consumption food chain?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 March 2009
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
81 days
(a) There is no legally prescribed minimum weight for kangaroo carcasses processed either for pet meat or for human consumption in Western Australia. Most kangaroo processors have imposed a voluntary minimum weight for kangaroo carcasses received.
(b) Yes. The
Code of Practice for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroos
applies to kangaroos of all ages and to all types of shooters, whether they shoot for pet meat or human consumption.
(c) See the answer to (a).
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(b) Yes. The
Code of Practice for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroos
applies to kangaroos of all ages and to all types of shooters, whether they shoot for pet meat or human consumption.
(c) See the answer to (a).
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