I think it is cruel to put boxing gloves on a kangaroo

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  1. bonny2010 profile image59
    bonny2010posted 14 years ago

    Saw a video on the internetsome time back about a kangaroo at a theme park in China they had a harness on it and boxing gloves and it had to fight chinese boxes , they reckoned the kangaroo loved it -bullshit. Tt the same theme park they had horse fighting each other - apparantly it was a popular place to take the kids.

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      cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      i think it is cruel to take any animal out of its natural element just to have it perform tricks like this or  fight...that's just horrible, actually. i wonder how some countries get away with this stuff. sad

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    wordscribe41posted 14 years ago

    Poor kangaroo!  I agree with you, it's not okay.  I hate it when humans anthropomophize...  Welcome to HP, by the way.

    1. bonny2010 profile image59
      bonny2010posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      thank you wordscribe - what I want to know is how did they get hold of one of our kangaroos

  3. theirishobserver. profile image61
    theirishobserver.posted 14 years ago

    bonny one of your fellow country persons have just said she has been out and had kangaroo for dinner, on the good morning thread, I dont like the sound of that, is kangaroo food there

    1. NewYorker profile image59
      NewYorkerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Kangaroos are actually pretty good dinner..

      1. bonny2010 profile image59
        bonny2010posted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Was it seasoned, if it was you weren't really eating kangaroo - straight kangaroo stinks to high heaven when you cook it and it has a very wild taste -

        1. NewYorker profile image59
          NewYorkerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I have no idea.. The restaurant said it was a Kangaroo, and I don't think restaurants lie a lot..

          1. bonny2010 profile image59
            bonny2010posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            sorry New Yorker I misled you - yes you probably ate Kangaroo, but after it was toned down with herbs and whatever

    2. bonny2010 profile image59
      bonny2010posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Irish  if they knew how they are killed maybe not. A lot of people shot does with joeys in their pouches, they don't want the Joey sho they smash it against the bull bars - supposed to be very humane.

    3. darkside profile image63
      darksideposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You can buy it in the supermarket, between the lamb and the pork.

  4. theirishobserver. profile image61
    theirishobserver.posted 14 years ago

    Its in the good morning thread smile

  5. Pearldiver profile image67
    Pearldiverposted 14 years ago

    There are lots of Roos in Asia and the East.
    They have always suffered the indignity of having to wear boxing gloves.... Which is pretty stupid really - they make far better Kick Boxers lol

    How's Your Cane Toad Rescue Programme going? hmm

    1. bonny2010 profile image59
      bonny2010posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      agree about the kick boxing, but thats not sportingfor the human -
      the programme is doing fine when do you want me to send your little mates to you......

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    sneakorocksolidposted 14 years ago

    ...only if the kangaroo hasn't warmed up first.big_smile

    1. bonny2010 profile image59
      bonny2010posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      the kangaroo is restricted by a harness  - it can't fight the same way it does in the wild if it could I'd probably feel sorry for the boxer

  7. torimari profile image68
    torimariposted 14 years ago

    Not surprising. At least, not that it justifies it, it is not one of the circus elephants or lions here...makes me cringe.

  8. Mamelody profile image61
    Mamelodyposted 14 years ago

    Kangaroos may seem sweet but trust me they are pests! I lived in Australia for 7 seven years and my home was near a wild life park so it was always normal to see them hoping up and about. I did accidentally kill one when it just jumped in front of my car, damaging the whole bonet and radiator. I was fined $1000 (Australian Dollars)...

    I do think they look cute in gloves but I don't encourage animal fights instigated by humans.

    1. darkside profile image63
      darksideposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Where in Australia did you live that they'd fine a person for hitting an animal that was on the road?

      1. bonny2010 profile image59
        bonny2010posted 14 years agoin reply to this

        I was wondering about that one too -

    2. bonny2010 profile image59
      bonny2010posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Sorry you feel that way about our Australian Emblem Mamelody - hope your next visit to Australia is more friendly - anyway Kangaroos are just trying to survive like the rest of us and if you were living near a Wildlife Park there would be a few about .

  9. spiderspun profile image59
    spiderspunposted 14 years ago

    I myself being a black belt Karate/Kickboxer think it is completely crew to put the gloves on the kangaroo. They are such a strong animal when ticked off. You are asking for trouble setting up a sparring match with such an animal. And the kick that could follow, man o man. It might look cute and all, but no not a thing to do to the poor animal

    1. bonny2010 profile image59
      bonny2010posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      the animal might come off thewinner but thestress it has to undergo is unthinkable

  10. bat115 profile image80
    bat115posted 14 years ago

    I once saw a movie called Matilda that was made in the 80s. It was supposed to be a cute little family comedy about a boxing kangaroo but now that I know this is really happening, I am disturbed.

    1. bonny2010 profile image59
      bonny2010posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I saw it too but when I saw it i was very ignorant - now my son tells me Iam just naive for getting angry over the plight of such animals because there is nothing I can do about it - thats what hurts -

 
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