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Comment by Kerry Baker on November 5, 2012 at 16:53

Hi guys.  I thought you may be interested to know that there will be a landmark animal rights case heard this Wednesday in the Melbourne County Court.  The press release FYI:

VICTORIA'S DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS APPEALS CONTROVERSIAL KANGAROO CRUELTY CASE

The much anticipated landmark appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions against the lenient sentences received by 3 Victorian men who pleaded guilty to torturing and kicking a joey kangaroo to death while filming themselves will be heard.

ASK has been working with lawyer Daniel Beecher on submitting a Victim Impact Statement on behalf of the joey and our members and supporters. If accepted by the judge this will be a first for our wildlife and could be a major breakthrough in animal law.  It also has the potential to bring greater justice for future kangaroo cruelty cases.

As Daniel said yesterday “I'm very interested to see if the VIS is accepted by the County Court, as our work in this regard seems to be ground-breaking”.

I'll try to get along but will let you know what happens. The ASK website is at:

http:/www.AustralianSocietyforKangaroos.org

If the link doesn't work just Google Australian Society for Kangaroos. I'm about to take over the secretariat function for them as they are so busy all the time.  The latest newsletter sent out today attached which has disturbing, but not surprising, information coming out of the Canberra slaughter. 

Comment by Kerry Baker on November 2, 2012 at 7:27

Thanks sXe.  I had considered entering law but at my age (58) feel that probably not worth it now. But I do support friends who are lawyers who work in animal rights. There are a couple of groups here, Lawyers for Animals and Barristers Animal Welfare Panel who do some good things. We haven't yet banned the mills, and it is upsetting to see the pet shops holding all these little individuals. Perhaps though you can see if there is a similar animal rights lawyer group in Mauritius and help them out? Let me know if you do as I'm interested to know where lawyers are working for animals and I'd assume if they have banned mills in your home then there must be lawyers who have an interest in animal rights. Cheers.

Comment by Thäran sXeVegan on November 2, 2012 at 0:45

I'm not a lawyer too, sadly, and moving from Cape Town to Mauritius after 10yrs The new law passed in LA yesterday to ban puppy/kitty/bunny mills proves how critical it is to change the laws as we can as we go on fighting for animal rights. It'd be great to discuss ideas etc.

Comment by Kerry Baker on May 10, 2012 at 19:19

I am not a lawyer, but am involved helping a couple of groups here in Melbourne that are involved with animal rights.  While it has been slow, several of our top universities have begun to add animal law in their law courses.  This is an area that will continue to be critical in our fight to obtain better conditions and rights for animals.  I will welcome others to join and hope to share what's happening around other countries to help the cause.

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