ANIMAL KINGDOM : Aussies to OK Kangaroo Menu
The kangaroo may soon become common cuisine in the country’s most populous state now that New South Wales plans to make it legal to dine on Australia’s national symbol.
“Quite clearly this is a food product which is very much going to waste and there does seem to be a certain demand for it among restaurateurs and among people who like game meat,” said Ian Armstrong, the state’s agriculture minister.
The New South Wales Parliament is considering a bill to legalize kangaroo consumption, and Armstrong predicted that it will pass during the current legislative session.
The state of South Australia and the Northern Territory already allow kangaroo cuisine.
Animal welfare groups oppose New South Wales’ plans and promised today to picket restaurants or butchers selling kangaroo meat.
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