Kngaroo forced to box human

[iMischa]

A RED kangaroo that is goaded into fighting a human clown is the star attraction at a festival in the US designed to celebrate Australia.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the BorderFest festival in Hidalgo, Texas, features an event called Rocky Show Circus, involving two kangaroos and their owner, Javier Martinez, who dons the clown suit.
The festival is sponsored by Kraft, the US owners of Vegemite.
The report says Mr Martinez baits the kangaroo by pushing it and poking it before placing it in a headlock.
If Rocky fights back too much, Mr Martinez's wife Sandra restrains it using a heavy tether attached to a harness around the animal's chest.

thats friggen disgusting, why is this allowed to happen?!?!

[MummaBear03]

Apparently it isn't allowed to happen. I heard on the news today that this has been stopped and that it has caused public outcry.

[Mathermy]

Revolting!

[bronny-jane]

if the roo wasnt leashed it would have downed him...
put them in the ring with an unleashed red roo..

[MsMummy]

Apparently it isn't allowed to happen. I heard on the news today that this has been stopped and that it has caused public outcry.

I should think so.

I would have thought it would have breached their animal welfare laws.

That Javier sounds like a real charmer.

Anyway, the best way is to boycott rubbish like that. It only exists because it has an audience.

I remember when I went to Vietnam on holiday a few years ago, it seemed very popular to have chained up monkeys on the street for entertainment. If stupid tourists didn't give them money, surely the industry wouldn't exist.

[bellarosey]

Absolutely disgaceful

[Ana Gram]

[sunnymummy]

This is so disguting and sad.
Apparently the 'owner' of the roo has been investigated for animal cruelty in the past.
The worst part is that the show was supposed to be a promotional thing for Australian culture!

[c2p08]

the saddest part of this, aside from the obvious animal cruelty side of it, is that people in Texas actually thought they were honouring Australia by allowing this to happen!!!

urgh, some people are complete and utter morons.

[Kachow]

Its a disgraceful display of animal cruelty.

But ..... it all stems back to the Boxing Kangaroo that Australia invented in the first place.