The bodies of two mutilated kangaroos have been found at a children’s park in Victoria.
Wildlife Victoria volunteer and rescuer Helen Round said she received the report from a Scarsdale mother who was visiting the Cape Clear and District Lions Park with her children on Sunday.
Ms Round said the kangaroos, one which had been gutted and one garrotted, were dumped at rose bushes near a toilet in a place where the public, including children using the playground, could clearly see.
THE PHOTOS CAN BE SEEN IN THE GALLERY BELOW
“The link between violence towards animals and later with humans is clear and evident,” she said.
“This is one sick individual and the fact they laid them out for children and people to find shows a really disturbed and sick pathology. This person needs to be caught.”
Police have been notified of the incident.
All native wildlife are protected in Victoria and it is an offence to kill, take, control, or harm wildlife under the Wildlife Act 1975.
Severe penalties, including imprisonment and fines, apply to those found guilty of an offence under the Wildlife Act, according to DELWP.
Contact Ballarat Police on 5336 6000 or DELWP if you know any information relating to the incident.
