Disgrace...
Youth kickboxes kangaroo in 'sick' video
15:00 AEST Thu Sep 11 2008
The RSPCA has condemned a sickening online video that shows a kickboxing youth beating a kangaroo unconscious.
The video, uploaded to the ORSM.net website, shows the youth kicking and punching the kangaroo while his laughing friend films the attack.
Holding a joint press conference with police in Western Australia today, the RSPCA appealed for anyone with information about the attack to come forward.
Police in all states are assisting in what has become a national manhunt to track down the group of animal torturers.
The video, which has since been taken offline, shows the man pulling the kangaroo towards him and using his knee to deliver a blow to the animal’s chest.
The youth then punches the animal’s face with great force as it struggles to remain standing.
The final punch knocks the kangaroo to the ground where it appears to lay unconscious. It is unclear whether the kangaroo has survived the attack.
Steve McLeod, a native wildlife expert, said it was likely the animal was injured prior to being attacked.
"The kangaroo is very disoriented. It is very unusual for a kangaroo to fight like that as they invariably flee.
"I would hazard a guess that it has been knocked over by the car and injured ... certainly it has been stunned in some way."
The RSPCA has said it was hopeful of tracking down the youths behind the brutal attack.
"Thankfully this sickening footage has now been removed from the website where it was first seen," RSPCA NSW CEO Steve Coleman said.
"The next stage is to ensure that those responsible for this film are brought to justice.
"Only a coward would attack an injured and obviously terrified young animal much smaller than himself.
"We want these cowards to be caught, charged and prosecuted."
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