And just what do they teach you at these Kangaroo lectures?

How to dress your kill and prepare it for the "Roo Stew"

What is their preferred method of slaughtering roos up there?

That comment truly deserves a place on the Animal Libbers are hypocites thread.

PF..well worded and very important question re. how tough graziers are doing it in the drought, indeed what do they do?

Although live experts are a less than satisfactory option from the animals point of veiw..what does the drought stricken cocky do..?

The government is offering a form of drought relief now..but their 'research' based (csrio)reports that they calculate their numbers on, instead of getting off their own behinds and taking a look, falls way short of anything like what they need.Farmers are stating the obvious when they say its not enough..

Also the reason the government is losing the best we have to offer re whoever..businesses,farmers,actors,..all our best talents..they go overseas.
Governments need to get behind them in a real way..our farmers/cockies are too important to let them go under.

Thats not even to touch on the question of land degradation issues.

"Thats not even to touch on the question of land degradation issues."

Excellent point Taurus. If farmers are able to destock and sell at some sort of reasonable price, the land would have a much better chance of recovery when the rain does come. This sort of drought cannot be predicted and managed as some suggest. Things are looking pretty grim. The ways things are going there may be no sheep to export anyway :)

Nedkelly - What RSPCA accreditation do you mean? I dont have anything to do with them in connection with my farm. Even if I did, I dont have to agree with everything they say. I dont know that they have a set of rules for people that support them do they?

If Taurus made such an 'excellent' point why did you pop in and get him banned PF?

Thanks for your time PF..cant say it was a pleasure however.