Euthanized a roo yesterday

[Die Judicii]

Yesterday I walked down to one of the sheds to get the tractor.
When I got there, I startled a roo that was lying in the doorway in the shade. (it was 42 degrees)
As it went to hop away, it fell over,,, and then struggled to get back up.
Then it hopped about 10 - 12 meters and stopped.
As I watched it was swaying back and forth, and struggling to stay upright.

My first thought was that it was starving to death because of the drought.
I decided to go get the shotgun and put it out of its misery.

That being done, I looked closely and could see that it was literally a skin full of bones.
But worse still, it was covered in huge bulbous ticks all over its body.
As well, its ears/canals were chockablock full of huge ticks and most of them were swollen to just on 25 mm in diameter.
They were literally sucking the life out of the roo.

I was sorry, but glad that I had euthanized it.
Ticks are b@stard things.

[marksman]

it's the right thing to do to put it down, the roo would have been absolutely miserable
l have always thought the laws that stop us from doing the right thing like putting down an injured native animal are ridiculous

[bigfellascott]

I would have done the same D.

[Am88]

The Laws are a joke regarding roo's, technically in the middle of nowhere, with no reception to phone, your want to call the nearest vet to come euthanize it from hours away, good idea

[bigfellascott]

The Laws are a joke regarding roo's, technically in the middle of nowhere, with no reception to phone, your want to call the nearest vet to come euthanize it from hours away, good idea

Yep that's why you don't make a call and sort it out yourself. I've had to dong a few on the head after being hit by cars and those in the cars couldn't do it themselves.

[bigpete]

Whoa that's pretty damn s**t for the poor roo !

I had to do one this morning.

[bigfellascott]

Whoa that's pretty damn s**t for the poor roo !

I had to do one this morning.

I think you are doing them a favour when they are that far gone hey, no need for anymore senseless suffering if you can do something about it I say do it.

[Am88]

Yep that's why you don't make a call and sort it out yourself. I've had to dong a few on the head after being hit by cars and those in the cars couldn't do it themselves.

Of course yes, It's just the luck of someone but trying to do the right thing and someone would report you and you get a fine, always the way. When I travel west in the mornings I always see at least a couple with a broken back still alive and well just looking around. poor buggers

[bigfellascott]

Of course yes, It's just the luck of someone but trying to do the right thing and someone would report you and you get a fine, always the way. When I travel west in the mornings I always see at least a couple with a broken back still alive and well just looking around. poor buggers[/quote]

I take it you help them on their way if you can?

[Blr243]

Seen plenty of really swollen fat ticks on the faces of Roos. Can’t see why they can’t use their front claws to scrape them away

[Member-Deleted]

Yeah Blr243 but they don't usually know what is causing their illness like dogs that get ticks the get what we call red water its where the blood looks like it has water in it and they start to become paralysed and die I think removing the ticks would be the last thing they were thinking at first then it was too late for them then there is the dry conditions the ticks would have taken their toll on the roos very quickly with conditions like that same with cattle

[perentie]

Jeez, I never knew you were not supposed to shoot an injured animal. When travelling in the camper with a couple of firearms I have never hesitated to do it the few times we have come across one.

[sungazer]

I know a guy that is regretting euthanizing a roo. He is just waiting and hoping that there is no knock at the door by Mr P. There were a couple of people stopped by the roadside and two Kangaroos on the ground one dead already and the other sitting up very badly wounded. Head injuries broken leg and certainly other internal injuries. These two people did not hit the roo but stopped one had called the police already who said they were sending someone to help. However it was at least a 30 min to 1 hour drive from the police station and that was if they didnt have other things to do.

So this guy who happened to be on his way to the gun range said he could help put the roo down if they liked. Which they agreed to and were very thankful. The job was done and everyone happy. But then the person who had called the police called them back to let them know. did that person take his license plate?

In retrospect he thought although he had done the right thing. He had discharged a firearm within 250 of a road and even though he had a permit to cull roos that was on his property not there.

Hopefully the police didnt get that info and if they did they see it as helping them out rather than a chance to act against a person trying to do the right thing by the animal.

[Am88]

I take it you help them on their way if you can?

Yes of course, but Like I said it'd be just my luck one day that some greeny is hiding in the bushes haha

[Blr243]

Putting a roo out of its misery comes first , haveing to deal with idiots comes second ....a stupid threat from somebody wanting to dob me in I can deal with later. And euthanasia can be done quickly without a gun if I had to

[Die Judicii]

Well the ticks are a major problem at the moment, (apart from little to none water or feed for the roos).
This morning on the way home from a property, a big one literally committed suicide.
Because of the chance of seeing a feral dog I was only travelling at a bit under 60 klms.
As I glanced to my right it jumped up out of a roadside drain, and straight into my bull bar in broad daylight.

I stopped and checked,, but after being crushed by the left wheel it was well and truly dead.

It too was infested with ticks,,, some that big they looked like eyeballs hanging off it.
The impact had knocked about a dozen off it, and were strewn across the road.
I got some satisfaction in crushing them under my boots.

Where are the freaking GREENIES now,,,,,,,, to see for themselves the suffering these roos are going through ????

They sit in their air conditioned offices in the city mostly, and prevent any humane culling. F*ckwits,,, that's what they are.

[Sergeant Hartman]

Agreed on that mate.

[bigfellascott]

Yes of course, but Like I said it'd be just my luck one day that some greeny is hiding in the bushes haha

Ah I wouldn't let a greeny stop you from doing the right thing mate - they have SFA idea on real life situations.

A few yrs back I came upon a lady who'd hit a roo and the roo was still alive and she'd called the local animal rescue mob who came out, anyway the girl who came out asked if I had a rifle handy by chance and I didn't and there wasn't anything to dong it on the head with so they wrapped it up in a sheet and took it back to the shelter and I guess they would have euthanized it there with a needle.

You can't save them all and you can only do the best you can in the situation that you are presented with at the time and if people can't deal with that that's their problem I reckon.

The wild life rescuer actually asked if I would like to be contacted in the future if they needed me to shoot any injured wildlife for them, I declined (not worth the stuffing around for mine) I told her it would be better if she applied for a license and go from there (not sure how legal it would be for me to just pull a rifle out and shoot something that's injured on the side of the road anyway (even though you are trying to do the right thing and end somethings suffering, knowing my luck I'd end up in trouble LOL so I figured she can take the risk not me.

[Blr243]

I know somebody who travels a lot and has admitted that he can’t euthanise an injured roo because he is too squeamish. I have tried in vain to explain that sometimes you have to do something unpleasant to help an animal that is suffering ..... how the Hell somebody can drive off down the road knowing that roo could be suffering for hours I will never understand. Sick ,Selfish and gutless

[sungazer]

There are a lot of people like that. They just cant bring themselves to killing an animal, perhaps squeamish is a bit too harsh. The two people that had stopped at the side of the road I was relating to in that story could have picked up a large log and done the job. Blunt force is a pretty violent act however it is describe as being a authorized method in some cases by the DELWP.

[Ricochet]

I know somebody who travels a lot and has admitted that he can’t euthanise an injured roo because he is too squeamish. I have tried in vain to explain that sometimes you have to do something unpleasant to help an animal that is suffering ..... how the Hell somebody can drive off down the road knowing that roo could be suffering for hours I will never understand. Sick ,Selfish and gutless

I had this problem a while ago after i hit a wombat, poor bugger was still breathing and i had nothing to do the job with, knew i had to find a rock or something and finish him off, I did'nt want to leave him to die slowly or cause him more suffering by not doing the job properly . Fortunately another motorist stopped and helped out. Now I carry a piece of inch thick metal round bar, just in case.

[Oldbloke]

Ah I wouldn't let a greeny stop you from doing the right thing mate - they have SFA idea on real life situations.

The wild life rescuer actually asked if I would like to be contacted in the future if they needed me to shoot any injured wildlife for them, I declined (not worth the stuffing around for mine) I told her it would be better if she applied for a license and go from there (not sure how legal it would be for me to just pull a rifle out and shoot something that's injured on the side of the road anyway (even though you are trying to do the right thing and end somethings suffering, knowing my luck I'd end up in trouble LOL so I figured she can take the risk not me.

Mmm,, ,, suprised they dont all carry a 22

[Die Judicii]

I had this problem a while ago after i hit a wombat, poor bugger was still breathing and i had nothing to do the job with, knew i had to find a rock or something and finish him off, I did'nt want to leave him to die slowly or cause him more suffering by not doing the job properly . Fortunately another motorist stopped and helped out. Now I carry a piece of inch thick metal round bar, just in case.

A flat tire iron/lever does a good job,,,,,,,,

As does the wheel on your car.