How Football Fuels the World's Largest Wildlife Slaughter

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Every night in Australia, thousands of kangaroos are killed. More than 3 million of these iconic marsupials are shot each year. They end up us pet food, soccer boots, or meat for human consumption. Because, amazingly, this slaughter is approved by the government. How can kangaroos be protected species yet still be killed in such numbers? Who’s responsible for this “harvest”? And what might Australia’s sheep farms have to do with it? We explore the rise of an unseen industry, from historical pest control to “k-leather” products.
▶️ Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:25 Sponsored Integration Babble
01:28 Disturbing Images Twitter
02:11 Kati @Local Sports Store
02:34 David Beckham hangs up its (Kangaroo) boots
03:04 Infographic Kangaroo Industry
03:15 Russia bans Kangaroo Meat
03:43 Shooting Kangaroos
04:40 G'day in Australia Short Film
05:02 Infographic Kangaroo Killing
05:46 Why are they being killed?
07:33 Sheep Industry
08:24 Infographic Exports
08:50 "The Code"
09:16 How are the Kangaroos/Joeys being killed?
10:20 How many Kangaroos are left?
11:40 There is hope
12:21 Leave a comment
More info ⬇️
🔬 THINKK
THINKK is a new and innovative kangaroo think tank that has been established to undertake independent research and encourage public discourse on kangaroos in Australia: thinkkangaroos.uts.edu.au/publ...
🦘 Center for a Humane Economy
Center for a Humane Economy, with animal organizations and scientists, started a global campaign to secure commitments from athletic shoe companies to rid their supply chains of kangaroo skins: kangaroosarenotshoes.org/ Center for a Humane Economy also started a petition which tells shoe companies to stop profiting from the kangaroo killing: secure.everyaction.com/bwqH-3...
🕵🏽 Donny Moss
Donny Moss is a NYC-based animal rights activist who runs local campaigns and produces videos for TheirTurn. Some of his undercover footage is included in this video (Thanks a lot, Donny!). Check out TheirTurn's youtube channel here: • Hundreds Protest Nike'...
⚽️ No Buy List
Info sheet from Boots Wizard & Center for a Humane Economy with listed soccer boots that are made of Kangaroo leather: animalwellnessaction.org/wp-c...
🔗Sources:
[1] "Exporting kangaroo meat", Australian Government Dep. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; www.agriculture.gov.au/biosec... and "Advocating Kangaroo Meat", Dror Ben-Ami, David Croft, Daniel Ramp and Keely Boom; s3.amazonaws.com/thinkk_produc...
[2] "Handbook of Mammals of the World, Vol. 5: Monotremes and Marsupials", academic.oup.com/jmammal/arti...
[3] "Shooting our Wildlife", Keely Boom and Dror Ben-Ami; s3.amazonaws.com/thinkk_produc...
[4] "Pest' and Resource: A Legal History of Australia's Kangaroos", Keely Boom et al, University of Technology, Sydney; ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol1/iss1/3/
[5] "Australias's Agricultural Industries Infographic & Maps", Australian Government Dep. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; www.agriculture.gov.au/abares...
[6] "National Code of Practice for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroos and Wallabies for Commercial Purposes", AgriFuturesAustralia
[7] "The Number Game", David Brooks, 2022; ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol11/iss1/2/
Other Sources:
"California banned the sale of kangaroo leather years ago. Lawsuits contest its continued presence": www.latimes.com/environment/s...
"Why is the EU under pressure to ban kangaroo products and how will it affect Australia?", www.theguardian.com/world/202...
"KANGAROO: FROM AUSTRALIAN ICON TO MEAT AND LUXURY LEATHER FOR THE EU", Euro Group For Animals; www.eurogroupforanimals.org/f...
"The ends and the means of the commercial kangaroo industry: an ecological, legal and comparative analysis", THINKK thinkkangaroos.uts.edu.au/publ...
"Australia's biggest customer pressured to give kangaroo products the boot", Canberra Times; www.canberratimes.com.au/stor...
▶️ Watch also: Why the World's Longest Fence Determines Dingoes' Future: • Why the World's Longes...
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@terramater Жыл бұрын

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@stevebennett9839 Жыл бұрын

I'm from America and I had no idea that some soccer or football cleats were made of kangaroo leather, I always learn something new from this channel. Another great video. Keep up the good work.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, thanks so much for your kind words! We love to hear that you’re always learning something new here! 🫶🏽

@Fkidd702 Жыл бұрын

They’re pests lol I’ve had “kangalite” cleats and they’re fake kangaroo leather

@lilsavdabest Жыл бұрын

Don't buy into the bs, Kangaroo are considered a pest in Australia and if their numbers aren't kept down they will destroy the entire ecological system Tera Mater is sucking PETA off this whole video.

@Goldenwhitewings Жыл бұрын

@@Fkidd702 how do you know ?

@matthuitt1004 Жыл бұрын

Steve Bennett , I live on the outskirts of Melbourne and we have so many kangaroos around the place that their numbers are out of control, they need to be culled at a much higher rate than they are currently, so don’t be fooled by some GREENY do-gooders , take it from someone that lives here with them, they are in plague proportion !!!

@earthling_parth Жыл бұрын

I hadn't even thought that Kangaroo leather could and is used for anything. This was as horrifying to me when I learned that Cows have to be pregnant all year to produce milk all year.

@lunafreed Жыл бұрын

Wait, wtf? Milked cows are always pregnant? I thought they just produce milk because they're cows

@BiodiWerWieWas Жыл бұрын

Hy friends, thanks for watching! To be honest, this was the most controversial topic I've ever worked on! Some people see Kangaroos as protected wildlife, others as pests, and others as a sustainable resource. How do you label kangaroos? What really shocked me was David Brooks "Number Game" and the fact that nobody knows exactly how many animals do exist right now. The actually sighted kangaroos are always adjusted by a correction factor, which is sometimes up to 10 (1x Kangaroo sighted = 10 Kangaroos counted). The report and all other sources are listed in the description above.

@_viresh_ Жыл бұрын

Rather have football boots than some animal that I never seen before ngl

@_viresh_ Жыл бұрын

Football is life

@youtubestudiosucks978 Жыл бұрын

@@_viresh_ each animal plays an import role in our fragile eco system, the extinction of 1 could lead to the extinction of many which includes us. How wil you play football if everybody is dead?

@_viresh_ Жыл бұрын

@@youtubestudiosucks978 that would never happen I never seen a kangaroo in my life football is everywhere we can live without one easily

@philipalcazar Жыл бұрын

Great work, Kati!

@hamishstewart5324 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t even know about this shit, and I’m Australian.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hey Hamish, I bet you're not the only one out there! It looks like there are sooo many people (also aussies) who hear about this topic for the first time.

@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810 Жыл бұрын

Seeing you don't know anything about it please don't form opinions on this nonsense then.

@absbabs6153 Жыл бұрын

That's a foolish thing to say especially after literally watching a video that informs you of it.....and just because people don't know about something doesn't mean they can't learn about it in the future and make a decision for themselves. Why are you even commenting on this video if you don't support people learning new things about wildlife everyday?

@lilsavdabest Жыл бұрын

@scrane5500 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for covering this! Animals are here with us, NOT for us.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@monsieurLDN Жыл бұрын

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@TheyCallMeNewb Жыл бұрын

This is as unacceptable as it is new to me. Just as a side, as someone living in Australia, kangaroos are extremely common in Western Australia (just to calm any fears seeded that populations maybe crashing). Thanks for all this info Terra mater!

@lucykelly7152 Жыл бұрын

How do you know? Are there some around you? That doesnt mean such numbers reach far! Are the numbers official? Are they reliable?!

@terramater Жыл бұрын

It is shocking! Thanks for watching!

@barrilythe2579 Жыл бұрын

I live in Western Australia and I would say the opposite. I lived in regional Australia for over ten years and almost every landowner around me shot kangaroos on their land. None of them bothered asking for permission. I have travelled all over Australia on outback roads by 4wd and sometimes would not see a single roo for weeks. These are of course anecdotes and like all anecdotes, are fairly useless to judge roo populations by. Proper scientific data is what is urgently needed.

@TheyCallMeNewb Жыл бұрын

Hmm. Now I do disdain country driving.. However having gone across to Kalgoorlie, down to Bunbury, and up to Kalbarri, I would state categorially that particularly the drive to Kalbarri features kangaroos of - and I did eschew the word in my initial comment - utter ubiquity. They are sat by the roadside and unnerve, given their habit of jumping into the way. Roadkill also very common as evidence. Having said that, I do prefer not to long-distance drive, and as such, lack broader experience.

@theepicone1 Жыл бұрын

Indigenous people killed kangaroo and "back then people and wildlife lived in harmony". I'd say it's more accurate to say kangaroos lived in an equilibrium created by human demand for meat. Not much harmony in butchery from the kangaroo perspective right or wrong. It was an equilibrium established after the extinction of all other megafauna in Australia from overhunting by the aboriginals, this harmony narrative is essentially that of the peaceful savage

@fritagonia Жыл бұрын

Yes correct. I was thinking that too. We humans never lived in "harmony" with the environment. Humans killed most or all of the megafauna of Australia, New Zeeland, Madagascar, the Americas etc around 13 000 years to 2 000 years ago. And this problem only got worse when we introduced non-native animals and plants such as sheep, cows and ruminants.

@annak2764 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for spreading some light on this subject! I had no idea this was going on

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hi Anna! Thank you for watching!

@laurenthomas7074 Жыл бұрын

I think it's worth being careful how we talk about this. It's hard not to read this as outsiders getting upset because we're killing cute animals, rather than being about conservation I suspect kangaroo overpopulation is mostly a myth. At the same time most roo species are not in any danger of extinction. I think non-Australians need to be aware of a few things - first kangaroos are made up of many species. It's meaningless to talk about kangaroo conservation without differentiating between them; the range of our big reds is very different to the eastern or western greys for example Second, there is a definite bias in the way we view them. Yes, Australians are biased by seeing them as pests (and a massive danger on the road) but non-Australians also tend to hype roos to a level they don't apply to other less cute or less known. It also matters that we don't frame kangaroos as the ultimate victims, because it diverts attention from the species that are literally going extinct and others that are slaughtered by not just shooters but almost everyone (e.g. snakes - I would argue the most horrendous wildlife slaughter in the entire world is Texas torturing rattlesnakes and painting in their blood) Is the method of roo slaughter unethical? I think absolutely. Is the scale of the killing wrong, I believe yes. But please ask yourself if their cuteness is the reason you care, please don't treat this as the worst ethical offence in the world, and please understand that Australia is literally losing unfathomable numbers of species daily and its hard for us here to see roo culling as a priority when the conservation situation here is so dire.

@OC-CPA Жыл бұрын

Kangaroos are intelligent mammals, like us. I don't know how intelligent snakes are, but because I know how intelligent humans are, I know that kangaroos are not as dissimilar from us as many would like to believe. It has nothing to do with being cute. Adult pigs and cows are not particularly cute, yet I feel just as strongly that we should not be abusing them the way that we do.

@MumboMod Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree with this comment, there are far worse slaughters of land wildlife all over the world, deforestation for example kills far innumerably more individual animals, whole species and subsequently their associated ecosystems.

@___.__._.Ayla._.__.___ Жыл бұрын

@@OC-CPA Reptiles are quite intelligent, simply because they cannot emote like us doesn’t mean they lack intelligence. They are nothing but a spine with a mouth, they can’t really use tools either to display intelligence. I recommend looking into Chris Sweet for his work with king cobras. The flagrant misinformation of mammals having superior intelligence is absurd. Even insects display intelligence that would be comparable to mammals yet people disregard them as well.

@OC-CPA Жыл бұрын

@@___.__._.Ayla._.__.___ I didn't say reptiles aren't intelligent; I just said we know for a fact that mammals, by proximity to us, are intelligent. I'm well aware that non-mammalians can be very intelligent; the octopus in particular comes to mind. I would never needlessly harm a reptile, but if I had to choose between snakes and kangaroos, you can bet I'm going to side with the kangaroos.

@timy.9512 11 ай бұрын

And roos are overabundant for a reason - humans changing their environment to suit them!

@thebeautifulanimal Жыл бұрын

Australia should be ashamed of killing of national icon.

@JabbarTV1 Жыл бұрын

Australia has 10.9 million Kangaroos, so common its still a valid point to make the regulations more effective and conservative, nobody wants to suddenly find the roos struggling to keep up their numbers could also suggest Roo farms in the rather less good for sheep areas, should be profitable if done right

@finnwearing3525 Жыл бұрын

Australia actually has 35 million Kangaroos, so even more. There are more kangaroos than people here.

@empathy3023 Жыл бұрын

I totally get the point, but i dont think it's worth killing any being for just a pair of shoues

@JabbarTV1 Жыл бұрын

@@empathy3023 I believe we kill so many other animals for their wool, leather and meat no? Roos have no natural predators and long as there is way too many of them I don't see why it can't be regulated, too many Roos could also devastate the grass cover other species depend on

@Rainkit Жыл бұрын

@@empathy3023 Sustainability is ultimately the goal with things like this. You want to maintain a population that isn't increasing or decreasing beyond what the environment can maintain. Unfortunately, in order to do that, conserving the animal must be profitable. The most soul crushing part of conservation is honestly learning about all the animals that could be saved from extinction, but won't be because there's no financial interest in doing so. Still the biggest F-you I have seen is how my home state in the US refused to reintroduce elk unless there would be enough hunters willing to shoot them. Can't restore an ecosystem of we can't get our money back I guess.

@neonice Жыл бұрын

Amazing idea, let's destroy even more land in order to turn it into pasture for animal agriculture.

@veggieboyultimate Жыл бұрын

No hunting is ever humane.

@JohnDoe-vc5qb Жыл бұрын

Bro pandas and koalas should’ve gone extinct by now but people only care cus they’re cute. Kangaroos aren’t even endangered but going the same route it seems.

@tlou34 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the keeping us aware!

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hi Emre! Thanks for watching!

@fritagonia Жыл бұрын

Everywhere you look and see you become aware of the incredible negative impact animal husbandry - let alone the agriculture industry - is having on the environment. So many animals have become extinct or are already extinct because of it. Governments are calling native predators "pests" when they themselves are pests who have cut down native forests, diverted rivers, dried out riverbeds and lakes for irrigation and killed of native animals, plants and insects. Plant-based alternatives are one of the best solutions to much of the problems today. it is the demand for these products that are causing so much problems. And many of the products have labels that dont inform consumers correctly. The companies use euphemisms such as "K-leather, mutton, gelatine, bacon, sausauge" and so forth. So you dont understand the origin.

@romanr9977 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for adding the most intelligent comment on here 🙏

@AndyMBurgess Жыл бұрын

Great video Kati! Been curious about this for s while and I’m glad you were able to explain it in more depth to us so well

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hi Andy! We're happy to hear that! Thanks for watching!

@BiodiWerWieWas Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much @Andy! 🫶🏽 And congrats to your 20k! Your new channel really rocks!

@KittyJungleIndonesia Жыл бұрын

Thank you for educating us on this matter..! 🙏🏽🙏🏼

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hi Kitty! Thanks for watching!

@DonnyMoss Жыл бұрын

Thank you for producing this excellent video to raise awareness about the plight of the kangaroos.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your investigative footage with us! 🙏🏼

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@lilsavdabest Жыл бұрын

@Rainkit Жыл бұрын

I have a few criticisms about this video. You didn't sell me on how this is a conservation issue. Knowing that kangaroos reproduce quickly, I assumed that the situation was simular to the coyotes in USA; where they are killed in high numbers but also reproduce so fast that their population is stable. If that were the case then I would argue that its sustainable harvesting, which is what most conservationists ultimately aim for. However, a quick google search brings up a survey which found that 42% of the studied grey kangaroo populations have declined since 2000. Red kangaroos were also nominated for vulnerable status but it was rejected due to a lack of data. It's also recorded that kangaroo populations drop dramatically during droughts and increase slowly, which could also he used to argue against the cull, although AWS says that the cull will fix that by stabilizing their population. You could have also cited the 6 species that went extinct.

@tanvirsourav83 Жыл бұрын

Never knew that

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hi Tanvir! Yes, a lot of people don't, that's why we wanted to talk about it

@amadoujalloh1932 Жыл бұрын

I don't know why this channel don't have more than 2M subscribers

@BiodiWerWieWas Жыл бұрын

We neither! 🥹 But thanks so much for your support! 🤗

@amadoujalloh1932 Жыл бұрын

@@BiodiWerWieWas u are welcome

@brycekirkham6896 Жыл бұрын

I never knew about kangaroo leather until watching this! Thank you for another informative and well-produced video!

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hi Bryce! Thank you for watching!

@brycekirkham6896 Жыл бұрын

@@terramater anytime!

@protectanimals9792 Жыл бұрын

Disgusting diabolical cruelty. I’m ashamed of being the species that does these horrific things. Sickening ignorance

@terramater Жыл бұрын

😢

@Marskrubb Жыл бұрын

I thought kangaroos were protected and happy in Australia. (Some are yes) now I’m kinda sad :( 🦘

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hey MarsKrubb, thanks for your comment! We were sad too when we heard about the practise. The kangaroo management really needs to be adapted asap!

@mbprnb Жыл бұрын

Human comfort requires many sacrifices!! This is sounds like a never ending story. No Harmony prevails among animals (including US).

@lucykelly7152 Жыл бұрын

It may not have to! And it we can cut back any harm, then we should! So we have to find out how we can!

@mbprnb Жыл бұрын

@@lucykelly7152 Finding How is the mysterious question!! Hopefully we all realise it sooner than later.

@gamergurl666 Жыл бұрын

Roos are a sustainable resource, they are are farmed in Australia for pet meat and human consumption. Bugger me, this is like the brumby culling argument all over again. If it's cute and admired by the public, these kinds of debates will continue. However, I don't condone the barbaric methods and culling practises displayed in this video.

@joelchristopher7669 Жыл бұрын

Sadd

@terramater Жыл бұрын

It really is!

@aghyaat2625 Жыл бұрын

Something like trophy hunting or a deliberate attempt to make profits. Never aware of this ...

@iamleoooo Жыл бұрын

Isnt motorcycle racing suit like alpinestar use kangaroo leather aswell for MotoGP?

@terramater Жыл бұрын

True that! They do sell kangaroo leather gloves and a full bodysuit built out of kangaroo leather.

@justincraig398 Жыл бұрын

I knew it was kangaroo leather , but I thought there was too many kangaroos , but obviously that doesn’t make sense when you break it down, good thing I hate soccer. I’m a hockey guy. Pucks are rubber.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hockey rocks! 🏒🤙🏽

@TheLastlatvian Жыл бұрын

First, I really like this Channel, and have been following it for years now. I agree health population management of species by a geo-regional perspective like brought up is absolutely necessary. I also agree with the think tank perspective on any species because governments are usually too slow to react due to bureaucracy and commerce. That said, please work on painting a better picture of the environment scientifically. These numbers could be wrong but from a few quick searches it looks like there are somewhere around 40 to 50 million Kangaroos and they produce on average 2 young per year. Assuming half are female and 20m * 2 would easily cover the harvest that is going on???? This is where I would like more critical analysis! If we want to keep species healthy we cannot present cases like without the necessary metric, when a government or company would simple refer those metrics. I am not pretending to understand this ecosystem, or the situation with kangaroos. I just would like to see more of the universal language of math used. It's a better approach than a quick reference to some papers that may point out alternatives to what the average person can research.

@timo1368 Жыл бұрын

Whats your point? Whats the difference to the overall message when that info is included?

@MumboMod Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with this

@kevinaosei Жыл бұрын

I mean, while them are not in danger of being extinct, hunting wild animals to make shoes is pretty sick when there are farms of other domestic animals that could the same job just fine, not to mention over "harvesting" in a specific region will certainly cause other problems as well.

@TheLastlatvian Жыл бұрын

@@kevinaosei I disagree with the harvesting vs farming. Look at any farmed food like chickens being feed so much they break their own legs and never see sunlight or fur like minks in Russia. A animal population that only see 10% or less of it impacted by harvesting is a way healthier approach for this planet. This is a real insult to a lot of indigenous people as well who have spiritual ties to these practices. Over harvesting is a problem I 100% agree with.

@NoHairMan Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video but the sound effects are a bit childish tbh.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks! I'll pass this along to our audio team. Feedback is always welcome!

@NoHairMan Жыл бұрын

@@terramater could just be me, thank you for the good work regardless.

@jaredhill8721 Жыл бұрын

If the harvesting is sustainable, harvesting herbivores can benefit the ecosystem, not harm it. The killing of large predators like the dingo by colonizers allowed herbivore populations to increase without a cap. The herbivores will eat vegetation until it is all gone, and they all starve. Culls can prevent population collapse by mimicking the impact of natural predators. Everyone wants to say "don't hurt these iconic animals" but the if ecosystem is out of balance humans must step in. The roos will breed until they have no food left and all starve, all while de-vegetating the landscape. The disruption to vegetation provides openings for invasive pioneers to take over the landscape and spread across Australia.

@jnkb_9978 Жыл бұрын

Well, that scenario is quite unlikely. Animals don't just overpopulate, destroy a whole ecosystem and then get extinct. It's more like a steady up and down around a certain size of population but the average population size stays the same. People should stop putting themselves above nature and take a closer look and listen, because if we continue to treat nature as we do now, a dark time is coming.

@shakti12321 Жыл бұрын

Same logic should be applied on human population

@christianchavis6008 Жыл бұрын

@@jnkb_9978 do to earlier human interaction the kangaroo no longer has a natural predator if humans do not manage their populations they will overpopulate and destroy the environment

@christianchavis6008 Жыл бұрын

@@jnkb_9978 take an ecology class

@jnkb_9978 Жыл бұрын

@@christianchavis6008 I'm literally studying biology and taking lots of "ecology" classes.

@mikamendoza5495 Жыл бұрын

This is the first time I have learned that some sports shoe comes from the kangaroos. This really saddens me when people continue to kill animals just for their so called needs?

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hi Mika! A lot of people didn't know about it, but we are glad we can raise awareness about this topic.

@Yourgoofyfollowingme Жыл бұрын

I WILL NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUY NIKE PRODUCTS EVER AGAIN

@Joe-Slow Жыл бұрын

Why, is it the kangaroos or the slave labor shops?

@ericvulgate Жыл бұрын

Srsly the only thing on earth less important than sports is religion.

@Yourgoofyfollowingme Жыл бұрын

@@Joe-Slow both.

@Tamo8 Жыл бұрын

I'm so shocked that this takes place right under our nose, as if the 2020 Australia fires which destroyed so much native wildlife wasn't bad enough. I had absolutely no idea.

@Jeffcrocodile Жыл бұрын

this is got to be a new low for humanity. he seem to make a new one every day

@jordanp5469 Жыл бұрын

From what I've heard from Australians, roos are basically their equivalent to deer. I checked before commenting and besides a few subspecies, most kangaroos are labeled "least concern" on the endangerment scale. It seems that the ones that are being hunted are not endangered at all. Doesn't seem like there's any reason to take issue with this.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

True that, many kangaroo species are not endangered… but some are! The problem is that especially non-commercial shooters often don’t care which species they are shooting because many of them see kangaroos as pests, not as resource/protected wildlife. The decision if the animals should be shot or not is not in our hands, but the regulations and especially the kangaroo counting system needs to be updated.

@OC-CPA Жыл бұрын

Endangered or not, no intelligent mammal deserves to be terrorized or murdered. That's true whether you're a kangaroo or a human.

@jordanp5469 Жыл бұрын

@@OC-CPA Thank you for bestowing your moral wisdom upon me

@DamienBeltrami Жыл бұрын

@@terramater Many of the protected species of kangaroo's do not live in the areas where the majority of commercial roo shooting happens. I grew up hunting in the western NSW of Australia, I have ridden my motorbike through paddocks and seen upwards of 500 kangaroo's in a single paddock. Australia is such a vast country and as kangaroo's have such a wide range of habitat an accurate count would be next to impossible. I am not entirely sure if you have ever been to Australia, I would strongly recommend you come here and go to some Stations (what we call large farms) because you will then get a better understanding of the issue we face with kangaroos. Yes the practise can be inhumane but if the populations are not controlled there would be a dramatic increase in numbers. I live in a suburban town of Victoria around 30km east of Melbourne, within 2km of my house there is a population of 20-30 eastern grey kangaroos. A river I fish in around a 5km drive has a population of upwards of 200 kangaroos and this entire area would be considered suburban... Another thing the species distribution maps you showed are out of date, Western Red Kangaroos are not found in eastern Australia. And I am not a monster, my profile picture is me with a kangaroo and has been for several years, they are an amazing animal and an Australian icon but the numbers need to be controlled.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

@@DamienBeltrami Hi Damien, thanks for telling your personal insights! Only the Australian government is able to decide wether the Kangaroos should be culled or not. I’ve also talked with a commercial shooter and he was super friendly…. and told me about his work, which kind of light & weapon he uses and how many headshots he lands after more than ten years of experience in this field. Please don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that kangaroo hunting/kangaroo leather in general is a bad thing. For me the current system only doesn’t look sustainable and the number counting system really needs to be updated. p.s.: nice profile pic 🦘

@pranavnair2616 Жыл бұрын

This is very sad 😢

@terramater Жыл бұрын

It is :(

@drjekelmrhyde Жыл бұрын

Are they at least using the meat?

@terramater Жыл бұрын

The carcasses from commercial shooters are used for kangaroo meat production, yes.

@RUBPROMAL Жыл бұрын

No offence towards the Australians, but I often wish that Australia (and many other countries) never got colonized. So many species got extinct by doing that. I do have great respect for the Aboriginals

@endezeichengrimm Жыл бұрын

I'm never going to buy leather football shoes.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hi Endezeichen! It's very shocking, right?

@endezeichengrimm Жыл бұрын

@@terramater It's too much.

@paisleepunk Жыл бұрын

Maybe fake leather's still on the table?

@JPzizou Жыл бұрын

I always thought they were overpopulated and disrupting ecosystems

@terramater Жыл бұрын

We thought that too! But after taking a closer look at the population numbers and the current kangaroo counting system we were really stunned. 😳 Check out "The Number Game" from David Brooks, it's linked in the description.

@devonellesse Жыл бұрын

Lambs?

@JPzizou Жыл бұрын

@@devonellesse what are you talking about btw? You smoking crack

@corvette_jake7225 Жыл бұрын

They are

@EF-hk6lu Жыл бұрын

Humans are overpopulated and taking over wildlife ecosystems....so should we also be cullled?

@MKAPLINUX Жыл бұрын

Humans without heart... should be least or none... ?.

@remanjecarter2787 Жыл бұрын

I got an ad for a company that makes stuff with kangaroo leather. I don't think that's the kind of video this is

@Kiyoone Жыл бұрын

I usually like this channel but this time i think they got it very wrong...

@justGoron Жыл бұрын

3:50 are they lifting the kangaroo by its nuts? What kind of sick joke is this. I feel like I've eaten kangaroo at a restaurant before, definitely never will again.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Yes, they’re lifting them by its testicles! :/

@pomodorino1766 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video!

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hi Pomo! Thanks for watching!

@jainamshah4819 Жыл бұрын

Australia - Developed Country ? I think we need to redefine Developed Country 😮

@rohanmehta2891 Жыл бұрын

Horrendous

@TheDane_BurnAllCopies Жыл бұрын

I remember the 1970’s, the best Adidas FOTTBALL boots (not soccer) was made of that animal, then it was banned…. Do not get it..

@terramater Жыл бұрын

It's surprising that since the 70s not much has changed 😢

@sassa82 Жыл бұрын

I cant see much of a problem with this if the hunting is sustainable.. Wild life is hunted all over the world. This is necessary since alot of predator species no longer exist.

@BradGryphonn Жыл бұрын

I try hard to watch videos covering this subject with an open mind, and I hope that they contain a shred of validity. I am often disappointed. Sadly, the majority of the organisations pushing to stop Kangaroo culls have no concept of how Kangaroos breed, nor how many of them are living in Australia. Further, they never specify what breeds of kangaroos they are talking about, and often make mistakes by misrepresenting the populations of kangaroos that are harvested. One fact: If Grey and Red kangaroos are not culled, they will overpopulate the land and will eventually starve. WE Western humans created perfect conditions for Kangaroos to continually breed, rather than breed according to the climate, which is the way roos naturally control their population. So, for all you people stating that culling is cruel, it's YOUR fault. YOU as humans created the perfect conditions for Kangaroo plagues. So now WE HUMANS have to cull them so they don't overpopulate. Want to stop Kangaroo culling? Shut down the pastoral and agricultural industries in Australia. Get real. Culling is not nice, but it is absolutely necessary, and if the culling can also generate further income through food or leather, then so be it. It happens with every other domesticated animal in the world. Grey and red Kangaroos are not going to die out. Maybe concentrate on how rare and endangered wallaby and kangaroo habitats are being destroyed by humans to build housing estates. That is the travesty that is happening to Kangaroo species, not culling of overpopulated species.

@jnkb_9978 Жыл бұрын

Okey, so let's say you stop hunting the kangaroos, then they will reproduce rapidly but at one certain point, the population will decrease because of illnesses, lack of food and so on. After a certain period of ups and downs in the population they will establish an equilibrium. Like all other animals in the world do. Maybe Australia should focus on reducing the amount of sheep and give wildlife more space. Not to mention that the way sheep are trated is absolutic barbaric (mulesing etc.).

@OC-CPA Жыл бұрын

Could the same logic not also apply to culling humans? Millions face starvation and water shortage today as we speak.

@BradGryphonn Жыл бұрын

@@OC-CPA We created our conditions, and we have the tech and means to feed every human on the planet. Our problem as humans is that we have greed and religion preventing us from helping our fellow humans or practicing birth control. Slightly different logic I think.

@OC-CPA Жыл бұрын

@@BradGryphonn If we don't have the will to feed every human on the planet, then we do not have the means to feed every human on the planet. And considering the abundance of war and conflict, any such will to feed every human on the planet is nothing more than a pipe dream. All I'm saying is that there is no rationalization for culling kangaroos and not humans that doesn't ultimately come down to selfishly prioritizing our species over theirs. That is perfectly logical, but let's at least be honest about it.

@absbabs6153 Жыл бұрын

Culling or not, it's clear there's no proper regulation of how they're being killed, and a lot of times in a cruel manner....that too all for a pair of shoes?? If cows were overpopulated does that excuse culling a bunch to make leather? I don't think so, and population control I get, but there are less savage ways don't you think

@evelynzeledon4698 Жыл бұрын

Kangaroo is poop un the batroom

@abhistraj4284 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@alg12700l Жыл бұрын

What the ???!!! F’this!

@TheJttv Жыл бұрын

"Synthetic alternative" AKA plastic 99% of the time. Tho there are fancy new bio materials used in some products.

@bri1085 Жыл бұрын

This would be shocking if Australia and kangaroos were real

@greteacher4070 Жыл бұрын

Will boycott Nike and Adidas immediately. I don't buy leather shoes too often, have the same pair since 5 years.

@keithhowell4138 Жыл бұрын

Roos eat grass ,,the settlers cleared heaps of bush land for pasture ,,so most likely there are more of then in Australia now than before white man came,, Before there was a cull in my area there were roads you couldn’t drive fast on ,because they haven’t learned roads are dangerous so they can jump out from the side of the road into oncoming cars .this can be a disaster if you were to swerve at high speed ,,the damage to a car runs into thousands ,,last time I hit a roo my car was written off. This video doesn’t mention the down side of having so many Roos,,but wants to pull on heart strings with comments from city dwelling greenies who really know little of reality. While Aussie farmers grow beef and lamb we miss out and this meat resource,Roos do not damage the ground like hoofed animals ,,but cows and sheep ruin the edges of waterways ,,,

@theseeker_ Жыл бұрын

Can't we produce artifical material of same quality ?

@niwrad84 Жыл бұрын

I would love to hear the side of the people hunting and using the leather.

@Joe90V Жыл бұрын

Sheesh, this is so depressing, yet another animal being exterminated for profit. Glad to be vegetarian.

@soporteti5489 Жыл бұрын

they are still being a plague

@Colghan621 Жыл бұрын

beckham is sponsored by adidas.....

@sagarkumarsahu8410 Жыл бұрын

Humam dominance will ruin the world!

@terramater Жыл бұрын

😢

@TheLiquidpsy Жыл бұрын

wtf!! i don't understand why some people are so cruel.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

It's so sad :(

@flamingcoop Жыл бұрын

To be fair their population is like 40million, and goes up and down all the time. And since we've unfortanteyl cut down so much of our forests, the kangaroo population has boomed since colonisation. So as long as the culling is done humanely, and sustainably is it really an issue?

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hey Coop, thanks for your comment! Exactly, the populations boom is man-made and started after colonisation. As you've already said, the important question is not IF the kangaroos should be regulated or not but HOW it's done. The current regulations and also the kangaroo counting system really needs to be updated. Best, Kati from Terra Mater

@blunzengrostl5899 Жыл бұрын

and another reason football sucks! But great info! Crazy that this is not better regulated.

@terramater Жыл бұрын

It is crazy!

@lucykelly7152 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe how cruel people are! Well I can, but it is traumatic to think about! The endless harm that sone people do us disgusting and painful to think about! Fortunately, it will end soon, as Jesus is returning, and these cruel monsters will soon burn as Hell forever, and not be able to hurt anything again! In the meantime, we must do our best to stop them from their wickedness! I sign petitions to help animals, and I try to donate to animal charities!

@elisamf Жыл бұрын

Shocking!!!

@terramater Жыл бұрын

It is!!

@mist2057 Жыл бұрын

good attempt with the propaganda but kangaroos are considered pests in Australia and cause harm to eco system there due to the amount of them. Football boots are a way to prevent the leather from going to waste.

@lucky-lu6tc Жыл бұрын

This is crazy!!

@lucky-lu6tc Жыл бұрын

Great and important video!

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

@asha8443 Жыл бұрын

Very disturbing documentary..I shared on my social media to get the word out..

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Ash! 🙏🏼

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support Ash!

@imeekamland660 Жыл бұрын

🧐🤪🤪🤪

@user-65ty5tyt5gt Жыл бұрын

Imagine caring about kangaroos with all the problems humanity have right now.

@absbabs6153 Жыл бұрын

It's not just about kangaroos though, you're kind of missing the point there. All these things adding up together, kangaroos, whales, cows, pigs fish even.....the rare at which we are abusing or killing these animals foe profit is also a large reason for bigger problems like climate change and economic separation. It's important to talk about all the issues, large or minor, because they all add up. Not to mention one life isn't worth more or less than another, whether it be a kangaroo or a pig

@evelynzeledon4698 Жыл бұрын

I dot kill kangaroo

@Kiyoone Жыл бұрын

So... Are you saying that my Aussie friend that lives there in the outback lied about those mammals replicate like bunnies? And if you do not keep a check on them they can ruin lots of things? like crops, houses and cars and even kill people? Naahhh have seen a lots of nasty footages of Kangaroos attacking people for no reason... I stick with the hunters with this one

@Daquavious_Bingleton-III Жыл бұрын

this comment deserves more attention man but ofc nobody is going to because they can't fathom it's different in the country

@youtubestudiosucks978 Жыл бұрын

Arent kangaroos on the endangered species list? Which makes it illegal to hunt or hurt them with the obvious exception of self-defence but it's not like you see a random kangeroo jump out of nowhere, their gigantic, our size

@_viresh_ Жыл бұрын

Noone cares football more important

@oliverwilson11 Жыл бұрын

They are not endangered, nor are they threatened. Eastern Greys in particular are very common

@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810 Жыл бұрын

No, definitely not. They can regulate their breeding and are currently in plague proportions because of copious feed.

@youtubestudiosucks978 Жыл бұрын

@MajorGalah so are you. Lets turn you into a football

@youtubestudiosucks978 Жыл бұрын

@MajorGalah i was raised by kangaroos

@harrybuttery2447 9 ай бұрын

As somebody from country Australia it's very weird seeing this. Kangaroos really are pests and there really are millions of them, there are more kangaroos in Australia than there are people. Something else to remember is that if nobody culls them their population gets to large and they die of thirst or hunger anyway. I really don't see an issue with this industry.

@chrisp2227 Жыл бұрын

Sustainable resource for sure. The meat taste great too (the tail) but is never used or sold

@scrane5500 Жыл бұрын

Do you worry about an excess of heme iron (Kangaroos 3.2mg/100mg) being link to several cancers?

@creestee08 Жыл бұрын

if aussies still see kangaroos as nuisance, then they arent endangered. move on. next.

@romanr9977 Жыл бұрын

Aussies aren’t that smart.

@burninghard Жыл бұрын

Isn´t capitalism great?

@OC-CPA Жыл бұрын

This has nothing to do with capitalism. A law prohibiting the needless abuse and/or slaughter of certain animals is perfectly compatible with a capitalist economy.

@burninghard Жыл бұрын

@@OC-CPA Remind me why they use them for leather boots again please?

@OC-CPA Жыл бұрын

@@burninghard She mentioned in the video that companies often use kangaroo leather because of its high strength to weight ratio. What does that have to do with my comment?

@burninghard Жыл бұрын

@@OC-CPA So killing species just to get a bit better weight ratio for leather boots that are basically only used in competitive sports instead of the more expensive but equally adequate synthetic alternative in your opinion is not related to a system that always tries to minimize costs?

@OC-CPA Жыл бұрын

@@burninghard Any system would try to minimize unnecessary costs, unless you're arguing communism or socialism are wasteful by design. Capitalism has nothing to do with "always trying to minimize costs"; kangaroo leather is more expensive and higher-quality than many alternatives (e.g., cotton and fake leather). In capitalism, there are goods and services at every price level in order to accommodate as many consumers as possible. Those synthetic alternatives you mention are also the product of capitalism.

@danella7887 Жыл бұрын

Football is bigger than the kangaroos ngl. If a kangaroo gotta go for football then its 100% worth it

@_viresh_ Жыл бұрын

Facts football over everything

@vsrgaming4992 Жыл бұрын

Football over kangaroos lmaoo😂

@ericvulgate Жыл бұрын

If only football fans could be made into something useful.

@OC-CPA Жыл бұрын

All commercial sports is a waste of time and money, but football fans in particular seem to be among the most annoying in the world.

@_viresh_ Жыл бұрын

@@OC-CPA that's why noone cares about kamagoroos and we gonnna use them as much as we want

@hemanthk4075 Жыл бұрын

Watching this video, there is a shoe advertisement 😅🥲

@terramater Жыл бұрын

No way! 🙈

@hemanthk4075 Жыл бұрын

@@terramater Don't mind its a random coincidence 😃... By the way Love your content ❣️ keep the good work goinn..🙌

@terramater Жыл бұрын

@@hemanthk4075 Thanks so much, Hemanth! We're trying our best! 🤗

@elmono6299 Жыл бұрын

1st the rhinos for their horns now kangaroos for footwear. There's more and more ways poachers are shamefully slaughtering wildlife to make a bloody dollar. 🦘👟