Animal activists in Victoria are taking the state government to court in a bid to save a group of kangaroos from being shot as part of a cull in northern Melbourne.
The Australian Society for Kangaroos is seeking an injunction in the Victorian Supreme Court to stop a cull of roos at Epping and a review of the state government's decision.
The charity says the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources had begun shooting kangaroos at Epping on August 25 before it was interrupted by members of the public.
"The ensuing confrontation between the DEDJTR, and concerned community members who seek to save the kangaroos, has generated significant level of public interest [sic]" according to an affidavit released by the court on Thursday.
The affidavit also says the Australian Society for Kangaroos aims to "represent all species of kangaroos and wallabies" and "protect them from unnecessary suffering, killing, orphaning and extinction."
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It's understood the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) made a decision to cull kangaroos at Epping on July 25.
After activists interrupted the cull, counsel for the kangaroo charity liaised with both the DELWP and the DEDJTR before the charity filed a motion for judicial review on September 21.
It wants a temporary injunction stopping the government from going ahead with the cull before the substantive case is heard in court.
A directions hearing for the case between the charity, Environment Minister Lily D'Ambrosio, her department, and the DEDJTR has been set down for October 11.
