[Animals] Two teenagers charged with animal cruelty in Australia for killing 14 kangaroos

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Australian Police on Tuesday charged two teenagers with animal cruelty for allegedly deliberately killing fourteen kangaroos, including two babies, near the coastal town of Bateman’s Bay, more than 220 kilometers south of Sydney.

The New South Wales Police, whose capital is Sydney, reported in a statement that they arrested these two 17-year-old adolescents, who must appear on November 22 for these alleged crimes that carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and more than $ 16,000 (about 14,000 euros) fine.

The incident became known on Saturday when police responded to a call to report the sighting of kangaroos on Long Beach Beach, where they found the remains of five kangaroos and a baby.

Shortly afterwards, authorities found the bodies of another seven kangaroos and another baby on the nearby beach of Maloneys Beach, as well as another injured small kangaroo, which was taken to the "Wires" animal care and rescue center.

The surviving calf, a female named Hope, is in the process of recovery.

"It is a tragic and callous act that has left an indelible mark on our dedicated volunteers and residents of the South-Central Coast (of New South Wales) who came to the scene," Wires said in a message posted Monday on his profile. From Facebook.

In 2018, an Australian court separately sentenced two Australians to prison for stabbing a kangaroo in an attack recorded and posted on social media.

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