Monday, 19 December 2011

Monday 19th December - made the paper again!

I turned to 'The Chronicle' today and flicked to page 3 where a huge picture of a dead kangaroo and her joey filled the page with a picture of a dead cow that had been shot in the neck. As i read, it turned out to be the shootings that had gone on in Booral where i go riding. The story explained that the shootings had gone on all friday and saturday night and it wasnt until sunday morning that the devistation of what went on came to light when 'some local horse riders were out on their  trail ride and found the dead kangaroos'...thats me! Regardt saw me reading the paper and joked 'you in the paper this week then?' (joking about the previous photograph of gaz and i) i said yes! im the local horse rider! lol. Anyway...the article said they found 20 dead mother kangaroos and their joeys which had been shot point blank :( Some of the girls went back to check the pouches of the mother kangaroos and according to the article, 3 joeys were found still alive so have been taken into care :( It also said how a cow had been shot and that the farmer had no idea these people were on his land nor of the devistation that was going on. I think the farmers house is a long way away as he has so much land. Mark said the story had been on the news and that the people had been caught and it was a Dad and his kids...sounds like the same people we bumped into on sunday!!! Im so angry and sad :( 

Gaz has played on the computer today, being up at 5.30 for a tornament. His friend is doing very well and at this moment in time his friend is in the top 5 and is garanteed at least 250,000 USD! sweet!

Nothing much else has happened.


2 comments:

  1. Great news that they've caught the buggers!! Page 3 next?. Ian x

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  2. Good news they've caught those thugs Who is the lucky friend? Chris x

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