Dead kangaroos dumped in bins
Eleven kangaroos have been found slaughtered and dumped in a carwash bin in Melbourne's north east.
Victoria Police were called to a carwash in Warrandyte, northeast ofMelbourne, on Tuesday after the carcasses of five kangaroos were found in a dumpster.
Carwash staff also reported another six kangaroos were found dead last week, along with a 45cm arrow, police said.
The carcasses had been ditched in skips and household bins, the ABC reports.
The car wash administrator told the ABC: "We're on the fringe of some green areas, so perhaps they've been out hunting and come by to wash the ute out and then dumped them.
"We've never had any issues like this before. It's absolutely disgraceful."
"We're a business. If someone had gone to the bin and we hadn't found them it would have been very confronting.
"It's been hot this week, so the bins are smelly and it's quite revolting. It's not a pleasant thing for anyone to have to witness."
Sergeant Stewart Henderson said the deaths may be the work of a bow hunter or bow hunters.
"We are looking at a number in incidents around the area in which animals have been injured or killed by bow hunters," he told AAP on Wednesday.
"These cases are not only a danger to wildlife but also have the possibility to put the public in danger if hunting is involved."
It is unclear if these kangaroos were killed by arrows, but investigators are looking at whether these deaths are linked to a recent incident where an arrow was found in a live kangaroo in Templestowe.
Police are in the process of reviewing CCTV from the carwash.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1300 333 000.
Morning news break – February 25
