Kangaroos put on the pill to curb population

by lmurch | August 24, 2006 at 12:58 pm
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Kangaroos around Australia's national capital will soon be fed a contraceptive pill by authorities trying to control their booming population.

The move has been welcomed by Canberra animal rights advocates, who said feeding contraceptives to kangaroos was better than culling the animals.

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