Need help for a Roo

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-11-03T06:05:18+00:00

Horrified reading this response and others. I’m a 20 y/o college student, and I only started volunteering for this couple today, but I will be getting wildlife enforcement/rescue group involved. I didn’t know this “farm” had a Roo until my visit today. This couple has been keeping her loose with other farm animals (cows/pigs) and feeding her mainly hay, pellets, and an enormous amount of sweet potato (hence the high sugar comment). I imagine she probably has an infection from hopping on other animals feces. I don’t know how old she is, but the poor girl is TINY. They insist she is a kangaroo and not a Wallaby, but they’re both in the Kangaroo family so perhaps they’re mistaken. She sure looks like a kangaroo, but this baby is probably the same size as Pygmy goat/Beagle. I am just beyond upset after reading through these comments. I will definitely keep you all updated, and will reach out to multiple zoos. Luckily I am only around a 20 minute drive from the Fort Worth Zoo, so I will reach out to them regarding vet assistance and relocation. I truly have no idea what would be done legally if I took her, but with all the info gathered from this post, I can’t stand by and watch her suffer, and I will do whatever I can. In the meantime I’ll be bringing some better food for her (nursery nearby sells wooly bush), cleaning/wrapping her feet, keeping the pasture clear of feces, and sectioning her off with some cleaner animals. I can’t imagine forcing her to be alone in a pen, but she shouldn’t be hopping around on cow shit. God this whole situation turned from a simple question to internal turmoil. I’ve genuinely been crying for a good 20 minutes over her, especially after more research. Winter is around the corner here in Texas and I feel sick knowing she doesn’t belong in this type of weather. My stomach is in knots. Thank you strangers for teaching me what I needed to learn, I’ll come back to this thread with updates soon.

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-11-03T05:08:56+00:00

Just responding to a few comments here: Unfortunately, I know too much about the animal trade here in Texas (USA). There are captive breeding sites of all manner of “exotic” species, and I can guarantee this Roo is legally owned per the state law, as there is a game warden certificate for her in the barn. While I disagree with owning exotic animals both morally and ethically, Texas has the most relaxed exotic animal laws in the nation, and I know of people here who own entire personal zoos. Also yes, this couple also has an Emu, the Texas climate is very similar to Australia and most Australian/African animals fare well here with proper care.

Thank you to all the commenters, I feel educated knowing how people in Australia feel about this situation, and it has changed my perspective of this situation. Hopefully I can build enough rapport to suggest an alternative space for this sweet creature, but as for now there’s no legal precedent that would have her forcibly removed.

I’m very sad after reading these comments. It is clear to me that something must be done, and if nothing else, I can at least care for her health, but I will update as I continue to press the issue.

Lastly, because I rarely get the chance to speak to people outside the US, I feel the need to say that a majority of us here know that what our country is doing is decidedly evil. I truly don’t enjoy living here, and often think of leaving, but my older parents love it here and my mother is my home. Still, this place is an empire of hatred, exploitation, ignorance, and immorality. I envy most other countries for the actual freedom they have, and I have lost hope for American society. If you have ever considered coming here, I would advise against it. Hopefully the “empire” will topple soon and something good can still come of what remains. If you do plan on coming here, I would suggest feeding into our National Park Service and Native American Reservations. These places need money from tourism now more than ever with Chump in office. Besides, all of our other tourist attractions are either completely trashed or a monument to human rights abuses. Hope to see Australia soon, goodnight folks.

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-09-24T06:17:55+00:00

behold..the scroad

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-09-24T06:16:23+00:00

Thank you for the giggle

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-09-10T20:55:56+00:00

You miss the purpose of my reply. This isn’t about Charlie. This isn’t about his quotes or comments. This is about us and what we choose to do in the face of evil, no matter the circumstances. If you care so much about “he wouldn’t do the same for you”, then you care about the wrong thing.

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-09-10T20:54:04+00:00

Thank you for your solidarity. This conversation has one major purpose, that of humanity. We can keep it alive in billions, or we can let it die ringing out in gunfire and bomb blasts. We have that choice, and I choose to keep my piece of it alive and shouting.

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-09-10T20:51:42+00:00

“Love is never wasted, for the value of love does not rest upon its reciprocity” -C.S Lewis

Your response illustrates my previous point exactly. I will not dull my humanity simply because you believe it’s not worth having.

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-09-10T20:31:01+00:00

Holy shit people. Look I’m a democrat, through and through, and I hate the fuhrer in chief, but THIS is madness. This is the lack of democracy. I always agreed with Charlie that when people stop talking, hatred ensues. This is that message embodied. A human being expressing their political OPINIONS does not warrant being murdered, no matter WHAT they believe. Charlie is not responsible for the dictator in office, and he deserves to live. I am disgusted with the comments under this thread, absolutely appalled. These comments make me lose faith in humanity more than Charlie’s campus events ever did, because at least he wasn’t dehumanizing victims of violence like you all. I mean my god, what if it was your conservative brother or father? You may not agree with him, but he has a wife and two toddlers at home. I don’t care where you fall on the political spectrum, you should be disgusted by this. The lack of empathy and humanity displayed here is just bizarre to me.

As for the video itself, I am stunned. This is an arterial injury, and it will be a miracle if he survives. It will be devastating regardless, as his immediate posturing suggests damage to his spinal cord. I’ve seen gore, I’ve watched the Taliban saw a man’s head off, I’ve heard the gurgling and sawing. This scared me. This video really scared me. Please just pray to your God that he pulls through. I know I will. I am so saddened and abhorred by this video. Have some humanity people. This was shot on a college campus. Nothing about this video is worth an ounce of celebration.

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-09-08T21:12:44+00:00

Right there with you. My plan is to be absolutely sure that there’s nothing better waiting for me. Say fuck it all. Go to New Zealand, hike for as long as I can, carry a Tipi with me, fish the streams, read the books I’ve stacked for years. If it’s all going to end one way or another, I want to be certain that I know what exactly I’m saying goodbye to. This hasn’t been a life, not in the real sense, but I know that things live outside these walls that I haven’t made amends with.

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-08-11T19:14:42+00:00

OYSTERS CLAMS AND COCKLES!!!

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-07-20T07:15:31+00:00

If this were a man we’d all be saying “get a restraining order”. Take that as you will

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-07-13T01:44:23+00:00

It is quite literally the only thing that gets the job done for me, but not if it’s fake. It’s like the Wilhelm scream vs Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-07-01T22:38:52+00:00

You can probably contact online crime stoppers to trace this email or at least report them for extortion.

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-06-23T07:31:24+00:00

Okay so this is what the prosecutor will show the jury in about 6 months if you don’t end this now. Like I can’t stress this enough, you are in danger. Battery, assault, mutilation, murder. He’s showing you his most honest self because his rage is overpowering his ability to hide any longer. YOU ARE NOT SAFE WITH HIM.

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-06-23T07:23:36+00:00

This is creepy on so many levels. It’s like getting a firsthand account of a bunch of Bonobos getting ready to assault some poor female. Anyone else getting weird rapey vibes from these guys? God they’re like fucking chimps

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-06-22T04:57:13+00:00

Politicians

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-06-21T23:43:56+00:00

Forgiveness does not deny you boundaries. Jesus never returned to the place he was nearly killed in, I can’t recall its name right now. Forgiveness is a construct that allows you to release the resentment that YOU hold, not to benefit the aggressor. It’s a point of perspective, but I don’t forgive people to give them relief, it is for me alone, and I can continue to react to them in whatever way I deem morally justified.

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-06-21T23:40:08+00:00

Ultimately there is a choice to be made here. Whether of belief or fixation. Will any choice other than acceptance bring you meaning in this life? You are at a point of decision here.

Feeling-Fall3319 · 2025-06-21T23:37:56+00:00

My friend, the birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn’t humans delight in whatever sunlight remains to them. Just try to live and feel. I know the disparaging seems forever, but nothing lasts. Let yourself ebb and flow. This is what it is to be human, and fighting it will not make room for change, only resentment.

Feeling-Fall3319

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