Top Australian government climate change adviser, Professor Ross Garnaut, has confirmed that eating Kangaroos instead of sheep and cattle would lead to a positive climate change effect. Methane gas from cattle and sheep farts and belches are responsible for a large amount of Australia’s greenhouse gas emission total. Kangaroos, which emit very little gas, are a viable alternative to a more greenhouse friendly livestock.
Professor Garnaut states that Kangaroos were the main source of meat in Australia for 60,000 years before the introduction of cattle and sheep. Kangaroos are currently culled in Australia because they compete for food with farmed livestock. Their meat is then on sold as pet food. This leads to a social hurdle in the promotion of kangaroo meat as it is often considered of a lesser quality than sheep and cattle meat.
Kangaroos: An alternative to sheep and cattle?
