May 2016: 

The viral video of Taronga Zoo keeper Greig Tonkins filmed punching a kangaroo has exposed the video “star” as a cruel and sadistic hunter with no regard for animals or their suffering.

The unedited footage of a pig hunting trip where Greig Tonkins was filmed punching a male kangaroo has also exposed the barbaric and insidious practice of pig hunting in Australia in which Greig Tonkins is heavily involved.

Nikki Sutterby, President of Australian Society for Kangaroos said today that: “Contrary to protests by his mates, the unedited video reveals Tonkins is not ‘a placid bloke’ or ‘animal lover’ but a heartless killer who is filmed jumping on a pig and stabbing it to death while his dogs maul the defenseless animal and drag it by the ears. Tonkins is also filmed leaving a helpless baby joey for dead after it falls from its mother’s pouch and gets caught in a fence”.

“ASK is calling on Taronga Zoo to immediately suspend Mr Tonkins while this footage is investigated by the RSPCA. This man is no hero or animal lover and should not be allowed the privilege of working with precious wildlife. This footage shows he is a sadistic killer with no compassion or regard for any animal.”

Please find below further info about the now famous hunting trip.
If you would like a copy of the DVD they can be purchased from newsagents or we can send you a copy. In the meantime we can provide you with a snippet of the hunting trip in a short promotional video by Bloom Brothers. We also have various still shots of Tonkin’s stabbing the pig, the baby joey caught in the fence and young children riding on the back of utes during the trip.
Thanks for your interest in this story.

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