Reports of a wallaby dying at a birthday disco after being given alcohol and ecstasy have arisen in Dublin. Animal welfare campaigners have complained after the wallaby was let loose among a crowd 150 people strong. A video shown on Facebook caused the outcry, and police are looking at CCTV footage.
The stress of the flashing lights and noise, not to mention the narcotics would have caused the marsupial a great deal of stress, and if the reports are accurate, it is no surprise that the animal died.
The owner of a nearby circus, the Australian Super Circus Sydney, Alexander Scholl denies that the wallaby in question is one of the two that he has performing in the show. He mentions that he would never allow them to be near a disco and noisy music, let’s hope the music and lights are turned down when it is the wallabies turn to perform the circus tricks.
The body of the wallaby has since disappeared, even if this was a hoax, it highlights the need for control of ‘exotic’ animals as pets; currently it is possible to buy wallabies, zebras and emus in Ireland. A similar story to this one echo the demand for meerkats as pets in the UK after the television show, ‘Meerkat Manor’ has led to more people wanting exotic animals as pets. They were soon abandoned after people realised they are not as cute as they appear.
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