A man identified as an off-duty police officer has been filmed stoning a wombat on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. WARNING: UPSETTING IMAGESPolice are investigating a video of a man, believed to be an off-duty police officer, stoning a wombat on a remote road in South Australia. Wombat Awareness Organisation/FACEBOOK The video shows a car slowly following a wombat down a dirt road before a shirtless man gets out, giving a thumbs up to the camera. Wombat Awareness Organisation/FACEBOOK The man hits the wombat in the head twice with a stone, before celebrating to the camera with his arms outstretched. The Wombat Awareness Organisation has launched a petition calling for native animals to be protected under the Animal Welfare Act and for the man to be prosecuted.

Source: Stuff October 03, 2019 19:18 UTC