Save the Planet, Eat a Kangaroo

This has the makings of a great battle between animal lovers and tree huggers. The Australian government is urging consumers to switch to wild kangaroo meat from beef and lamb because farm animals give off greenhouse gases that cause global warming. But the good people of Oz are a bit reluctant to throw their country’s trademark marsupial on the barbie. “I've never really felt inclined to eat Skippy,'' said Carolyn Bristow from Melbourne. “It grosses me out, actually. I don't want to eat the coat of arms.”