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Attack of the Offendotrons

7 January 2017

9:00 AM

7 January 2017

9:00 AM

It’s impossible to ignore the story of Greig Tonkins, the Taronga Park zookeeper who punched a giant roo to save his dog.

However, the aftermath – where animal activists and offendotrons of various stripes mobbed him and tried to get him sacked, ultimately necessitating police involvement – was, if anything, more extraordinary.

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