Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1913 — Kangaroos in Lafayette Park Killed by Dogs Wednesday. [ARTICLE]

Kangaroos in Lafayette Park Killed by Dogs Wednesday.

Lafayette Journal. When Robert Burton, who has charge of the animals at Columbian park, visited the enclosure occupied by the kangaroos Wednesday morning at 6:30 o’clock, he fpund the female kangaroo dead and the male kangaroo dying. The male lived half an hour after Mr. Burton entered the enclosure. Two dogs got into the enclosure some time Tuesday night and attacked the kangaroos. The Australian animals are small and harmless and proved easy prey for the sheepkilling dogs. The kangaroos were purchased about a month ago to replace the ones that died at the Ninth street engine house last winter and cost $l2O. They were purchased from Importer Ruhe in New York City, and another pair has been ordered by the city.