kangatarian

plural kangatarians

1. A non-vegetarian who, for ethical reasons, does not eat meat from animals other than kangaroos, because they are sourced from the wild and not farmed.

   I'd like to ask animal rights campaigners whether they are aware of the unintended consequences of their activities. I'd like to encourage vegetarians to become "kangatarians".

   2018 January–February, George Wilson, “Kangaroos can be an Asset rather than a Pest”, in Australasian Science, volume 39, number 1, Doncaster, Melbourne, Vic.: Control Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2023

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   As a vegetarian for the past 10 years, I'm an unlikely candidate for a hunting party. But considering my plans, shouldn't I take a look for myself at how these animals are slaughtered? You see, I'm thinking of becoming a kangatarian – someone who eats no meat apart from kangaroo. One reason for the dietary switch is personal. After a long battle with anaemia that is hard to combat with iron tablets, I feel that what my body really needs is the occasional hunk of red meat.

   2010 October 6, Wendy Zukerman, “Eating Skippy: Is Kangaroo the Kindest Meat?”, in New Scientist, volume 108, number 2781, London: Reed Business Information, published 9 October 2010, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2022, page 42

   If the only meat you eat is kangaroo, you are a kangatarian. And kangatarians are multiplying, although not as quickly as the marsupials they feast on. […] Most kangatarians are driven by environmental and ethical issues, while some are attracted by the healthier fat profile of the meat.

   2012, Joe Schwarcz, “Weird and Wonderful”, in The Right Chemistry: 108 Enlightening, Nutritious, Health-conscious and Occasionally Bizarre Inquiries into the Science of Everyday Life, Toronto, Ont.: Doubleday Canada, →ISBN, page 203

   Kangatarians (vegetarians who eat only kangaroo meat) regard it as a healthy food – extremely lean, low in saturated fats, full of iron, free-range and organic. Kangaroos are well suited for kangatarians, who are seriously concerned about the environment and ethics.

   2017 July 7, Bernie Ascher, “Going Bananas over Chess”, in Everything is Chess, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, published 2018, →ISBN, page 199