Kangaroo Skipped From Menu at Commonwealth Summit
February 5, 2002 - 0:0
CANBERRA -- Kangaroo won't be on the menu for leaders attending a Commonwealth Summit in Australia next month for fear of offending the VIP diners. Caterers at the Hyatt Regency Coolum Resort in Queensland, which is the venue of the March 2-5 meeting, were told to leave kangaroo steaks off the barbecue at an Australian beach party. Instead the 50 leaders of Commonwealth countries to attend the biennial summit can experience live kangaroos first-hand at a zoo featuring unique Australian animals to be set up in the grounds of the resort, Reuters reported.