The kangaroo had dragged the dog into the river. (Representation photo)
A man in Australia struggled with a kangaroo that tried to drown his dog. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) identified the man as Mick Moloney, a mixed martial arts (MMA) and Brazilian jiu-jitsu teacher living in Mildura, Australia. Mr Moloney filmed himself entering a river to grab the two-metre-long kangaroo sitting on top of his dog, who was having trouble breathing. The video was first uploaded by Mildura Martial Arts School on TikTok, where it was removed. However, the clip is available on other platforms such as Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
As Mr Moloney enters the water, he can be heard saying to the kangaroo: “I’m going to bash your damn head in. Let my dog go.”
The marsupial continues to look at the approaching opponent, who punches him as the video shakes. Nothing is seen for a few seconds and when the recording resumes we see Mr Moloney and his dog emerging from the water while the kangaroo is still in the river.
In another clip, Mr Moloney is heard talking to his dog and checking if the pet is okay. He also shows his hand that has blood on it.
Speak with ABCMr Moloney said he was stretching on the riverbank when he realized one of his dogs called Hatchi, an Akita, is missing.
“I was looking at the river and behind these reeds I could just see this huge kangaroo. The creature was standing there with its arms in the water and just staring at me,” he added.
Mr Moloney then spotted Hatchi who was “in a standoff with this kangaroo”.
“Water just poured out of his mouth and he was whining quite loudly,” he added.
Before the fight, Mr Moloney said he tried to save Hatchi using other techniques – such as startling the kangaroo with loud noises – to no avail.
So he decided to go in and tackle the “jacked” creature. “The muscles on this thing… I thought, ‘This thing just got out of jail’ or something,” Mr. Moloney said. ABC.
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