Euthanasia is not the answer

An undated handout picture made available by the Taronga Conservation Society Australia on 16 January 2015 shows koala joeys Bai'yali and Holly, at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. - EPA/TARONGA CONSERVATION SOCIETY AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

THEY are cute, fluffy, and very adorable. Koalas are one of Australia’s national icons, and animal lovers were outraged over the news of Australian authorities euthanising close to 700 koalas near Melbourne. 

The reason? Overpopulation that resulted in several koalas starving.