Man Punches a Kangaroo in the Face to Rescue His Dog

Occurred June 15, 2016 / Outback, Australia

Info from Licensor: "A group of hunters gathered to help a young man with terminal cancer achieve his last wish of catching a wild boar with his hunting dogs. While hunting, one of the highly trained dogs was chasing pigs by scent and collided with a big buck kangaroo. The kangaroo held and wrestled the dog by its protective gear (boars have tusks like knives). The owner was horrified that his dog or the kangaroo would get hurt and ran in to save both parties. The dog tries to escape, and the kangaroo releases the dog when the owner gets close. The buck kangaroo shifted to attack the human, and a kangaroo kick to the guts could easily disembowel a person. The man backed off to give the kangaroo some space, but because the kangaroo kept coming closer, the man punches the kangaroo’s snout. The punch stopped the kangaroo from advancing another attack and gave