Kate Beckinsale divides opinion by posing with an Australian kangaroo inside a house in Canada as she celebrates the Easter long weekend
Kate Beckinsale has divided opinion among fans after posing next to kangaroos and other Australian wildlife inside a house in Canada.
The English actress, 47, several videos to Instagram over the Easter long weekend of herself with a kangaroo, wallaby and sugar glider.
In one clip, a small kangaroo hops across the wooden floor wearing a nappy.
Not happy: Kate Beckinsale divided opinion among fans on Monday for posing next to kangaroos and other Australian wildlife inside a house in Canada
In another video, Kate is seen cuddling up to a grey wallaby on a couch.
Elsewhere, the Pearl Harbor star gazes inquisitively at a sugar glider which sits in the palm of her hand.
Generally, Canadians are allowed to keep sugar gliders and wallabies as pets. The rules surrounding kangaroo ownership vary between provinces.
Hopping about! The English actress, 47, several videos to Instagram over the Easter long weekend of herself with a kangaroo, wallaby and sugar glider
While the animals looked well-cared for, a number of Kate’s fans questioned why the animals were inside a house and not outside.
‘Pretty sure under Australian laws you can’t export them privately so this is pretty messed up,’ one follower wrote.
Another added: ‘Seeing our native fauna being treated like a toy and wearing a nappy is also messed up.’
Cosy: In one clip, Kate is seen cuddling up to a grey wallaby on a couch
Mrs Dolittle? Kate gazes inquisitively at a sugar glider which sits in the palm of her hand
Controversial: While the animals looked well-cared for, a number of Kate’s fans questioned why the animals were inside a house and not outside
Someone else wrote: ‘I absolutely hate it. Obviously not anything to do with Kate but it upsets me so much to see things like wallabies and sugar gliders as pets when it’s illegal here.’
However, a number of fans thought the animals could be ‘rescues’ from a local kangaroo farm, being cared for by rehabilitation services.
‘Could be rescues from illegal wildlife trade or bred in captivity,’ one fan wrote.
Perhaps? ‘Could be rescues from illegal wildlife trade or bred in captivity,’ one fan wrote
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