ABA-v-Parks Victoria Judgement 8-Feb-2023 Summary


ABA-v-PV case snapshot
Three issues were identified for determination, namely –
(a) whether the Code can apply to the program of ground shooting of horses in the
Alpine National Park; and
(b) if the Code is applicable –
(i) whether the ground shooting of horses by the defendant has been carried out ‘in accordance with’ the Code; and
(ii) whether aerial shooting of horses by the defendant can be carried out ‘in
accordance with’ the Code

We emphasised that Hunting Code that PV now claim to operate under to shoot horses in
Victoria, was not in the Horse Action plan and only raised by PV as the code they now rely
upon during the progress of ABA’s case. The Judge accepted Mr Pegler’s evidence that the
failure to refer specifically to the (hunting) Code in the Horse Action Plan was an ‘oversight’.
All three issues were resolved in favour of Parks Victoria by the Judge on 8-Feb-2023.
For the full ABA-v-PV Judgement 8-Feb-2023 (64 pages) go to link:

This is a tragic day for Victoria’s Alpine Heritage Brumbies. Heritage, because before motor
cars arrived, people relied on purpose-bred horses to service farms, transport, stock, law
enforcement, exploration etc. The harsh Alpine climate where horses historically ran wild on
Victorian Alps leases, enhanced their agility, endurance and stoic attributes, the same
qualities needed for War Mounts.

Victoria sent 193,886, the most of any state, shipped to war from, such as Myrtleford and
Omeo sale yards. The wild living remnants of these unique, Australian bred bloodlines will
now be destroyed by Parks Victoria, cheered on by many environmentalists who claim
Brumby impacts are the worst.

Australians must now live with centuries of increasing shame at their constant devaluing of
Brumby attributes. Of the total 486,312 Australian bred horses, most (193,886) came from
the Vic Alps. The average life expectancy of a War Mount was six weeks. Sandy (caught in
the Vic Alps) was the only war mount to come home.

Victoria’s final shame is to denigrate these animals as feral, refuse to read positive impact
studies, claim horses must go to save the ecology, but never providing on-ground” count
evidence that mass killing has increased native species populations. The calls to remaining
Brumbies are at fever pitch – shouting to shoot Brumbies NOW, until none remain.

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