Stop Press ! Urgent Petition to Oppose Live Export of Horses and Donkeys

You may have heard that there are moves in the federal government to open up a market in the live export of ponies, horses and donkeys for slaughter overseas. Under questioning in Senate Estimates from Senator Derryn Hinch, Departmental officials confirmed that a number of enquiries had been made about exporting horses and donkeys “in large numbers for slaughter”. Various groups, including Canberra’s rspca and the Australian Equine Unification Scheme groups have worked to raise awareness about this – but until Senate Estimates there was nothing recorded in the public domain to share. With Darren Hinch, raising this issue in the… Continue reading

Ponies, Horses and Donkeys on Live Export Hit List

BREAKING NEWS: We need your urgent support. Australia’s ponies, horses and donkeys are next on the Australian Government’s live export hit list. This means ponies, horses and donkeys – that have been taken from the wild, retired from the racing industry, or bought from their owners in Australia – could be sent on a perilous journey before being slaughtered overseas for their skin and meat. We’re calling on the Australian Government to stop this cruel trade before it starts, and prohibit the live export of ponies, horses and donkeys once and for all. Join us, and sign the petition now… Continue reading

Plans to cull Kosi Brumbies to extinction could be thwarted

A CONTROVERSIAL state government proposal to cull ­almost the entire population of wild horses in the Snowy Mountains is set to be shelved after a government deadlock. In a move sure to be criticised by environmentalists, The ­Sunday Telegraph can reveal work is under way on an alternative plan to manage the estimated 6000-plus horses. For the full story visit the Daily Telegraph webpage: Snowy Brumby cull plan to be shelved… Continue reading

An epic journey by French woman and her Brumbies

A 32-YEAR-OLD French woman and her three brumbies are now somewhere along the upper Burdekin River, 4630km into a trek along the winding National Bicentennial Trail. For the full story go to: http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/an-epic-journey-by-a-frenchwoman-and-her-brumbies/news-story/888a58daf09e45f8a62f05f6497c72fc An you can visit her Facebook page: Wild at Heart Continue reading

Students honour Indigenous soldiers riding Brumbies to Alice Springs

On April 24, in Alice Springs a group of 36 students from a remote Central Australian Community finished their 127 kilometre ride through the desert on wild brumbies to honour Indigenous soldiers…. ….The trip is part of a community driven program, Stronger Communities for Children, which is designed to boost attendance at school. ….The Ntaria School students helped break in and train the wild Hermannsburg brumbies before the ride, many of them hope to continue their work with horses. Read the full story from the NITV Website ! Continue reading