Author: ABAAdmin1842

Save the Brumbies Inc Spring Festival

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STB invites you all to a celebration of the Australian Brumby at their New England Brumby Sanctuary!  Details are below…. SPRING FESTIVAL SAVE THE BRUMBIES INC. NEW ENGLAND BRUMBY SANCTUARY   SUNDAY 20th OCTOBER GATES OPEN 10 a.m. 326 FLEETWOOD ROAD ARMIDALE Admission donation with thanks   HORSE HANDLING EXHIBITIONS SANCTUARY TOURS BBQ HORSES AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION   AN INFORMATIVE AND FUN DAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY   For more information and direction map  phone 66552224 67755232 Email: in**@sa*************.org WEBSITE: www.savethebrumbies.org   Continue reading

Parks Victoria response to ABA concerns over aerial culling

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Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 Subject: Alps Horse Plan Submissions The following is a response from Parks Victoria regarding concerns about recent ABC news aired by Victorian environmentalists who are using rspca vic’s recommendation for aerial shooting in the Alpine National Park. “Thanks for your email. You should not be concerned, as indicated in documentation on the Parks Victoria website the shooting of free roaming horses is not being considered a control option as part of the current consultation. I believe your concerns may stem from a segment that aired on ABC Melbourne radio yesterday. The segment featured an interview… Continue reading

ABA disappointed by RSPCA support for aerial culling

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After working hard with the RSPCA, Parks Victoria and National Parks NSW to find a humane solution to brumby management, ABA is confounded that RSPCA/Vic has supported aerial culling as reported by the ABC: RSPCA backs cull of wild brumbies ABA’s position is detailed below Media Release 14 September 2013 The Australian Brumby Alliance is concerned at recent calls for aerial culling in the Victorian Alps, and especially sad to hear the RSPVA VIC, despite sitting on a committee chaired by Parks Victoria for almost a year where several other humane and best practise control methods have been discussed state… Continue reading

Stop the aerial culling of Waler horses on Tempe Downs Station, NT

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In the coming weeks, up to 10,000 horses are scheduled to be shot from helicopters on Tempe Downs Station in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Waler Horse Society of Australia Inc. (WHSA), along with numerous other animal welfare groups, believes aerial culling is an inhumane approach to population control of horses running wild in the Australian outback. This method has previously been shown to leave a proportion of horses suffering due to non-fatal wounding and the difficulty in killing humanely when firing from a moving vehicle. Aerial culling of horses could also have significant unintended/undesirable ecological consequences. Large numbers… Continue reading

West Australia

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Overview Wild horse populations are extensive over West Australian range lands, mostly comprising pastoral leases and unallocated Crown Land.  Particularly large numbers occur in the Kimberly, Pilbara and the Goldfields. In some areas, local populations that have been isolated for many years have maintained historical bloodlines from the time that they were imported to Australia and bred for agricultural use such as draft animals or livestock management.  Member Group, the Outback Heritage Horse Association of WA has rescued, rehomed and/or has maintained watching briefs on heritage horse groups from a number of areas, including the Mt Welcome, Mt Weld, Earaheedy… Continue reading