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The Talbot knackery case and approved brumby rehoming
The illegal knackery operated by Adrian Talbot, now before the Wagga Wagga court, is being shared online as though it is representative of the rehoming of brumbies. It is not. We want the facts on the record. Continue reading
Sarah King publishes two new papers on feral horses and donkeys
Sarah King, research scientist with the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory in the Warner College of Natural Resources (Colorado State University), recently published two papers on wild horses and donkeys in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology and in Animal Behaviour. One paper examines how evolutionary history and habitat influence their behaviors. The other paper looks at factors that affect reproductive success in wild horse populations in Utah, in particular male behavioural patterns. To view the article and access the source papers, click on the link below. Continue reading
Hey ISC – Leave that ACT Alone!
PRESS RELEASE 27 MARCH 2025 Petitions show Australians want the brumby slaughter to stop. The Australian Brumby Alliance (ABA) today vehemently opposed the call from the Invasive Species Council (ISC) to repeal the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018 and rejected the ISC’s claim to represent the broader NSW or Australian community. The President of ABA, Mrs Nikki Alberts, also called for balance to be restored to this debate, following release of numbers showing original estimates of brumbies in the Park were grossly inflated. Only a small number of wild horses remain, following the ISC’s campaign to reinstate aerial culling… Continue reading
WHERE ARE THE BRUMBY NUMBERS PENNY?
As expected, Penny Sharpe did not respond to Rod Roberts request for confirmation of the brumby count result. https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/pages/qanda-tracking-details.aspx?pk=102822 We have raised our concern with Rob Roberts and the media about the fact that she is refusing to release the brumby numbers from the November count, even when raised in Senate. 48 brumbies have been trapped and sent to rehomers in the last 2 weeks – and heaven knows how many have been trapped and gone to slaughter. If, in her words, the numbers are drastically reduced and there are only 3000 to 4000, why continue trapping and removing them until… Continue reading
