Save the Brumbies: Protesters are trying to stop Australia from culling its wild horses

The UK Telegraph reports on the plight of Kosi Brumbies, includiing comments from ABA Members the Snowy Mountain Bush Users Group and the Victorian Brumby Association.  For the full story click the link below: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/13/save-the-brumbies-protesters-are-trying-to-stop-australia-from-c/ Continue reading

ABA letter to NSW Premier refutes Prof Don Driscoll’s claims regarding Brumby populations in KNP

President of ABA, Jill Pickering has written to Mike Baird, Premier of NSW in regard to a recent letter to him from Prof Don Driscoll supporting the draft Wild Horse Management Plan.   View or download ABA’s letter to Mike Baird: Letter to Mike Baird, Premier NSW from Jill Pickering, President ABA   Continue reading

ABA Submission to the draft KNP Wild Horse Management Plan

The ABA submission is about ensuring that a robust Heritage Snowy Brumby population will continue to be seen by future generations as living history and understand why early settlers relied on ancestors of the Snowy Brumby to survive. In doing so, the ABA also accepts that too many of any species, including humans, will cause negative environmental impacts. To view and download the full ABA Submission and its Attachments, click on the links below ABA Submission to KNP Draft Wild Horse Management Plan ABA Submission Att-1 Managing Viable Brumby Populations ABA Submission Att-2 Impacts in Perspective ABA Submission Att-3 Straight… Continue reading

Freedom of Species Podcast: Killing off the Kosciuszko Brumbies

The Freedom of Species radio show draws on all disciplines that have a fascination, an appreciation and a belief in a better world for all animals: conservation, philosophy, sociology, art, literature, science, film, history, politics and the vegan and animal rights movements. On July 24, 2016 Freedom of Species aired their conversations with Jill Pickering, President of the Australian Brumby Alliance & Lynette Sutton from Hoofs2010 Brumby Rescue about their objections to, and frustrations with, the proposed government draft Wild Horse Management Plan for the Kosi Brumbies. Hear the podcast at the link below: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/killing-kosciuszko-brumbies   Continue reading