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Vic Government releases Draft Wild Horse Management Plan

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In the draft Alpine National Park – Alpine National Park – Feral Horse Strategic Action Plan which was released the last working day prior to Christmas, Parks Victoria are to cull every Brumby from Bogong High Plains and halve the number in the Alps main area over the next few years. The draft plan release was also covered by The Weekend Australian. ABA has prepared a Position Paper and How to Help document Colleen O’Brien (Victorian Brumby Association) has set up a FAQ page and ways to provide feedback to the short time frame to 2 Feb 2018 16 Feb… Continue reading

September Newsletter OUT NOW!

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The September issue of Brumby Bridges is now available for viewing or downloading.   Inside this issue: More Kosi Brumbies at the Sale Yard Brumby Week in Central Australia The Ngarigo, Djiringanj and the Brumby 2017 International Compassionate Conservation Conference   View/Download Continue reading

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

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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