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Wild Horses- the Plight of the Australian Brumbies
Animals  (tags: controvery, cruelty, brumbies, australian wild horses, removal roundups, slaughter, outrage )

Simone
- 270 days ago - abc.net.au
They've been roaming the Australian Alps for close to two centuries and have become part of the cultural fabric of the high country. But authorities argue wild horses have now reached unsustainable levels in the Kosciuszko National Park.
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ACTION ALERT: AERIAL CULLING OF AUSTRALIA'S WILD HORSES - Sign Petition NOW!.
Animals  (tags: australian wild horses, brumbies, massacred, slaughtered, horrific cruelty )

Simone
- 411 days ago - thepersianhorse.wordpress.com
Australian governments are removing all Brumbies from National parks by several methods; the cruelest method is aerial slaughter. The frightened horses running for their lives, are shot from helicopters, leaving the carcasses in place where they fall.
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ACTION ALERT: Heritage Brumbies Under Fire !!!
Animals  (tags: wild brumbies, australian wild horses, sent to knackeries, slaughtered, aerial shooting, culling, government, horse advocates, protection )

Simone
- 794 days ago - horseyard.com.au
Wild populations of Brumbies in Australia have been either mismanaged or not managed at all for more than 100 years. Numbers need to be responsibly managed, but there is no 'quick fix'. Horrific methods such as aerially culling (shooting Brumbies as they
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ACTION ALERT: STOP Killing the Brumbies, THEY ARE NOT PESTS !!!!
Animals  (tags: brumbies, australian wild horses, culled, massacred, killed, protection )

Simone
- 803 days ago - change.org
To stop the authorities in New South Wales, Australia to shoot the Brumbies, Australian wild horses.
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National Park Closed for Brumby Cull
Animals  (tags: brumbies, australian wild horses, massacred, aerial shooting, brumby alliance, cruelty, wild horse advocates )

Simone
- 813 days ago - horsetalk.co.nz
The cycle of "shoot and shoot again" must be replaced with non-lethal measures of brumby control, an alliance of wild horse advocates says. The Australian Brumby Alliance was commenting as Queensland's Carnarvon Gorge National Park was closed for several
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A Petition to End Aerial Culling of Wild Brumbies
Animals  (tags: brumbies, australian wild horses, slaughter, massacre, horse council, protection )

Simone
- 820 days ago - abc.net.au
More than 3,000 people are calling for an end to the practice of aerial culling of wild brumbies. The WA Horse Council has organised a petition to ban the culling method, saying many animals are badly wounded and suffer but do not die.
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Hunt for Gunman Who Shot 100 Brumbies Near Tumbarumba
Animals  (tags: australian wild horses, outrage, brumbies, slaughtered shot dead, investigation )

Simone
- 872 days ago - heraldsun.com.au
UP to 100 brumbies have shot by a gunman, some at close range, over the past 18-months in a state forest in southern New South Wales. Police and Forests NSW are appealing for public help to find the person, or persons responsible for the shootings
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Help Stop Aerial Shooting of Wild Horses in Queensland - PLZ SIGN PETITION
Animals  (tags: wildanimals, suffering, brumbies, australian wild horses, aerial shooting, massacre, animal cruelty, goverment, authorities, outrage )

Simone
- 1256 days ago - gopetition.com.au
6000 horses have already lost their life this winter. Despite the efforts of animal Welfare groups including the RSPCA, the carnage continues. We appeal to the animal loving public to help stop this brutality immediately by signing this petition.
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Compassion for Australia's Wild Horses - PETITION
Animals  (tags: brumbies, australian wild horses, slaughtered, government, protection, conservation, aerial shooting )

Simone
- 1309 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Ariel killing of wild horses has been conducted with the support of government and the RSPCA in the state of Queensland in Australia. Australia could not have been settled without the help of these wonderful animals. The wild Brumby is an integral
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Saving Australia's Wild Horses From Slaughter
Animals  (tags: brumbiese, australian wild horses, massacred, slaughter, cruelty, sanctuary, saving )

Simone
- 1552 days ago - sfgate.com
Adam watched as his mother and father were gunned down. Rosie was just 4 weeks old when her mother died after being caught in a trap. She almost didn't make it. Pixie lost her newborn, who suffered a broken leg, and even after she became pregnant
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