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Secret plan to shoot 10,000 wild horses
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Des Houghton
November 09, 2007 11:00pm
MORE than 10,000 brumbies will be slaughtered in Queensland in a massive cull the State Government has tried to hide.
Documents obtained by The Courier-Mail show fears of a public outcry led to high-level talks on how to conceal one of world's largest animal culls.
But the kill to help the environment – including shooting horses in the state's southeast – already is drawing international condemnation from animal rights groups and criticism of the RSPCA for condoning it.
Reports obtained under Freedom of Information showed the Government was aware of the controversy the cull would create.
Earlier this year, then environment minister Lindy Nelson-Carr told former premier Peter Beattie the killing of horses "has the potential to precipitate vocal opposition from small special-interest groups with strong inflexible views".
Thousands of horses already have been shot, including 4000 at the popular Carnarvon National Park in central Queensland.
In remote areas, the animals are left to rot where they fall. But Government documents show that in other areas shooters were instructed to hide the bodies.
The cull has been condemned by animal rights groups including Save the Brumbies, as "barbaric".
Spokeswoman Jan Carter claimed photographs of the Carnarvon cull had been sent anonymously to her by a State Government employee.
1The technique used involved marksmen who are trained to shoot the horses in the chest for a quick kill from helicopters.
But those against the cull claim photographs in circulatios show wounded animals in pain and young surviving foals left near dead members of their herds.
Mrs Carter urged the Government to set up brumby sanctuaries and consider infertility treatments used overseas to restrict wild horses breeding.
Animal welfare group the RSPCA has condoned the program, raising the ire of hardline animal groups.
Brumby Watch Australia co-founder Kristine Sempf said the animals could be tamed.
Her son Nathan had a tamed horse saved from a cull at Greenbank, south of Brisbane.
But RSPCA spokesman Michael Beattie said his organisation first suggested the use of infertility drugs 10 years ago and supported sanctuaries.
Sustainability Minister Andrew McNamara said shooting the horses was the most humane option.
"The program is not about eradication of feral horses but rather ensuring population is kept at a manageable level in consideration of the welfare of both the horses and the native wildlife in the park," he said.
"However, for the first phase of the program, we investigated all the options and shooting was considered to be the most humane solution.
"Feral horses in particular are causing serious erosion, spreading weeds, destroying freshwater springs and other water courses, damaging Aboriginal cultural sites, competing with native wildlife for feed, and destroying habitat."
There are an estimated 100,000 feral horses in Queensland accused of destroying fragile national park ecosystems.
Documents uncovered by The Courier-Mail under Freedom of Information confirm that large-scale culling would continue throughout Queensland for at least three years in at least four different regions.
The documents show the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Primary Industries is supporting the mass shooting and trapping of feral animals, including horses, deer, pigs, goats, dingoes and foxes.
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To Peter, who wrote: "The woman from New York City,how many wild horses have you seen there?"
Actually, Peter, I am an equestrian. I have been riding since I was 12 years old and continue to do so. I have also been fighting in the United States to ban horse slaughter and to save the U.S. wild horses from extinction, by our government.
Every species has the right to live and since Europeans brought these horses to Australia and most of you are descendants of Europeans, perhaps it is your responsibility to care for them.
What gives you the right to kill them? Do you think they don't feel love, fear and pain? They do. The ASPCA once had a good slogan, "If you think they are dumb, then you are just not thinking". That is so true.
I'd just also like to quote Mother Theresa: "They too, are created by the same loving hand of God which Created us...It is our duty to Protect Them and to promote their well-being. "
Posted by: Marjorie Caruso of New York City 11:52am November 13, 2007
SAYS HERE THE CULLED ANIMALS ARE BEING USED AS A FOOD SOURCE FOR FERAL HOGS.
WHEN CHINA CULLED SPARROWS THE NEXT YEAR THEY HAD THE BIGGEST SWARS OF LOCUTS IN CENTURIES.
THE SPARROWS WERE EAT9ING THE LOCUST.
THE HORSES WERE COMPETING FOR FOOD WITH THE HOGS
SO BY REDUCING HORSES AND CAMELS YOU HAVE LOTS OF HOGS
SEE HOW SUTPID THIER PLAN REALLY IS?
Posted by: Anne Hadley of USA 9:52am November 13, 2007
Higly unfortunate the Establishment chooses to reduce the populations of Wildlife in liew of Cattle Ranching and Sheep rearing.
Unfortunatley this same type of insanity is occuring in the USA in our national parks whre wildlife are being "shot and culled for no reason; even BobCats are being culled.
By doing this they upset the Balance of Nature. This will cause diseases like mountain fever because the wildlife destroys sick wildlife.
We will all suffer due to this illogical thought.
Horses do not harm the environment at all.
Spreading weeds holds soli compact; prevents erosion.
I hope they stop their harmful plans.
Posted by: Anne Hadley of USA 9:42am November 13, 2007
Slaughtering these wonderful creatures is not only barbaric, but a crime against all creatures, This is a senseless genocide, and the world community is against such action! All Life is Sacred!!!
Posted by: Richard Russom of Illinois, USA 10:51pm November 12, 2007
Absolutely disgusting!! I am a horse owner/horse lover/horse rider and I find this story sickening. How dare the Australian Government let this happen!! How dare the greenies dictate!! Do something constructive like organize a properly managed retraining and/or sterilizing establishment. There are so many people out there willing to take these beautiful animals. This inhumane culling has to be stopped NOW. It should never have been allowed in the first place. Little Johnny has lost my vote. (do you have any idea how how much impact the horse owners of Australia have when it comes to voting?? Do some investigating and find out. You will be surprised!!.
Posted by: Tricia Genders of Currumbin 9:04pm November 12, 2007
this is a situation that makes me very frustrated. These creatures are lovely ,and they should have rights as we do. personally I recommend that they should run free or be broken in so pony club children can have fun with there new buddy's
Posted by: Tamarah Stapleton of Australia(QLD) 6:33pm November 12, 2007
Emily Hutton,,,we are native as humans we migrated here as a natural process in human evolution, horses where brought here they did not migrate here of there own means, So we humans are native regardless of time 40 000 years ago a migration happened 200 years ago another happened the horses are not that smart they needed a lift.
Posted by: Lee of Pine Rivers 5:36pm November 12, 2007
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Secret plan to shoot 10,000 wild horses
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Des Houghton
November 09, 2007 11:00pm
MORE than 10,000 brumbies will be slaughtered in Queensland in a massive cull the State Government has tried to hide.
Documents obtained by The Courier-Mail show fears of a public outcry led to high-level talks on how to conceal one of world's largest animal culls.
But the kill to help the environment – including shooting horses in the state's southeast – already is drawing international condemnation from animal rights groups and criticism of the RSPCA for condoning it.
Reports obtained under Freedom of Information showed the Government was aware of the controversy the cull would create.
Earlier this year, then environment minister Lindy Nelson-Carr told former premier Peter Beattie the killing of horses "has the potential to precipitate vocal opposition from small special-interest groups with strong inflexible views".
Thousands of horses already have been shot, including 4000 at the popular Carnarvon National Park in central Queensland.
In remote areas, the animals are left to rot where they fall. But Government documents show that in other areas shooters were instructed to hide the bodies.
The cull has been condemned by animal rights groups including Save the Brumbies, as "barbaric".
Spokeswoman Jan Carter claimed photographs of the Carnarvon cull had been sent anonymously to her by a State Government employee.
1The technique used involved marksmen who are trained to shoot the horses in the chest for a quick kill from helicopters.
But those against the cull claim photographs in circulatios show wounded animals in pain and young surviving foals left near dead members of their herds.
Mrs Carter urged the Government to set up brumby sanctuaries and consider infertility treatments used overseas to restrict wild horses breeding.
Animal welfare group the RSPCA has condoned the program, raising the ire of hardline animal groups.
Brumby Watch Australia co-founder Kristine Sempf said the animals could be tamed.
Her son Nathan had a tamed horse saved from a cull at Greenbank, south of Brisbane.
But RSPCA spokesman Michael Beattie said his organisation first suggested the use of infertility drugs 10 years ago and supported sanctuaries.
Sustainability Minister Andrew McNamara said shooting the horses was the most humane option.
"The program is not about eradication of feral horses but rather ensuring population is kept at a manageable level in consideration of the welfare of both the horses and the native wildlife in the park," he said.
"However, for the first phase of the program, we investigated all the options and shooting was considered to be the most humane solution.
"Feral horses in particular are causing serious erosion, spreading weeds, destroying freshwater springs and other water courses, damaging Aboriginal cultural sites, competing with native wildlife for feed, and destroying habitat."
There are an estimated 100,000 feral horses in Queensland accused of destroying fragile national park ecosystems.
Documents uncovered by The Courier-Mail under Freedom of Information confirm that large-scale culling would continue throughout Queensland for at least three years in at least four different regions.
The documents show the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Primary Industries is supporting the mass shooting and trapping of feral animals, including horses, deer, pigs, goats, dingoes and foxes.
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To Peter, who wrote: "The woman from New York City,how many wild horses have you seen there?"
Actually, Peter, I am an equestrian. I have been riding since I was 12 years old and continue to do so. I have also been fighting in the United States to ban horse slaughter and to save the U.S. wild horses from extinction, by our government.
Every species has the right to live and since Europeans brought these horses to Australia and most of you are descendants of Europeans, perhaps it is your responsibility to care for them.
What gives you the right to kill them? Do you think they don't feel love, fear and pain? They do. The ASPCA once had a good slogan, "If you think they are dumb, then you are just not thinking". That is so true.
I'd just also like to quote Mother Theresa: "They too, are created by the same loving hand of God which Created us...It is our duty to Protect Them and to promote their well-being. "
Posted by: Marjorie Caruso of New York City 11:52am November 13, 2007
SAYS HERE THE CULLED ANIMALS ARE BEING USED AS A FOOD SOURCE FOR FERAL HOGS.
WHEN CHINA CULLED SPARROWS THE NEXT YEAR THEY HAD THE BIGGEST SWARS OF LOCUTS IN CENTURIES.
THE SPARROWS WERE EAT9ING THE LOCUST.
THE HORSES WERE COMPETING FOR FOOD WITH THE HOGS
SO BY REDUCING HORSES AND CAMELS YOU HAVE LOTS OF HOGS
SEE HOW SUTPID THIER PLAN REALLY IS?
Posted by: Anne Hadley of USA 9:52am November 13, 2007
Higly unfortunate the Establishment chooses to reduce the populations of Wildlife in liew of Cattle Ranching and Sheep rearing.
Unfortunatley this same type of insanity is occuring in the USA in our national parks whre wildlife are being "shot and culled for no reason; even BobCats are being culled.
By doing this they upset the Balance of Nature. This will cause diseases like mountain fever because the wildlife destroys sick wildlife.
We will all suffer due to this illogical thought.
Horses do not harm the environment at all.
Spreading weeds holds soli compact; prevents erosion.
I hope they stop their harmful plans.
Posted by: Anne Hadley of USA 9:42am November 13, 2007
Slaughtering these wonderful creatures is not only barbaric, but a crime against all creatures, This is a senseless genocide, and the world community is against such action! All Life is Sacred!!!
Posted by: Richard Russom of Illinois, USA 10:51pm November 12, 2007
Absolutely disgusting!! I am a horse owner/horse lover/horse rider and I find this story sickening. How dare the Australian Government let this happen!! How dare the greenies dictate!! Do something constructive like organize a properly managed retraining and/or sterilizing establishment. There are so many people out there willing to take these beautiful animals. This inhumane culling has to be stopped NOW. It should never have been allowed in the first place. Little Johnny has lost my vote. (do you have any idea how how much impact the horse owners of Australia have when it comes to voting?? Do some investigating and find out. You will be surprised!!.
Posted by: Tricia Genders of Currumbin 9:04pm November 12, 2007
this is a situation that makes me very frustrated. These creatures are lovely ,and they should have rights as we do. personally I recommend that they should run free or be broken in so pony club children can have fun with there new buddy's
Posted by: Tamarah Stapleton of Australia(QLD) 6:33pm November 12, 2007
Emily Hutton,,,we are native as humans we migrated here as a natural process in human evolution, horses where brought here they did not migrate here of there own means, So we humans are native regardless of time 40 000 years ago a migration happened 200 years ago another happened the horses are not that smart they needed a lift.
Posted by: Lee of Pine Rivers 5:36pm November 12, 2007
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