Shooting brumbies is inhumane

Shooting brumbies is inhumane

People across the country have been outraged by the ongoing aerial and ground shooting of brumbies in Australia’s national parks. Killing these animals from helicopters is not only profoundly inhumane, but it also fails as a long-term management strategy. Brumbies have held deep cultural and historic significance since horses arrived on the First Fleet, yet current policies treat them as disposable pests. Repeated culls are a cruel, short-sighte…