SNOWY MOUNTAINS HORSE RIDERS ASSOCIATION Media Release We would like to thank Member for Monaro John Barilaro for his integrity and hard work and who together with Environment Minister Rob Stokes today ruled out aerial culling as wild horse control methods in Kosciuszko National Park. The NSW Liberal and National parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Snowy Mountains Horse Riders Assoc, the Snowy Mountains Bush Users Group and the Australian Horse Alliance, stating that they would: “Ensure that brumbies are recognized as part of the cultural heritage of NSW through statutory instruments and plans of management. Shooting will not be permitted as a management tool.” Leisa Caldwell from the Snowy Mountains Horse Riders Assoc (SMHRA) stated It is great news that our iconic Snowy Mountains brumbies have been given a reprieve from unnecessary and inhumane massacre. The government has only partly honoured this agreement however as they need to include all shooting and make it permanent as they had promised. The Minister and NPWS so far, have not consulted any experts on wild horses or horsemen with the specialised expertise and knowledge to be able to rule in or out any other methods. We look forward to further negotiations with the Minister to have our beloved brumbies recognised as a part of the cultural heritage of the Snow Mountains that we also love and care for and so that viable and sustainable populations will continue to roam free in the mountains as they have done for 170 years. We continue to offer to manage the brumbies as our families have done for several generations, humanely and respectfully and for free.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 06:34:41 +0000
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