The Andrews Government recent announcement they want to shoot up to 530 Brumbies in the Victorian Alps has outraged  Brumby advocates. The science relied on by the Andrews Government to claim damage by Brumbies, are "exclusion plot"s that exclude all animals, including Deer that outnumber Brumbies 300 to 1, and wild pigs whose numbers are out of control. Brumbies do not cause damage, and particularly in the numbers that survived the wildfires of 2019. This is not science.

This decision fails to take into consideration the ecological value that Brumbies bring to the National Park for over 2 Centuries, that  Brumbies hold cultural and social significance for all Australians and are a much loved icon for all Victorians.

We seek the introduction of Legislation to protect Victorian Heritage Brumbies, a population count that is mathematically and scientifically possible, introduction of fertility control and staged rehoming where necessary so that rehomers can fulfill their role

We must not see our Heritage Brumbies lost by gunfire either ground or aerial shooting, both of which are  cruel and inhumane and why aerial shooting particularly was banned in NSW after the 2000 massacre of Brumbies in the Guy Fawkes National Park was because of the gross cruelty.