CLAIRE GALEA (VIDEO)

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It’s important to note that a government mandate stipulates 3,000 horses are to remain in the KNP – yet before this massacre started —  expert biostatisticians stated the number of horses the government claims are in the park are wildly inflated.

According to experts there may already be fewer than 3,000 horses in the park.

So, this isn’t just a cull; it’s a senseless eradication of a living legacy.

In the video above, Claire Galea, and independent biostatistician with 25 years experience, explains how the cutrrent "cull" is based on numbers that are inaccurate.

Within 5 minutes you'll see just how flawed.

The designer (University of St Andrews) of the software -- that was used to come up with the extreme numbers of wild horses -- refused to peer review Stuart Cairns’ numbers.

Again, the cruel and inhumane cull CURRENTLY HAPPENING AND ABOUT TO ACCELERATE IS  based on flawed counts of wild horses in the KNP.

The Government of NSW, Australia is using population numbers provided by Stuart Cairns who found in his 2019 survey between 12,000 and 22,000 horses.

Well, we’d like to know what is it?

Is it 12,000 or 22,000?

We’re sure you’d agree that’s a very big spread which makes not only us — but also the University of St Andrews question the accuracy of his counts.

As a matter of fact, the University of St Andrews, who developed the software used in the 2019 survey by Cairns refused to peer review his research.

The reason?

Because Cairns claimed the population of wild horses in the park grew by 41% in a year.

The University knew that was impossible because it would have meant that each mare would have foaled at least 7 foals in a year. Of course as most people know the gestation period for a horse is 11 months and wild horses generally only have 1 foal every other year.

AND according to…

The Centre for Invasive Species Solutions even fewer!

“Feral horses breed in spring to summer and have a gestation period of about 11 months. They can produce one foal a year, but they typically produce 2 every 3 years.”

So, again the Cairns’ claim that the population of horses in the park grew by 41% in a year is outrageous – yet those population count numbers are the ones being used by the Government of New South Wales.

While spokespeople for Australia's National Parks and politicians like Labour Minister Penny Sharpe have defended aerial shooting of Brumbies as humane, we urge you to consider recent testimony presented during a NSW Animal Welfare Committee public hearing/investigation.

In the video above, Ms. Ward cites a specific instance where horses were pursued by 3 helicopters and shot for a total of 9 minutes.

Additionally, she states that most of the shots didn't immediately render the horses insensible - deaths were slow, required multiple shots and were certainly NOT humane.

From the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions: (Feral horses)

"Shooting from a moving platform can significantly detract from the shooter’s accuracy therefore helicopter shooting operations do not always result in a clean kill for all animals. Follow-up procedures are essential to ensure that all wounded animals are killed.

With aerial shooting of horses, ‘double-tap’ chest shots (2 quick shots) are most frequently made, as the heart and lungs are the largest vital area and an accurate shot is more achievable particularly within the range of unusual angles encountered when shooting from above.

Although death from a chest shot may be more certain, compared to an accurate head shot, a shot to the chest does not render the animal instantaneously insensible and time to death is slower."

Did you get that?

A shot to the chest - is most frequently used - and does NOT result in instant death.

How in the world could anyone call dying a slow death humane?

Join us in calling on the government of New South Wales, Australia to stop shooting down Brumbies from helicopters and to instead use humane, non-lethal, alternatives.  

Your email or phone call does not have to be fancy - you simply have to say that you oppose the slaughtering of Brumbies.  

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