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Equine Collaborative International, Inc. is an all-encompassing coalition of individuals and equine organizations
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Equine Collaborative International, Inc. is an all-encompassing coalition of individuals and equine organizations
of all disciplines, working together to empower the Equine Community and advance the horse industry
.
Join ECI and work for the Horse!
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In the News
The International Equine Community Responds To Aerial Brumby Shooting
Australian Government Orders Aerial Shooting of iconic Heritage Brumby population and equine experts from around the world react
COLDEN, NY, UNITED STATES, June 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Brumby has long colored landscapes of Australia and imaginations of people around the world. The native vs. invasive argument rages on in Australia as it does in other countries, but the fact remains, Brumbies have cultural and heritage value that should not be ignored.
Brumbies are a draw for tourists, in-country and international, as are kangaroos, koalas, dingoes and platypuses, so their protection and preservation should be considered from a national economic standpoint.
According to Animals Australia, the New South Wales (NSW) government decided in 2000, to shoot Brumbies in Guy Fawkes River National Park. 600 Brumbies were killed. The mode of killing them was deemed 'appropriate'. There were horses found alive and suffering several days after being shot. Public outrage and distress brought an end of aerial shooting until it was reintroduced in 2023.
In November 2023, 270 horses were shot in a preliminary killing program in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP). Only 43 of those were inspected on the ground by veterinarians. The rest were assessed by veterinarians from in-flight helicopters.
In 2018, The Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act was enacted by Parliament in NSW. Commonly referred to as the Brumby Bill, it was controversial from the start and was repealed in 2025, 2 years after aerial shooting from helicopters started in KNP.
Realities of aerial shooting are difficult for any horseperson, or anyone concerned with animal anti-cruelty law to accept. Being chased by helicopters terrifies horses. Shooting increases terror. Shooting running horses from flying helicopters makes a kill-shot unlikely, if not impossible. Foals, still dependent on their dams for sustenance and protection are left to starve or be attacked by predators. Wounded mares abort nearly full-term foals as they bleed out.
Mares and stallions, suffering from multiple gun-shot wounds experience slow painful deaths or are eaten/killed by predators.