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The Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018, also known as the Brumby Bill, [1] [2] is a state-based act of parliament in New South Wales (NSW). [3] Its long title is An Act to recognise the heritage value of sustainable wild horse populations within parts of Kosciuszko National Park and to protect that heritage. [3]
Horse trampling also has the potential to damage waterways and bog habitats. Trampling near streams increases runoff, reducing the quality of the water and causing harm to the ecosystem of the waterway. [49] Horse excrement carcasses that result when feral horses perish add to the negative environmental impact of feral horses in Australia. [29]
The term "brumby" was first recorded in the 1870s. [1] Reasons for brumby shooting include, but are not limited to: demands for grazing land and water for domestic herds, sport, to maintain pastoral stations, to reduce environmental damage caused by the horses, to control disease, and to prevent possible road collisions.
The trail was initiated and planned by the Australian Trail Horse Riders Association. The Association spent many years planning and negotiating a route that linked up the mustering, brumby tracks, pack horse trails, historic coach roads and stock routes, thus providing an opportunity to legally ride the routes of stockmen and drovers who once travelled these areas.
Driving to work one day in 1950, Johnston was following a truck overcrowded with horses and saw blood dripping from the back. She followed it to a slaughterhouse, [3] and upon learning they were free-roaming horses gathered from private and state lands in Nevada's Virginia Range, she took action to ensure more humane treatment of free-roaming horses when captured and transported.
Grimm was thrown off a horse during a polo tournament Sept. 22, according to the GoFundMe page. He represented Staten Island and southern Brooklyn in Congress from 2010 to January 2015.
The Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund was established in 1965 [1] to promote the breeding of horses and the conduct of equine research within New York State. As part of its mission, the fund administers the state's Sire Stake's program, provides assistance to county agricultural societies, and provides annual grants ...
Earthjustice (originally Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund) is a nonprofit public interest organization based in the United States dedicated to litigating environmental issues. Headquartered in San Francisco , they have an international program, a communications team, and a policy and legislation team in Washington, D.C. , [ 3 ] along with 14 ...