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The Invasive Species Council always advocate killing as many non-native species as possible, by any means - despite that approach not being successful in any way, shape, or form to date. They are strong proponents of widespread baiting, which also tends to kill non-target (read native) animals. They are not interested in any other form of population control, only killing is on the table as far as they are concerned. The aerial culling of brumbies specifically is new, but aerial culling of other species - deer, pig, fox, dingo, etc - has always been one of the "population control" methods utilised in national parks. No matter the species, it's not the most humane method, with animals not always killed outright, and terrain is too hard to get into to correct a non-kill shot, so wounded animals are left to die a slow and painful death, be that by bleeding out from, or by infection of those wounds. Despite the use of all the different lethal culling methods, we still see adverse numbers of the non-native animals in the park, so obviously that method isn't actually very effective for those species, is it? Probably because after a cull, there is no follow-up with any other control methods until numbers go up again and another mass killing is ordered. The original count offered as evidence for the need to enable aerial culling of brumbies was between 12,000 and 22,000 individual brumbies in the park. They have killed around 6,000 of them, and now state that the count is between 3000 and 4000... ummm, anyone here think that maybe the initial count may have been a bit off? Regardless, now that brumby numbers are down to the legislated target, what actions are they looking at to keep control of numbers? Now we see the Invasive Species Council petitioning to kill the rest of them... no interest in non-lethal means of control at all. Is anyone also interested to hear that the number of signatures on their current petition (11,300) is almost exactly the same as the number of pro-forma submissions (11,200 from memory) to the consultation as to whether this barbaric cull should be considered in the first place? Essentially, the Invasive Species Council stacked the consultation with thousands of identical "submissions" that they provided for their followers to use to submit to that consultation - 11,200 copies of the same single submission. This practice is usually curtailed by combining all such pro-forma submissions as a single submission, which stops such large group actions being used to sway the legislative process unfairly - but the NSW government decided that in this particular case, they were counting them all as individual submissions, as they had already decided to enable aerial culling, and they needed the "support" of those pro-forma submissions to get it happening. Anyways, as we see much support for keeping the heritage status of the brumbies in Kosciusko, they are still aerial shooting other non-native species at regular intervals with little public resistance... are not Bambi, Babe, or Basil Brush as worthy of a humane passing as a brumby? Dingoes are native animals, yet they are also targetted for culling everywhere in this country... endorsed by the Invasive Species Council... double standards much? T.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-15/petition-to-scrap-heritage-value-of-brumbies-debated-nsw/105292470

problem is no more humane politician's or department employees

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-10/working-dogs-attract-international-attention-at-queensland-sale/105254208

Disgusting man .

I hope this can become a regular happening - ICU can be a scary place .

I misread your comment. I thought you were saying that there weren’t any humane solutions.

Are U serious? Did they alert rescues? NO. They sent the helicopter gun ships. Previous targets, over 3000 kosiosko Brumbies. To shoot the koala's Considering how many Brumbies were left to bleed to death, just because Steve Coleman can pronounce "humane euthanasia" doesn't make it true. If you think being shot from A helicopter is humane. The shooter can't see from that distance if the shot females have dependant young in the pouch or clinging to them

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-09/therapy-dogs-reducing-pain-anxiety-canberra-intensive-care-unit/105274984

I find people like that quite sickening. I truly don't understand the interest in watching any animal fight either for its life or to kill another life. Even worse they are deliberately creating an artificial life and death spectacle that there is no natural need for (ie they are not wild animals trying to survive and thrive). I have no idea what goes on in these people's brains and can't relate to them in anyway. Plus add to it the forced breeding set up you have to wonder what other sick stuff, violence and power plays these people are also into.

ABC News Banned for life from owning pit bulls, but is boasting on social media about his dogs.

How can you say that?

So basically, 'Yes we did it, and we'll do it again'.

AN UPDATE :( :(

Not necessarily wild dogs Remarkable how many "let the dog/dogs out for a run" They don't leave a calling card, in every instance around here when shot it's either wearing a collar or someone comes looking for their "lost dog

no humane solutions, they shot them from helicopters, last figures I heard was 1,000 from the two scenario's, the fire damaged area and the gumtree plantation harvested

ANKC sell a copy of a book charting their evolution, even mentions Hilton Sinclair's Berrilyn dogs, he mentored me and gave me Debbi for my daughter and started me on Purebred ACD's stumpys are seperate breed.

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Glad she's back , and hoping she reverts back to being a cossetted house dog

Just magical to see! And I didn't realise but she is only 3 now and given she was lost for over 500 days she was quite young when her ordeal first happened, so I think they are even luckier that she has adjusted as quickly as she has.

The re-uniting clips are lovely, everything you'd hope for, for both dog and owners. (I'm sure some dogs I know would take one look around and say - well nice catching up, I'll just head back to the island now).

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-07/valerie-dachshund-reunited-owners-after-540-days-lost/105263470

Heartbreaking news if true; hoping for clarification and humane resolutions.

K9+ Royale soft dog crates have been praised for their durability and quality. However, they may no longer be in production, and spare parts could be hard to find.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/residents-voice-outrage-over-sunshine-coast-councils-controversial-proposal-to-ban-offleash-dogs-from-popular-beach/news-story/0490bc43a57a22fa89c7d27427235d74