05/06/2026
🐴 HELP SAVE THE BRUMBIES – Send a letter to NSW Premier Chris Minns! Cut & Paste the letter below.
The ongoing aerial and ground culling of our Australian Brumbies is devastating, and we need to make our voices heard. If you want to stand up for these heritage animals and demand humane, non-lethal management solutions, please take two minutes to send a letter to the NSW Premier.
I have written a template below. All you need to do is copy the text, click on the link below, fill in your details, and paste in the message section:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/premier-of-nsw/contact-premier:
Let’s flood his inbox and show the government that the community demands a compassionate approach to our wild horses. Please copy, paste, and share!
📄Letter to Premier Chris Minns:
The Hon. Chris Minns, MP
Premier of New South Wales
52 Martin Place
Sydney, NSW 2000
Subject: Urgent Request to Cease the Aerial and Ground Culling of Australian Brumbies
Dear Premier Minns,
I am writing to you today to express my deep concern and strong opposition regarding the ongoing aerial and ground culling of wild horses, or Brumbies, within New South Wales, particularly in the Kosciuszko National Park. As a citizen invested in animal welfare and Australia’s heritage, I urge your government to immediately halt these lethal operations and implement humane, sustainable management alternatives.
The Brumby holds an undeniable place in the cultural fabric of Australia. They are a living link to our pioneer history, celebrated in our literature, folklore, and national identity. To manage these animals through aerial shooting—a method that carries an inherently high risk of non-lethal wounding, prolonged suffering, and immense distress to social herd structures—is a compromise of the humane standards the New South Wales public expects.
While I understand the importance of protecting fragile alpine ecosystems and managing biodiversity, environmental conservation should not come at the cost of basic animal welfare.
The reliance on lethal culling overlooks viable, non-lethal management strategies that have been successfully utilised both in Australia and internationally.
These include:
Passive Trapping and Rehoming:
Supporting and expanding networks with experienced horse handlers, breed societies, and sanctuaries to capture, domesticate, and rehome Brumbies.
Fertility Control:
Investing in and implementing long-term immunocontraceptive programs to humanely manage population growth over time without bloodshed.
Exclusion Fencing:
Utilising strategic fencing to protect highly sensitive ecological zones or threatened flora species while allowing horses to occupy less vulnerable areas.
A compassionate approach to wildlife and feral population management is entirely possible. By pivoting away from standard culling practices and collaborating with wild horse management experts, rehoming organizations, and scientific advocates, New South Wales can lead the way in ethical environmental stewardship.
I urge you to listen to the growing public voice calling for mercy and dignity for these historic animals.
Please order an immediate moratorium on the culling of Brumbies and initiate a transparent review of non-lethal population control methods.
Thank you for your time, consideration, and leadership on this pressing matter.
Sincerely,
[Your Printed Name and address]
