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Thursday, November 15, 2007
WILD HORSES UNDER ATTACK DEAR READERS, One of the best things about writing the PHANTOM STALLION series has been the friendships I've made with readers around the world. Crystal and I have corresponded for several years and hers was the very letter Senator Harry Reid read from those sent to me in the HEARTS FOR HORSES campaign for the mustangs of the U.S. And it was a good thing, because her writing is brilliant. Now Crystal is doing what she can to help the brumbies, the wild horses of Australia. Please read her letter and view her incredible video. At least the killers will know the whole world is watching. Best, Terri Crystal is a 16 year old school student who lives in Australia. She is a keen horse supporter who rides Quarter Horses and is on the side of the wild horses. Her website has information on the wild brumbies of Australia and the mustangs of the USA and is http://www.luv4horsez.piczo.com A letter from Crystal to me: Hey! i read ur bulletin about the brumbies, I was about to email u about it too when i found it! I read about it on www.savethebrumbies.org . They said that 4000 horses were shot by helicopter last month... and they had a couple photos of some brumbies that had been shot and left to die. One of them was shot twice and left to suffer and the other is of a mare who was shot and left to die while her foal stands by her side waiting. It's horrible what they're doing... I've even put together a video that I did for a school report on the brumbies that I want to upload onto youtube so that people will know the seriousness of the brumby situation. I might put it on there tomorrow... I'll let you know when it's up so You can take a look. In relation to the actual shooting, 4000 have ALREADY been shot and i JUST read... just THEN tht they're planning to shoot a further 10,000!!! The government says that's its necessary because the brumbies are ruing our natural habitats.... The RSPCA (who are meant to stand up for animal rights) are supporting the cull... and they haven't done anything to help keep the numbers down and stop the horses from breeding... they just go out and shoot the horses... let the numbers grow and thenb go out and shoot them again! These horses need to be protected because they have stood by our sides through war... the brumbies are the decendants of those horses... do they really want to kill the projeny of those brave horses that SAVED lives??? Yes the documents pertaining to the cull were kept a secret because they did not want a public outcry. If they KNOW that it will appect us so deeply, then y do they go ahead with it?? MANY people have made suggestions to the situation, about how the numbers can be controlled HUMANELY... such as infertility drugs or gelding horses.... yet the government chooses to overlook all the facts and just go out and shoot the poor animals.! The photos are on the savethebrumbies website. My opinion is that the horses are causing damage... but why are we shooting them when there are other ways of controlling the numbers HUMANELY... and they seem to care more aobut what the animals are doing - who don't know they're doing it - than caring about what we, people, are doing to our environment - and we ARE aware of what we are doing. I am outraged by the thought of this cull... already 4000 horses have been killed inhumanely, and if a further 10000 are to be condemned then Australia will be making headlines around the world and we will be a VERY barbaric country in the world's eyes. Like Jan Carter from Save The Brumbies, i am ASHAMED to call myself Australian. We should be protecting these horses, not shooting them willy-nilly. From Crystal in Australia BEST OF LUCK!!! I know we and the brumbies will need it. I'll do what I can. Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 9:02 AM  
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