Constituency questions
Benambra electorate
Mr TILLEY (Benambra) (14:36): (6516) My constituency question is to the Minister for Environment and Climate Action. It is good to see her in the house at the moment. The question is: how many brumbies have been rehomed under your current program of controlling brumby numbers in comparison to the number that have been slaughtered by snipers in the current kill fest? I have been contacted by several constituents who were approved to rehome horses, but despite promises the program was deferred and then cancelled. Almost at the same time, Parks Victoria released the expression of interest for snipers to slaughter brumbies. In the past week we have seen the horrendous crime scenes on the high plains, with mobs of horses clearly shot from the air and foals left orphaned and torn apart by wild dogs and pigs. You said this was going to be humane, but it has been anything but that. Considering the Parliament supported a motion to cease the slaughter, have you directed your department to cease this senseless method of control immediately?