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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1526 asked in the Legislative Council on 3 December 2019 by Hon Ken Baston

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

ANIMAL WELFARE — HORSE DEATHS — BILLILUNA STATION

1526. Hon KEN BASTON to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:

I refer to the ABC Kimberley Facebook article, ''Mass Horse Deaths in East Kimberley'', published today.

(1) Is the incident described in the article located on a pastoral lease?

(2) If yes to (1), which pastoral lease?

(3) Have any Department of Agriculture and Food staff inspected this site since the incident was reported?

(4) If yes to (3), when?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question.

(1) Yes.

(2) Billiluna station.

(3) Yes.

(4) Now. A number of horses have been euthanased to date and a larger cull is planned for Friday. It is important to note that these are feral animals that are not in the ownership or control of the pastoralists. Unseasonally dry conditions across the pastoral lease region can impact on the welfare of feral animals. Declared pests such as feral horses, camels and donkeys move across large distances and across pastoral properties. One would anticipate that thousands of feral camels, donkeys and horses have died because of the prevailing dry conditions.