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Devil’s Garden Horses and Adopters need your help!
Dear friends,
Nearly 1,000 Devil’s Garden wild horses captured in October’s round up are in danger of being sold for slaughter. Despite public opposition and California law, which makes it a felony to sell wild horses to slaughter, the Forest Service may get away with this heinous act.
To compound this tragedy, to date the Forest Service has destroyed 6 horses rounded up from Modoc National Forest after they showed signs of Pigeon Fever. While we know this is a curable illness that does not warrant death, the fact remains that it is a communicable disease – transmittable to adopters’ own livestock.
Despite deeming it serious enough to kill 6 animals, the Forest Service plans to move ahead with adoptions starting Nov 16. Action is needed urgently!
Due to a 3-4 week incubation period during which animals may appear asymptomatic – and lack of quarantine in the holding corrals, there is no way to know how many of the 962 horses rounded up may be affected or how many potential adopters’ animals will be at risk.
Your voice is needed to protect these vulnerable animals!
What you can do to help
Please speak out on behalf of the wild horses and domestic animals at risk if this adoption goes forward. Just a few minutes of your time will make a huge difference!
US Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services Veterinary Services (VS)
Toll free: 1-877-741-3690
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Animal Health and Food Safety Services, Animal Health Branch
Email: ahbfeedback@cdfa.ca.gov
CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra
Email: xavier.becerra@doj.ca.gov
Sample message:
The Forest Service MUST halt the Nov 16th adoption of horses in the Double Devil Corrals in Alturas, California. It is public knowledge that 6 horses from this herd have been destroyed after showing signs of Pidgeon Fever. This is a communicable disease that is easily transmitted to adopters’ animals. That the Forest Service would pursue this course of action after deeming the illness so grave as to warrant death is gross negligence and could result not only in public outrage but in potential lawsuits. Moving forward with this event would be inexcusable, as the Forest Service is knowingly putting the public and their livestock at risk of harm.
Act now to protect these animals
America’s wild horses are federally protected species and yet, they are in danger of being sold to slaughter by the truckload if the Forest Service is allowed to proceed.
We need your help to keep these American icons safe. We ask for just a few minutes of your time to speak on their behalf.
Tuesday's Horse 
Governor Brown,
State needs to step up and have Forest Service abide by our laws that the people of California voted for. The State of Califronia needs to halt and arrest these criminals from breaking our law. Which we the people of this State voted for.
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The same thing happens over and over. The ranchers are stealing public lands and and the BLM is allowing it to happen. Our wild horses are being killed and there seems to be no way to stop the horror. We must find a way to stop this ring of death for our beloved horses. We must find a way.
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