Roundup, disease outbreak punctuate year of headlines for wild horses

by DENNIS WEBB, Grand Junction Colorado Sentinel » THE deaths of scores of rounded-up wild horses in a holding facility in Cañon City and the removal of hundreds more from public rangelands in Rio Blanco County kept the controversial issue of wild-horse management front and center in media headlines this year. More than 140 horses…

Wild Mustangs reunite at Skydog Sanctuary

We are yearning to see something beautiful, moving and inspirational. How about you? Horses offer that, and much, much more. Sit back and relax for a few minutes and watch this. Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQuj6kQmmTo DESCRIPTION: Wild horses Goliath and Red Lady reunite after being separated by a BLM roundup. After being apart for six months they…

EPA classifies wild horse birth control drug PZP as a pesticide

WILD HORSES (US) — This is not news; simply a clarification. Certain readers have questioned our reference to PZP (Porcine Zona Pellucida) as a pesticide which is used as a type of birth control on wild mares living on federal lands. As Protect Mustangs state: Pests are invasive species. Wild horses are native. Drugging up wild horses…

American Herds on the high crimes and misdemeanors of Abbey and the BLM

Cindy MacDonald of American Herds calls on citizens and wild horse advocates alike to petition Congress to impeach Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey. In the article she states, "At a time when the BLM is extending its hand with promises of reform, why should those who are trying to implement change demand…

BLM’s similar vaccines will sterilize wild mares they leave behind

CINDY MacDONALD of American Herds catches what no one else does. In her most recent, riveting and eye-opening report, which I excerpt below, American Herds blogger Cindy MacDonald exposes how the BLM plans to sterilize the handful of wild horses left behind from their deadly and escalated roundups. Excerpt from MacDonald's post, "A Similar Vaccine"…

Request for Investigation Filed with FBI to Stop Calico Wild Horse Transport

Request for Investigation Filed with FBI to Stop Calico Wild Horse Transport The ‘Erin Brockovich of America’s Mustangs’ fights to return Nevada Wild Horses to Freedom Reno, NV (June 21, 2010)—Cindy MacDonald, research expert and American Herds blogger has filed a request for investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this afternoon to prevent…

American Herds asks what’s left?

What Left? Cross-posted from American Herds December 9, 2009 As the united call to stop BLMs unchecked assault on the American mustang & burro continues to gain momentum, with over 180 organizations and celebrities now supporting a moratorium to halt any further removals until key issues can be resolved, here’s one more reason to demand…

Irony of Ivanpah project and America’s mustangs and burros

The Obama Administration recently released its proposed Budget for the BLM, which includes a whopping $75.7 million dollars for the BLMs Wild Horse and Burro Program with an additional request of $42.5 million to purchase land for ONE wild horse preserve related to Secretary Salazar’s new vision for the future of America’s herds - despite…

America’s Wild Horses: Buried

Cross-posted from AmericanHerds blogpost entitled "Buried" In January 2008, when the BLM Winnemucca Field Office approved the new grazing proposal for the Soldier Meadows Allotment, Western Watersheds Project filed an appeal and took BLM to court to challenge that decision. As a result, extensive testimony from BLM personnel has been given about the Soldier Meadows…

American Herds recommendations to the BLM on its WH&B Mgmt Show

We love American Herds, and concur that BLM should show us the money, but more importantly, show us the horses (and burros): they have, they have killed, and they hope to kill. Let us, however, let American Herds speak, plainly and succinctly. American Herds recommends: Request BLM report to the Board and the public how…