Death toll at Tuscarora wild horse helicopter roundup spikes to 12

Cross-posted from the Equine Advocacy Examiner Written by MAUREEN HARMONAY The BLM's Tuscarora Gather may be temporarily suspended, but the number of deaths from Saturday morning's roundup in northern Elko County, Nevada, has spiked to 12 since yesterday's initial report. More than 5% of the 228 horses stampeded over miles of unforgiving terrain and relentless…

BLM suspends NV horse gather after 7 die

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- (Jul. 12, 2010) The U.S. Bureau of Land Management suspended a wild horse roundup in northeast Nevada on Monday after seven animals died of dehydration and another was shot when it broke its his leg in a holding pen. Animal rights activists were outraged, saying the outcome was predicable given the…

Mustang Monday: February 22, 2010

We appreciate everyone is busy, and it is Monday. However, . . . . Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is asking for more money, millions of your taxpayer dollars, from the Appropriations Cmte this Wednesday, to continue paying for the atrocities the BLM are committing unchecked against our wild horses and burros. You know the tragic…

Video revealing Calico foal run to death by BLM on YouTube

Videographer Laura Leigh posted a stunning video on YouTube of a foal being chased at close range by a BLM helicopter during the recent Calico Mountains roundup of wild horses in northern Nevada. The "gather" has sparked street protests from coast to coast and abroad. The footage shows a foal who appears to be having…

Good Morning America story on Nevada wild horse roundups

OPINION Wild horse lovers and advocates posting links to the recent Good Morning America story on the Bureau of Land Management massive roundups of wild horses resulting in abuse and death of around 30 horses, depending on whose abacus you are using, and not including "20-30" aborted foals, are calling on readers to "post comments"…