Written by FRANK X. MULLEN JR | Reno Gazette Journal NEVADA (Sept. 11, 2010) -- Wild horse advocates are asking the federal government to investigate allegations that the Bureau of Land Management sent 172 Nevada mustangs to an auction attended by “slaughter buyers” in July. The horses were rounded up by the BLM in the… Continue reading Investigation sought into allegation BLM sent Nevada wild horses to sale for slaughter
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Activists keep Nevada horses from going to slaughter
RENO, Nev. — (Jul. 11, 2010) With the financial backing of a California winery owner, activists on Saturday purchased almost all 174 horses up for sale at a state-sanctioned auction in Nevada to keep the horses from going to the slaughterhouse. Stephanie Hoefener of the Lancaster, Calif.-based Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue group said activists purchased… Continue reading Activists keep Nevada horses from going to slaughter
Wild horses respond to Native American drumming
Cross-posted from Discovery News at Discovery.com Analysis by JENNIFER VIEGAS | March 18, 2010 This week at Discovery News you can read about how horses remain loyal to their human friends. Jill Starr, the president and founder of Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue in Lancaster, California, whom I interviewed for the feature, shared a wonderful story… Continue reading Wild horses respond to Native American drumming
Grassroots rally in Los Angeles to save wild horses
Source: Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Neda DeMayo, Return To Freedom 805-735-3246, 805-588-5105 Media Alert Preservationists Decry Wild-Horse Roundups The Bureau of Land Management has begun rounding up more than 2500 wild horses from the Calico Complex in North Western Nevada, generating protests from both the public at large and animal advocate groups. Return… Continue reading Grassroots rally in Los Angeles to save wild horses
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