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MINDEN, NV (Feb 1, 2023) — Five horses from the Fish Springs Herd were captured by the Bureau of Land Management over the last week, reports The Record-Courier. The horses Noel, Smoky, Bolt, Blaze and Bunny, consisted of two young stallions, a mature stallion and two mares, according to the Pine Nut Wild Horse Advocates.… Continue reading Five horses from the Fish Springs Herd captured by BLM
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… Continue reading Roundup, disease outbreak punctuate year of headlines for wild horses
By Scott Sonner Associated Press Aug 20, 2022 RENO, Nev. — Advocates for wild horses are accusing federal land managers of illegally approving plans for the largest U.S. holding facility for thousands of mustangs captured on public rangeland in 10 Western states. Friends of Animals said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday up to 4,000 horses… Continue reading Lawsuit filed concerning U.S. holding pen for wild horses
Introduction What's coming up is a must read for wild horse and burro defenders. Skip this introduction and go directly to source article » In case you have ever wondered why we speak so little about wild horses and burros, you will soon see why once you read the article coming up in just a… Continue reading They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Some Wild Horse & Burro Advocates Do!
A mustang tries to escape a corral after being captured in the Piceance-East Douglas range this week. (Provided by WilsonAxpe Photography/American Wild Horse Campaign)
MEAT OUT FOR MUSTANGS — For those of you participating in "Meat Out for Mustangs" the news of our campaign is traveling fast, and more and more are joining us. We are in the many thousands and counting. We can hardly keep up, but we're not complaining. It is terrific. This is our second week.… Continue reading Meat Out for Mustangs: Week 2
The St. George News reports: Prohibiting the slaughter of wild horses and denying the expansion or naming of a national monument in areas where there is local opposition are two amendments included in the Interior Appropriations Bill passed in the House Thursday, said Rep. Chris Stewart, who authored the amendments. “I am committed to continuing… Continue reading Rep. Stewart’s provisions for Utah make it a spending bill that includes wild horses
IN MY VIEW Letter: The failure of wild horse policy By Suzanne Roy / Published Jul 15, 2016 at 12:02AM — The Bend Oregon Bulletin The headline for The Bulletin’s June 28 editorial is absolutely right and deserves some all-caps emphasis: “Wild horse policy is NOT working.” This statement is true and has been for… Continue reading Suzanne Roy Letter: The failure of wild horse policy
Wild horse advocacy groups have filed a formal complaint to halt what they described as barbaric sterilization experiments. The groups initially presented the complaint last Wednesday at a public meeting of the BLM’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. They provided the board with video of the proposed procedure and statements from eyewitnesses and… Continue reading Complaint filed over plans for sterilization research on American wild horses
It seems impossible that the clear egregious mutilation and abuse of federally protected wild horses by a federal government agency is allowed to happen. And now the BLM are involving a University to aiding and abet their crimes. Where is President Obama? Where is anyone in the U.S. House and Senate? They are absolutely useless. And… Continue reading Act Now — Ask OSU to Reject Wild Mare Sterilization
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