Activist violently arrested for filming at Oregon Rodeo; call to action for the horses

SHARK (SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness) PRESS RELEASE Jordan Valley, OR – On Saturday May 18th, 2013, SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) volunteer Adam Fahnestock was peacefully sitting monitoring the Big Loop Rodeo when rodeo personnel and a Malheur County Sheriff’s Deputy approached him. After a very brief conversation, the deputy suddenly grabbed Fahnestock…

Critics object to roundups of Murderers Creek herd

REPORTED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHN DAY — Critics have launched a campaign against the federal government’s plan to reduce a herd of wild horses in the mountains of Eastern Oregon. The 250 mustangs in the Murderers Creek herd near John Day in Grant County could be reduced in roundups over the next decade to…

Hermiston does not want horse slaughter on its doorstep

RICHARD COCKLE, reporting for The Oregonian writes: "Once wide open to virtually any industry that promised payrolls and jobs, the eastern Oregon town of Hermiston is taking a stand against the latest business poised to land on its doorstep." I don't think the first thing you want to see when you get off the freeway…

Hermiston officials oppose horse slaughter project

AP | Sept. 25, 2012 Hermiston, OR -- The city of Hermiston's land-use attorney says the site proposed for a horse slaughtering plant does not have a water right and isn't zoned for that kind of facility. Portland lawyer Mike Robinson told city officials that the 234 acres near Interstate 84 is zoned for exclusive…

Vote for Doodle saved from slaughter competing to help another

Joan Steelhammer, founder of Equine Outreach in Crook County, Oregon, gives a home to 100 horses, many spared from slaughter. "Theses horses aren't here because they're damaged, or they're discards, or they have health issues or behavioral issues," Steelhammer tells Mackenzie Wilson of KTVZ. "For the most part, these horses are here because they have…

Federal Judge orders BLM to answer questions regarding roundup and removal of Kiger Mustangs

THE CLOUD FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE Famed Oregon wild horses still surrounded by controversy PORTLAND, Ore. (November 22, 2011) – The Cloud Foundation (TCF) and Craig Downer, plaintiffs in a case brought against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are encouraged to learn that Federal Court Judge, Patricia Sullivan, issued a ruling ordering defendant, the BLM,…

Woman takes naked photos of self inside horse carcass

Reported by KOHR HARLAN Written by BRANDIE PIPER Portland, OR (KOIN/CNN) - People take photos of just about everything. A woman had naked pictures of her, inside of her dead horse. Yes, she was actually in the horse. The photos have been blurred, but they still may be disturbing to some viewers. CNN blurred out…

Comparison of BLM wild horse roundups at Jackie Butte and Triple B

Written by BONNIE KOHLERITER Most States in July to August experience extreme weather conditions with heat often above 85°F. The Bureau of Land Management Handbook of standard operating procedures says horses are not to be run above 85°F. Most foals are born between March 1 and June 30 said to be “foaling season.” So in…

Shady tactics surround BLM roundup of famous Kiger mustangs

Public comment process subverted despite NEPA PORTLAND, Ore. (July 7, 2011)—The Cloud Foundation is outraged at the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) lack of transparency and avoidance of public input pertaining to the Kiger/Riddle Mountain roundup happening now outside of Burns, Oregon. T he herds are famous for their Spanish Conquistador ancestry as well as…

Three wild horses shot dead in Oregon; orphaned foal unhurt

PRINEVILLE, Ore. -- Authorities said Thursday they are looking for tips from the public in hopes of finding whoever shot and killed three wild horses east of Prineville – one of which was pregnant and accompanied by her year-old foal, which was found unhurt. Crook County sheriff’s Deputy Brian Bottoms made the grisly discovery around…