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via KSAZ Fox 10 PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's entire congressional delegation is calling on U.S. agriculture officials to look into an ongoing effort to protect wild horses along the Salt River. Rep. Matt Salmon's office says the state's nine congressional representatives sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Friday. The panel… Continue reading Arizona lawmakers push for protection of Salt River wild horses
In an article by the Associated Press (via OregonLive.com) they report: RENO, Nevada — (AP) United in their belief wild horses should remain free to roam public rangeland across the West, groups working to protect the mustangs are increasingly at odds over whether contraception should play a role in the decades-old dispute over efforts to… Continue reading Wild horse destruction and the question of PZP
PROTECT MUSTANGS PRESS RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO (December 20, 2012)–Citizens around the word are outraged at the BLM’s cruelty towards America’s native wild horses. The alleged federally protected mustangs are being rounded up and removed by the thousands only to be stockpiled in the Midwest at taxpayer expense. Some end up in the slaughter pipeline. During… Continue reading Scathing Seasons Greetings poster depicts wild horse abuse by BLM
Conservation group wants error fixed and wild horses used to combat desertification PROTECT MUSTANGS PRESS RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. (November 28, 2012) -- Native wild horses have been erroneously classified as "feral" horses in the recent publication in the journal Environmental Management. The authors of the report call for wild horse removals from U.S. Forest… Continue reading Native wild horses misclassified to push for massive removals
PROTECT MUSTANGS PRESS RELEASE Statement from Craig Downer, Wildlife Biologist and Wild Horse & Burro Expert SAN FRANCISCO (November 6, 2011) -– Esteemed wildlife biologist and wild horse and burro expert has given Protect Mustangs a statement explaining how wild horses help reseed the land after a wildfire. The California-based preservation group urges the Bureau… Continue reading Wild horses can restore fire damaged ecosystems
Teen wants Twin Peaks mustangs to remain on the range for educational opportunities PROTECT MUSTANGS PRESS RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO (November 3, 2012) -- Protect Mustangs opposes the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposal to roundup and remove native wild horses from Twin Peaks--the largest herd management area near Susanville, California. The California-based preservation group is… Continue reading California’s last stronghold for native wild horses threatened with removal
PROTECT MUSTANGS PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON (October 31, 2012)–Protect Mustangs strongly opposes the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board’s proposal to spay wild mustangs due to health risks including death and because no accurate independent headcount has been provided to prove alleged overpopulation is an issue despite multiple requests for such evidence. “This cruel plan could… Continue reading Outrage over advisory board proposal to sterilize wild mustangs
Protect Mustangs call for peaceful protests to stop the roundups and stop the BLM from selling federally protected wild horses to kill-buyers American public outraged at cruel 'management' PROTECT MUSTANGS PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON (October 6, 2012)--Protect Mustangs announced on Facebook Friday their call for nationwide protests to stop the roundups and stop the BLM from… Continue reading Call for protests over wild horse roundups and slaughter
PROTECT MUSTANGS NEWS RELEASE RENO, Nevada (September 20, 2012) –- Virginia Range Wild Horses at peace.[/caption]Hidden Valley Wild Horse Protection Fund spearheaded and SAVED 23 Virginia Range wild horses from going to the kill-buyers last night. The herculean effort was lead by Shannon Windle, president of Hidden Valley Wild Horse Protection Fund. Country singer, Lacy… Continue reading Horse lovers from around the world unite to save Nevada’s wild horses
by ANNE NOVAK Anne Novak of ProtectMustangs.org asks us all to take action on behalf of the wild horses who are living in the outskirts of Southeast Reno. Anne says: Here's some raw footage from my iPhone of Nevada's wild horses on the outskirts of southeast Reno in January 2012. These mustangs need your help… Continue reading Take action for Wild Horses of SE Reno NV
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