Sign on to the prospective letter to President Biden requesting a moratorium on wild horse gathers/roundups. The letter, signatures, and full list of co-signers will be transmitted directly to President Biden. Interior Secretary Haaland will also be sent the letter. Use link below. Letter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqgKnOm6YuBh78KCDvrX7MuaFXeQEHxw6b7UNVRGcUiD2NLg/viewform Thank you so much everyone. Please share! Featured Image: Shutterstock
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Private livestock not wild horses are overwhelming U.S. public lands
Carol Walker, of Wild Hoofbeats fame, wrote a superb and necessary post addressing the misinformation contained in the New York Times article written by David Philipps entitled “A Mustang Crisis Looms in the West.” Philipps puts the blame for the “degradation of public lands in the West on wild horses, in both the headline and… Continue reading Private livestock not wild horses are overwhelming U.S. public lands
American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign launches as independent non profit organization
Statement Regarding Launch of AWHPC as Independent Non-Profit Organization The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC) and Return to Freedom, the founding organization of AWHPC, are happy to announce the launch of AWHPC as an independent 501 C 3 nonprofit organization. AWHPC was created in 2004 by Return to Freedom to provide a unified voice… Continue reading American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign launches as independent non profit organization
Video: America’s Wild Horses — A Living Legend in Peril
We are still working on our end of year reports. A lot of information gathering and tabulating, but we wanted to include everything. While you are waiting here is an excellent video about America's Mustangs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTho-Si5w9Y This is my personal favorite. I bet I've watched it 100 times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z60PfZ8Spw FEATURED IMAGE: American Wild… Continue reading Video: America’s Wild Horses — A Living Legend in Peril
Federal lawmakers urge action over wild horses
HORSETALK reports: A LETTER from 30 lawmakers is urging US Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to reform the Bureau of Land Management’s controversial wild horse and burro management program. It follows a recent National Academy of Sciences (NAS) review, which criticised the bureau’s program as being costly, unsustainable, and employing strategies which encouraged high population growth… Continue reading Federal lawmakers urge action over wild horses
Myths and Facts about Wild Horses by the BLM, Myth #3
As part of March for Wild Horses, we ask you to help challenge the BLM on the Myths and Facts they have on their website. We cannot make comments on BLM's website about this, but we certainly can here. This is an important exercise, and we appreciate your taking part. Here is today's BLM "myth… Continue reading Myths and Facts about Wild Horses by the BLM, Myth #3
Myths and Facts about Wild Horses by the BLM, Myth #2
As part of March for Wild Horses, we ask you to help challenge the BLM on the Myths and Facts they have on their website. We cannot make comments on BLM's website about this, but we certainly can here. This is an important exercise, and we appreciate your taking part. Here is today's BLM "myth… Continue reading Myths and Facts about Wild Horses by the BLM, Myth #2
BLM Advisory Bd Mtg, Press Conference and Rally, March 4, OK City
Urgently calling all horse advocates! Please come to the Oklahoma City Press Conference and Rally March 4, 2013, during the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Advisory Board Meeting. The Oklahoma House and Senate just voted in favor of the legislation legalizing horse slaughter (Bills HB 1999 and SB 375) and returned to Committee. It is… Continue reading BLM Advisory Bd Mtg, Press Conference and Rally, March 4, OK City
Cows ate BLM’s homework; say they cannot track cattle on public lands
SOURCE: PEER NEWS RELEASE Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility BLM SAYS IT CANNOT TRACK CATTLE ON ITS LANDS Blames Lack of “Seamless Data” for Excluding Livestock from Range Assessments Washington, DC (Jan. 24, 2013) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) says it was an absence of “reliable data”—and not politics—that caused it to… Continue reading Cows ate BLM’s homework; say they cannot track cattle on public lands
Las Vegas Senator calls for wild horse sanctuaries
Cross-posted from Las Vegas Sun News WRITTEN BY CY RYAN A state senator from Las Vegas believes the wild horses and burros roaming the range in Nevada "are living symbols of freedom and our American Western heritage." Democrat Sen. Mark Manendo says limiting their number "may jeopardize their genetic diversity, health and long-term survival in… Continue reading Las Vegas Senator calls for wild horse sanctuaries