California’s last stronghold for native wild horses threatened with removal

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…

Evidence of BLM cruelty and terror pours in regarding Twin Peaks wild horse roundup

Cross-posted from Equine Advocacy Examiner Written by MAUREEN HARMONAY One wild horse was shot and two hundred and eighty-two others were corralled into captivity by ruthless helicopters during the first two days of the Twin Peaks roundup near Susanville, California, where the BLM intends to scour 2000 mustangs who have been roaming healthy and free…

Two-Week-Old wild horse shot and killed before California roundup

Advocates ask for investigation The Cloud Foundation Press Release Sacramento, CA (August 13, 2010)—The body of a wild horse foal was found near the site of the Twin Peaks roundup Wednesday by Craig Downer, wildlife ecologist and Cloud Foundation Board member, and Chrystie Davis, wild horse advocate. Davis, an experienced horsewoman, examined the foal for…

Oppose Roundup Of More Than 2,000 Wild Horses and Burros In Twin Peaks Complex, California

Cross-posted from In Defense of Animals COMMENTS DUE BY JUNE 18TH Despite strong opposition from thousands of Americans, the BLM's Eagle Lake Field Office is proceeding with, and accepting public comments on, their proposal to remove 1,855 wild horses and 210 burros from the Twin Peaks HMA, northeast of Susanville, California. The roundup is tentatively…