Colorado Springs, CO (April 30, 2010)—Today the Cloud Foundation launches Herd-Watch, an innovative volunteer program to monitor wild horse and burro herds as well as roundups across the West. The iconic horses and burros are currently being managed to virtual extinction, contrary to the. From this day on, Herd-Watch will: watchdog America’s wild horses and burros, provide increased public visibility, monitor the range conditions and the mustang, burro and livestock numbers as well as keep tabs on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) plans for “management” of each treasured American Herd.
Archive for April, 2010
The Cloud Foundation Takes Action with Herd-Watch: Public Eyes for Public Horses
Posted: April 29, 2010 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, Wild Horses/MustangsTags: BLM, Bureau of Land Management, cloud foundation, Colorado Springs, Equine, ginger Kathrens, Government, Horse, Laura Leigh, Mustang, Nevada, The Cloud Foundation, United States, Western world, wildhorse, wildmustang
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Montana Rep. “Red” Ed Butcher Maintains Village Idiot Image
Posted: April 29, 2010 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, Horse Slaughter, The Force of the HorseTags: Conrad Burns, Ed Butcher, Equine, Equine Welfare Alliance, European Union, foal, Horse, Horse Meat, Horse Slaughter, horsemeat, John Holland, Mare, montana, Mustang, Paula Bacon, Slaughterhouse, Stallion, Sue Wallis, United States, village idiot
One needs to have a lot of pity on the family of retiring Montana Rep. “Red” Ed Butcher; you know that they have to cringe each time he steps before a microphone, picks up a phone or opens his mouth in general. There is just no way that this man’s lips can part without him sticking his foot clear up his mouth until his eyes bulge out; it’s got to be painful for those who are related to him, at least just a little bit.
R.T.’s Original “Wrangler Iced Tea” – Nectar of the Gods
Posted: April 28, 2010 by R.T. Fitch in The Force of the HorseTags: Beverages, Brazil, Cooking, cool and refreshing, Equine, Gelding, Habitat for Horses, Home, Horse, Iced tea, Jerry Finch, Lipton, Mustang, R.T. Fitch, Tea, Texas
It’s time for a break, it’s time for a reward so what do you reach for? A Wrangler Iced Tea, of course, the adult thirst quenching beverage of choice for hard working cowgirls and cowboys who have just plain “had it” with beer of any flavor. Wrangler Iced Tea cools your jets while rejuvenating your “get go”. Ahhh…it’s like falling off a mountain waterfall into a giant pool of pure relaxation and rejuvenation. Move over Ponce DeLeon, we have done found the Fountain of Youth.
BLM Reveals Plans to Rip over 1,000 MORE Wild Horses from Nevada’s Public Lands
Posted: April 28, 2010 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, Wild Horses/MustangsTags: BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, Elko County, Elko County Nevada, Equine, Government, Horse, Mustang, Nevada, roundup, United States, wildhorse, wildmustang
ELKO — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management Elko District’s Tuscarora Field Office has released an environmental assessment on its plans to remove about 1,000 horses from the Owyhee, Rock Creek and Little Humboldt herd management areas.
Join Us on a Virtual Equine Welfare Advocate Trail Ride
Posted: April 28, 2010 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, Horse Rescue, Horse Slaughter, The Force of the Horse, Wild Horses/MustangsTags: Animal welfare, Calico Roundup, cloud foundation, Equestrian, Equine, Equine Welfare Alliance, Habitat for Horses, Horse, Horse Slaughter, International Fund Forf
We have been pretty busy writing and trying to stay ahead of the latest trends in both Wild Horse and Slaughter Advocacy, so today we thought that we would take you on a tour of other places, where our good friends are equally hard at work doing just the same thing.
Your Voices Were Heard: Tennesse Horse Slaughter Bill has been Pulled
Posted: April 28, 2010 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, Horse SlaughterTags: Amy Nelson, Animal welfare, Animal Welfare Institute, Cruelty to animals, Equine, Horse, Horse Slaughter, John Holland, Raelyn Nelson, Tennessee Volunteers for Animal Protection, United States, Willie Nelson
Nashville, TN (April 27, 2010) – Legislation advocating the slaughter of horses for human consumption will be withdrawn for the legislative session in Tennessee according to the bill’s sponsor Representative Frank Niceley.
Mud, Blood and Horse Crap: There’s no way to “Pretty Up” Horse Slaughter
Posted: April 27, 2010 by R.T. Fitch in Horse Slaughter, The Force of the HorseTags: Animal welfare, Captive bolt pistol, Cruelty to animals, Equestrian, Equine, Habitat for Horses, Horse, Horse Slaughter, Jerry Finch, R.T. Fitch, Specific Animals, Terry Fitch, United States
I have to be honest with you, all of this recent talk of horse slaughter and the cruelty that the likes of “Slaughterhouse” Sue Wallis wants to dish out on our companion animals has conjured up some pretty poignant memories on the topic of horse slaughter.
