Thanks to author Terri Farley for bringing this to our attention. This grass fire seems to be on the BLM’s Bartlesville Long Term Holding (now called “Off the Range”) Pasture. These wild horses are fenced in, and grass fires spread rapidly. I’ve contacted BLM’s Dean Bolstad and Debbie […]
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau as published in Tulsa World Last year, lawmakers passed and Gov. Mary Fallin signed a measure to lift the state ban on horse slaughtering. “I don’t get it but has Oklahoma left the Union or do it’s State Legislators truly have their […]
Source: KFOR.com “…the overwhelming majority did not want a horse slaughter plant in their community…” OKLAHOMA CITY – A local senator has filed legislation that would allow Oklahomans to decide whether they want horse slaughter plants in their communities. Senate Joint Resolution 66 would require facilities to be […]
Source: By Andrew Knittle as published at OKNews.com Evidence that Wild Horses and Camels are Native to North America CHEYENNE — An oil company drilling in western Oklahoma has stumbled across a deposit of camel and horse fossils that date back roughly five million to 12 million years, […]
Source: By BARBARA HOBEROCK of Tulsa World “…the record of environmental damage from previously existing horse-slaughter facilities is horrific…” OKLAHOMA CITY – A controversial law allowing for the slaughtering of horses takes effect Nov. 1, but whether or not the state will be home to such a facility […]
Unedited Source: Reported by: Janna Clark for Fox23.com “It’s tragic. So many animals killed. Babies vanish…” The government is spending your money — millions — to protect wild horses and bring them to Oklahoma. But it’s how those horses got here that’s causing concern. Horses you can see as […]
Source: the FBI FBI agents at the Oklahoma horse farm that served as a money-laundering front for Los Zetas. Equine Crime A Horse Farm of a Different Color 06/28/13 By outward appearances, the owner of an Oklahoma farm bought American quarter horses to train, breed, and race. But […]
Source: CBSAtlanta.com “I just wailed and wailed over them. They were like my kids…” BARTOW COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA) -Things just aren’t right at Jon Ellis’ stables. “Now there is no one in here to take care of,” Ellis said. Ellis and his wife Jennifer Short raised and […]
Source: Marjorie Nunez of the Independent Florida Alligator “When you’re sick, to see a real horse — it’s a great thing” Just one week after experiencing devastating loss, survivors of the Oklahoma tornado will be able to take comfort in special visitors from Gainesville: three miniature therapy horses. […]
“Those horses are my livelihood and I consider them part of my family,” GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. – From 800 miles away, the images of Mother Nature’s wrath in Oklahoma are breathtaking. From a few blocks, they’re something else entirely. “It’s tough. It’s tough to grasp,” said Minnesota native […]
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