Source: By Lisa Myers and Michael Austin of NBC News
BLM defends the operations as humane – your tax dollars at work
Warning: Some viewers may find the video content to be extremely disturbing
Public criticism of roundups is not limited to wild horses. The Bureau of Land Management also conducts annual “gather” operations to remove “excess” wild burros from herd areas in the West.
In this video, advocates for the wild burros document “aggressive” roundup practices, including a helicopter hitting and flipping over a burro in the California desert in 2009 and a BLM contract wrangler manhandling a reluctant burro during a 2008 roundup in Arizona.
As with the wild horse roundups, the BLM defends the operations as humane and says that incidents such as these are both isolated and contrary to its contractor guidelines.
The BLM says there are about 5,800 wild burros living in the wild, mostly in Arizona, Nevada and California, but many advocates believe the wild burro population is much smaller and that burro roundups are unnecessary.
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Categories: Horse News, Wild Burros
Straight from the Horse's Heart 
Goal here is (1) stop the BLM roundups (2) kick out the GD welfare cattle and mining/mineral/gas/energy leaching interests (3) return 50,000 mustangs and wild burros in holding facilities all over the nation to their native lands and family bands. We don’t want to HAVE to adopt ANY mustangs. We can’t even keep domestic horses out of the slaughter pipeline with job loss, house/farm foreclosures, high fuel and hay/feed costs. Why should taxpayers have to adopt a mustang to save them and then the cost of caring for a mustang is once again on the individual’s DIME (or should I say minimum $5,000 per year for horse for boarding/feed/pasture management, vet/farrier/dentist, not to mention training and all the other associated costs). Go to Wildhorseeducation.org for current lawsuits against BLM. $6 million dollars of our federal tax money has all ready been allotted to just Helicopter Contractors. Take a look at who else makes money off this cottage industry. These are the folks that love the BLM and it’s roundups. http://www.fedspending.org/fpds/fpds.php?psc_sub=F016&detail=-1&sum_expand=PC
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obviously the people making this video have never worked around wild burros,
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They are impatient, thoughtless bullies with no respect for life. Humans have come up with some extraordinarily cruel ways of torturing and exterminating life and diminishing the joy of life on this planet. Shame on us. Shame on these men for their stupid insensitivity. They are not “real” men, if a boy acted that way toward an animal most parents would tell the boy to stop. These men need to grow up…
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Obviously??? I have…and I would never treat any burro that way. These wild burros will never forget this…it is unnecessary. What did it accomplish? Absolutely nothing that patience and kindness and reassurance wouldn’t have accomplished better…and how about some ingenuity and imagination for good measure? Or is that too much to ask of impatient people who just need to “get the job done”….but remember, the job defines the person…some “jobs” ought to be canceled. Some people ought to have the courage to protest and find/create/implement better actions….knocking burros down with helicopters is sick.
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Who’s flying these helicopters? That is not what they were made for. I know there are rules for flying any kind of aircraft . Bet you could ” file” a report against them for misuse with an aircraft with the FAA.. I will do some research on the rules of flying.. and I will get back to you! Aho.
This is very sad to see… these people are not ” Human Beings “!
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There are many contractors who we tax payers support to abuse our wild horses and burros.
Example: Cattoor Livestock has been paid $26,990,163 for capturing and related activities.
Go to usaspending.gov for more information.
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This goes out to all my ” Wildhorse and burro ” friends …… I did some research about the eye in the sky. Here’s what I found out; Low Flying Aircraft Complaints….. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the government agency responsible for aviation safety. We welcome information from citizens that will enable us to take corrective measures.
including. Legal enforcement action against individuals violating Federal Aviation Regulations ( FAR) . It is FAA policy to investigate citizen complaints of low flying aircraft operated in violation of FAR and might endanger persons or property. – To whom you should complain- Within FAA.. the Office. Of Flight Standards monitors aircraft operations. Locally.. flight Standards inspectors work in flight standards district office (FSDO). The facts: Before contacting the FSDO remember the FAA is safety organization. With legal enforcement responsibilities. So we will need facts before we conduct investigation. To save time please have info.ready when you call. And keep your notes..we may request written statement. Here is type info. Needed: Identification : can you identify aircraft? Military. Or civil? Was it high or low wing aircraft? Did you record registration. # on fuselage? On U.S. registered it will. Proceed with Capitol ” N “. Time and place: exactly when did incident occur? Where. Did this happen? What direction was aircraft flying? What was the color? ALTITUDE : How high ( low) was aircraft flying? On what do you base. Your estimate was the aircraft. Level with or below the elevation of a prominent object..such as tower or building? Did you obtain photographs? Are there witnesses who could confirm your estimate? Do you have names..address ..phone #? Supporting evidence: witnesses ..police..photos. Do you know of any other witnesses? Can they be contacted? Are local police aware of problem? They are trained observers by the courts & their written statements /reports make excellent evidence.. should. Our enforcement. Action go to trial. If you took photos. We need to know lens used & height of any identifiable landmarks that appear. Continued next page-
Regulations
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Helicopter: Bell ranger 206 ( family of 2 bladed..single or twin engine helicopter manufactured by Bell ) ( looks like a bubble) old skool helicopter. If you need more info for FAA write to Community & Consumer liason Division .. APA-200 Federal Aviation Administration..Washington. DC 20591 hours: 7:30 am – 4:00pm. Est. Monday. – Friday.
Phone: 202.267.3481. Info. Resource: n low fly.PDF. AHO. Hope you got it all! Hope my research helped the horses & burros!
fly.PDF. http://WWW.FAA.gove
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When will the American Tax payer tax action and say no more? Tears….
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Reblogged this on Donkey Whisperer Farm Blog and commented:
When will the American Tax Payer take action and say no more? Tears…
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Dear Donkey whisperer farm, I also want to know when??? we say ohh no not with my TAXES >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also Tears………………………..
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I watched this and i felt sick these inhumane people must be arrested and banned from keeping or going near animals ever again i cannot believe that this sort of cruelty is still going on its sickening please put a stop to it now f
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I am so upset to see our tax $ going towards this kind of treatment of the burros and horses. This is
one of the worst things I have ever seen. The BLM should all be fired what kind of man & government allows this treatment of animals. Obviously BLM does not give a dam about any living thing.
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watching this made me sick and mad as hell…there is no reason they have to be so hateful and BLM should be punished for there deeds.
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I hope God has something to say about this…
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Who is this cold heartless P.O.S doing this in the blue shirt? I would LOVE to do this to you. Does it make you feel like a big man to miss treat a harmless innocent being like this. Is this how you were treated by you parents or where you bullied in school. You are a sick, sock, sick sorry excuse of a human. BLAH tO you.
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My whole soul hurts and I’m so turned against humans and their so called “humane” way of doing things. Humane for who? We are to pray for the enemy but I just can’t wait for God to give them what their just due is. Then we will be witness to what is “humane” or not. If I am able to make it into the book of like…..I can’t wait to tromp on these peoples ashes…. There are just no words to express the disgust and disgrace these people have for the life of God’s precious creatures. It make my blood run cold.
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Most of the people who are aware of this horror are horse people….we must get this information out to all the non-horse people out there too!!! They have no idea about this abuse that their own taxes pay for!
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We must oversee and correct any and.all injustices to be a humane and just nation. We cannot do these actions and actually say to the world, or our own people we are a just and kind nation. This.in all essence is nothing more than cruelty and therefore no justification whatsoever in committing these horrendous acts. Thetefore there should be an accounting, not by fictional written government gobbleygook, or phony baloney laws devised by those intent.on doing harm, but all must be made to correct the present conditions so that the Americans can once again believe in the America worth fighting for. Thank you.
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This is discussing! These guys should be punished to the worst punishment there is!
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Who allows this. Really. This is beyond tolerable. Stop it now
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The BLM are the BEASTS of BURDEN!!! These donkeys aren’t hurting anyone or anything! They don’t deserve treatment like they don’t matter!
Mary rode on one carrying baby Jesus our savior! How dare they!!
They should b strung up!!
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I hope the FBI will add the BLM and the USF to their new DB for animal abusers. They actually need to take a long deep look at their “business as usual”; starting with the whole Dept of the Interior; starring Sally Jewell. IRS needs to start a project auditing these employees of these departments, look for unreported income and lifestyles that couldn’t be supported by their salaries. Hit them where it obviously hurts, their greedy pockets.
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only a evil devil would treat these terrified innocent burros this way….this will be shared far and wide..especially to Reps and humane society…
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One HSUS employee told me that HITTING a wild horse or burro with a helicopter (as BLM contrators are documented doing many times – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffx6gDlJV7A is not considered animal abuse to them because it is not illegal in the state of Nevada. Gimme’ a break!
Re: HSUS
Salary (2011) for WAYNE PACELLE PRESIDENT AND CEO $268,226.
Plus other compensation $ 31,295.
Click to access 2011_hsus_form_990.pdf
Salaries and fundraising fees alone were over $40 million in 2011.
Do the good-hearted persons who donate really know what is happening with their money?
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