BY Jennifer Fermino as published in the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS “The mayor stated unequivocally that he would end horse-drawn carriage rides in Manhattan…” As a City Hall candidate, he vowed to ban horse carriages on “day one”— but Mayor de Blasio is finally admitting he bit off […]
SOURCE: Equine Advocates Susan Wagner, President & Founder of Equine Advocates, was featured on the TV program, REAL HORSE RESCUES, with Susan Kayne. In Part 2, Susan talks about wild horses, and introduces two wild horses living on the sanctuary: Hayden, from the Pryors, and Nelson, from Nevada. […]
SOURCE: The Desert Independent Editorial By Robert Winkler Publisher of The Desert Independent No WELFARE rancher wants wild horses competing with his cows for forage on the public land he is getting on the cheap, so the horses gotta go. Because the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) comes […]
In reading the BLM “news” release below, I had a couple of thoughts: 1) There should be NO LIVESTOCK FENCING ON PUBLIC LANDS. Why should structures for a PRIVATE BUSINESS be allowed on public lands? 2) The “terrible truth” is that if there wasn’t livestock fencing on public […]
The BLM hasn’t nominated R.T. Fitch, Ginger Kathrens and other real wild horse & burro advocates in past years, so we’re all holding our breath to see which cattle activists (or horse haters) they’ll nominate this year. Dave Duquette? Baxter Black? SOURCE: the horse.com Wild Horse Advisory Board […]
Source: theguardian.com Horses have been raced bareback through the Italian city’s streets for hundreds of years, but activists have won permission to rally against the event More than 30,000 people are expected to attend this weekend’s race. The event is said to be one of the oldest community […]
“Many thanks to Deb for rounding-up another great story for ‘Feel Good Sunday’!!!” ~ R.T. SOURCE: thedodo.com (Facebook / Karen Kuchnel) By Stephen Messenger Firefighters battling a wildfire in Arizona received a much-needed glimmer of hope this week after encountering a furry survivor who managed to escape the […]
(This meeting is really about BLM’s plans for STERILIZATION and minimally reproducing herds of the already mostly non-viable herds. The reality is that nothing about BLM’s actions can be considered “protecting” wild horses and burros. Please show up and make a public comment or send your comments to […]
The last paragraph of the BLM “news” release below states that the BLM is “considering” a roundup of the wild horses, but that only “some” of them will be returned to the range. Will the BLM suspend AUMs for livestock grazing if there “simply isn’t enough unburned forage […]
And then, the BLM will send the burros straight to private property on the Indian Lakes Rd. feedlot in Fallon, NV, where there is only a rare (about once a year, if you’re lucky) public tour, and little chance for the burros to be adopted except when BLM […]
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