Join us on Wild Horse Wednesdays®, Feb. 10th, 2016
4:00 pm PST … 5:00 pm MST … 6:00 pm CST … 7:00 pm EST
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Our guest is JONATHAN RATNER, Western Watersheds Project’s Director for Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. Jonathan joined WWP after a stint with the Forest Service in which he documented severe degradation caused by livestock grazing. When his reports were consigned to the ‘round file’ by the Forest Service, he left and came across Western Watersheds Project and started WWP’s Wyoming Office.
Jonathan will talk about public lands ranching, the most widespread commercial use of public lands in the United States. Jonathan will also talk about BLM grazing allotments within Wild Horse & Burro HMAs, and “Data Trespass,” Wyoming’s fancy name for it’s Ag Gag law.
Ranching is one of the primary causes of native species endangerment in the American West; it is also the most significant cause of non-point source water pollution and desertification.
Tonight’s show is hosted by Debbie Coffey, V.P. and Dir. of Wild Horse Affairs for Wild Horse Freedom Federation.
To contact us: ppj1@hush.com, or call 320-281-0585
TO LISTEN TO ALL ARCHIVED WILD HORSE & BURRO RADIO SHOWS, CLICK HERE.
1/20/16 – Carol Walker, Dir. of Field Documentation for Wild Horse Freedom Federation, on BLM’s plans to sterilize wild horse and burros. Listen HERE.
1/27/16 – Marjorie Farabee, Dir. of Wild Burro Affairs, on threats to shoot wild burros in Arizona. Listen HERE.
2/8/16 – Representatives of 4 major wild horse & burro advocacy groups and advocates speak out against BLM’s plans for barbaric sterilization experiments on wild mares. Listen HERE.
Categories: Horse News, Wild Burros, Wild Horses/Mustangs
Straight from the Horse's Heart 
Keeping the public off public land:
http://www.wyofile.com/county-keeps-public-out-of-public-land/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weeklynewsletter
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I read something about this kind of preventing access on the WW site quite a while ago. More Ag Gag!
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It is time we form a coalition of groups that are concerned about the degradation and exploitation of our public lands by those who ranch on them. I would like to see organizations focusing on land, water, wildlife, and YES OF COURSE our wild horse issues, to unite as one, to work on addressing the antiquated welfare ranching scheme, amongst other issues. Time to start reaching out and really getting to the bottom of the problems we see on our treasured public lands today. Look forward to tonight’s show!!
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“The Federal Clean Water Act actually allows, even encourages citizens to alert state and federal regulators to problems with polluted water — it’s written right into the law.”
Excerpt from: Wyoming Won’t Have You Going Around Taking Pictures Of Their Cow Sh*t Infested E. Coli Rivers By Doktor Zoom – May 11, 2015
http://wonkette.com/585269/wyoming-wont-have-you-going-around-taking-pictures-of-their-cow-sht-infested-e-coli-rivers
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Another interesting and knowledgeable guest – thank you Jonathan Ratner and WWP and everyone.
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