The federation’s president and co-founder, R.T. Fitch, said the organization was serving in a “watchdog” capacity over the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program.
“Unimpeded transparency of federal government agencies is the cornerstone of democracy,” he said.
Pinehurst, TX – Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF) has announced that it is currently funding three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits that allege the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated its duties under FOIA. Records sought are in connection with the BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Program. Debbie Coffey, V.P. and Dir. of Wild Horse Affairs for Wild Horse Freedom Federation is the Plaintiff. The lawsuits are pending in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington, DC.
By Michael Collins of the Knoxville News Sentinel “Soring horses is both illegal and morally unacceptable, but some trainers are clearly taking advantage of lax oversight and wide loopholes to do it anyway,” WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and animal-rights activists who have pushed the federal government to crack down […]
By David Blanchette as published in the State Journel-Register “The very first time when we took them to the round pen to introduce them to each other, you could see it in their eyes…” Twelve-year-old Jenna Allen’s parents are amazed by what has happened with Vegas, and they […]
By CHARLOTTE ROE as published on The Desert Independent “Burros first arrived in the Americas centuries before the USA was born…” Burros have long endured lack of respect from humans, but lately the barbs have become mean as well as misguided. Mojave County Supervisor called for shooting wild […]
SOURCE: Lasvegassun.com “The inspector general’s report said Abbey’s “involvement in the land sale began early in the process,” as he “conversed or met with Ford on several occasions” before and during the initial sales efforts. According to the report: • On March 4, 2011, Ford emailed Abbey, saying, […]
by Erick Lundgren as published on Indiegogo “We are not soliciting funds for this study nor are we fiscally supporting this but we DO believe that this research bears looking at in more details as the BLM treats the wild burros far worse than they mismanage wild […]
By John Hollenhorst as broadcast on KSL.com “Do we detect a hint of Eco-tourism in the wind? Do a few people actually ‘get it’? Please, please, for the sake of the wild ones, lets hope so!!!” ~ R.T. “I am writing about the wild horses and the passion […]
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