Wyoming Wild Horses at Rick ~ photo courtesy of Carol Walker
Good going on this one, Friends of Animals.
Source: Gillettenewsrecord.com
Horse roundup plan needs more review
CHEYENNE — A federal judge in Cheyenne has ordered the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to re-evaluate plans for a wild horse roundup in central Wyoming.
U.S. District Judge Nancy Freudenthal told the BLM on Monday to reconsider how the roundup would affect wild horses with traits inherited from horses used by Spanish explorers and settlers hundreds of years ago.
The BLM planned to round up more than 2,000 wild horses from an area one-third the size of Yellowstone National Park. The agency says wild horses have overpopulated the area.
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I hope this is a step in the right direction. I give that judge a pat on the back for standing up .. Thanks
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This was a target for sharing, also…great minds think alike. R.T. Fitch Author – “Straight from the Horse’s Heart” President of the Wild Horse Freedom Federation The Force of the Horse®, LLC 1-800-974-FOTH http://www.rtfitch.com http://www.rtfitchauthor.com http://www.facebook.com/rtfitch http://www.wildhorsefreedomfederation.org
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So bad that even the judge couldn’t support it. Good!
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I’m glad that the judge brought up preserving the horses’ beautiful genetic heritage – so often it all gets forgotten in dollars and cents.
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Judge Freudenthal (and her relatives) have a long history disfavoring wild horses in WY. This reevaluation order seems to be in response to recent lawsuits from wild horse activists.
Here’s one link from this site:
https://rtfitchauthor.com/2014/08/29/judge-sides-with-blms-quest-to-destroy-last-of-wyomings-wild-horses-burros/
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