Source: Rapid City Journal By John D. Taylor Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary founder Dayton O. Hyde and Executive Director Susan Watt look out towards the vastness of the sanctuary, located south of Hot Springs along Hwy 71. Karla LaRive photo HOT SPRINGS — When Susan Watt, Executive […]
Photo: NewsOn6.com SOURCE: farmtalknewspaper Northeast Oklahoma arson arrest by Charlotte Anne Smith Four alleged arsonists have been arrested in connection with a fire set on the Hughes Ranch in Osage County, Oklahoma. The area of the ranch when this happened is where over 1,000 wild horses, part of […]
Photo: BLM by Grandma Gregg Read HERE for an example of the way “welfare ranchers” seem to skim money from public funds for their private use to raise privately owned livestock for private profit. Background: “Welfare” rancher Joe McKay is one (of two) of the permitees for the […]
Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Source: High Country News By Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva Last month, a federal court indicted the armed extremists who took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon on multiple counts of felony conspiracy, making threats and other serious charges. The property […]
Source: stuff.co.nz by Virginia Fallon PETER DRURY/FAIRFAX NZ The Biennial Kaimanawa Wild Horse Muster has been brought forward to April, sparking fears homes won’t be found for the horses in time. Rescuers are scrambling to save about 100 wild horses from slaughter after being given just weeks to […]
Source: Sky News The horse was struck over 100 times, authorities say. Pic: Lancaster SPCA The horse was struck about 130 times and is in a “substantial amount of pain when touched”, animal welfare officials say. By Sky News US Team Authorities in Pennsylvania have asked for the […]
Walter Palmer (left), who killed Cecil the lion. Source: wisconsingazette.com by Michael Markarian, Humane Society Legislative Fund Want to know where the presidential candidates stand on humane issues? A look at the top contenders in both political parties: Hillary Clinton: In the U.S. Senate, she earned a 100 percent score […]
This makes us further question the many, many deaths from gelding complications that happened at Gunnison prison. The cause of death for many stallions was listed as “intestines fell out.” Click HERE to read the BLM’s Instruction Memorandum on gelding. Source: thehorse.com By Erica Larson, News Editor Proper emasculator […]
Source: horsetalk.nz “Concerns about the health and welfare of recipient animals gestating and giving birth to clones and about the short, medium and long-term health and welfare of cloned farm animals provide compelling reasons to consider cloning unethical on cost-benefit grounds.” A widely recognised specialist in animal welfare […]
Thanks to author Terri Farley for bringing this to our attention. This grass fire seems to be on the BLM’s Bartlesville Long Term Holding (now called “Off the Range”) Pasture. These wild horses are fenced in, and grass fires spread rapidly. I’ve contacted BLM’s Dean Bolstad and Debbie […]
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