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 […]
(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 […]
The “forest” mentioned in the article below is the Kisatchie National Forest. I spoke with the Forest Supervisor, who told me Fort Polk will decide what will happen to these 700 horses. These horses are on the base, so the Forest Service is not involved. We will look […]
BLM Plans Annihilation of Colorado’s Historic West Douglas Wild Horse Herd Colorado Springs, CO (August 12, 2015) – “Mustangs inhabited the West Douglas Herd Area (WDHA) long before Colorado was even a territory, let alone a state,” stated Toni Moore, Board Member of The Cloud Foundation (TCF). In […]
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By Scott Sandlin as published in the Albuquerque Journal “We reject the argument that all horses anywhere in New Mexico are livestock” An appellate court has revived a lawsuit that sought to have a Placitas horse herd declared wild under state law, a ruling described by an advocacy […]
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