“Last week’s win of the Belmont Stakes (Steaks) by American Pharoah left me with a felling of emptiness and and a sour taste in my mouth that I simply could not shake. The massive amount of press about the “World’s Greatest Athlete” winning the Triple Crown was both stunning and disappointing. Horse racing and those who make money whipping young horses down a dirt track was portrayed as the “Sport of Kings” while not one word was whispered about the horrific fate that befalls the bulk of the horses that are unfortunate enough to be involved in this cruel and abusive “industry”. And then out of the darkness arose a beam of light bringing with it clarity and sanity via the well chosen words of Kavitha A. Davidson. Her article on the subject, below, clears away the media hype and centers the spotlight back on the dying and smelly practice of horse racing. I formally tip my hat to Ms. Davidson for the breath of fresh air she brings back into the world of American Equine Welfare Awareness and highly recommend the reading of her thoughtful writing. With two rescued off the track TBs in the backyard, we want to thank her for her compassion and concern.” ~ R.T.
Story by Aaron Granillo as reported on KNAU Arizona’s Public Radio “A reader and fellow wild equine advocate brought this story to our attention and we definitely feel that it bears both repeating, here, and action taken upon. Please review the information at the bottom of the post” […]
While the BLM cites the drought in the West to remove wild horses and burros from public lands PERMANENTLY, the BLM doesn’t enforce drought-related grazing restrictions in northern Nevada when cattle ranchers flagrantly defy the grazing restrictions. – Debbie SOURCE: Elko Daily Free Press BLM Allows Grazing on […]
SOURCE: news.yahoo.com By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) – The first effort of its kind to prevent wild horses roaming the Navajo Nation in the U.S. Southwest from being sent to slaughter in Mexico has gained the preliminary approval of tribal leaders, former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said on […]
SOURCE: capegazette.villagesoup.com Photo by: Dennis Forney I would say this one is profiling, wouldn’t you? by Dennis Forney A group of us traveled ten hours to the southwest to ride bicycles and hike trails in the Virginia highlands. In Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, the mountains rise […]
The “nuisance” BLM is rounding up and removing more wild burros, with a population already at critically endangered low numbers here in the U.S. The BLM issued another Categorical Exclusion (CX). It seems that the BLM is doing more CXs than ever. The GAO issued a report in […]
Bill Richardson, former Gov. of New Mexico SOURCE: santafenewmexican.com Newly installed Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye is renegotiating a wild horse protection agreement with former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and actor/activist Robert Redford. Richardson and Redford formed the Foundation to Protect New Mexico Wildlife in 2013 […]
by Grandma Gregg I don’t know about you, but I know in my heart that the 78 horses referred to in the Public Notice below were MY wild horses that had strayed off the Little Owyhee HMA, but were still on public land when they were captured by […]
“the only way for unvaccinated animals to catch equine influenza is to be around it” photo by Marjorie Farabee, Dir. Wild Burro Affairs, Wild Horse Freedom Federation SOURCE: havasunews.com BLM issues alert on equine influenza by KIM STEELE The best advice Darla Wright can give to the […]
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) streamlines “uses” like mining that use huge amounts of water (while there is a drought in the West), yet cites the need to remove wild horses and burros to maintain a “thriving ecological balance.” Just one mine in Nevada, Barrick Gold’s Goldstrike […]
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