Equine Advocates, Inc. Robert Redford, a life-long horse lover, has been publicly against equine slaughter for a long time – which is why we are so honored to have his support for this petition appealing to President Obama and Vice President Biden to end this cruel and unethical […]
Seth Tupper Journal staff From the From Salvation to Starvation: A three-part Journal special report series “…the report described an open pit on the ranch containing more than 25 horse carcasses…” Late last summer, Boyd Stambach, who’d been driving past the ranch of the International Society for the […]
When allegations of starving wild horses surfaced at a sanctuary in remote north-central South Dakota, it seemed like a stunning and sudden fall for the organization and its leader. In reality, it was the result of a sadly predictable series of events that stretched over 17 years. That […]
Patrick Battuello, Horseracings Wrongs I want to be crystal clear on the change we seek (and perhaps aid in the planning of future “horse racing industry symposiums”). There is no “middle ground” to be had. We are not looking for a mere seat at the table or to […]
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By RACHEL STEFFANRSTEFFAN as published on The Washington Times “ideally there would be a way to find space for the horses within the 40,000 acres that the Army does not use for training.” FORT POLK, La. – Horse advocates continue to raise questions and concerns about whether removing […]
By Amy Hanchey as published on the Beauregard Daily News “There are in fact several unique herds of truly wild horses that are of value both environmentally and culturally, especially to the inhabitants of the area, but also to all Americans. …” Regarding the articles about the Ft. […]
by Katie Nelson as published on Argus Leader “ISPMB president Karen Sussman denied that the horses were malnourished…” The Dewey County Sheriff’s Office says state vets are seeing “great improvement” among more than 800 horses on a South Dakota ranch that is accused of starving the animals. The International […]
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“Good and Bad News. Good News, the abuser will no longer be in charge of the care, or lack of care, of the former wild horses. They will be fed, with your help, assessed and adopted out. Bad News, there will be a time limit, allegedly, of December 1 where remaining horses will be auctioned off and that is when the kill buyers will circle and attempt to make a quick, bloody buck by selling the horses off to slaughter.
Yesterday, a letter allegedly from the State’s Attorney, Steve Aberle was circulated among the advocacy, it’s validity has yet to be verified but the sources have been trustworthy in the past:
The horses will not be returned to Karen without adequate guarantees that there will be adequate food, care, shelter and funds to maintain the horses. This means that many or all of the horses will probably have to be adopted or sold at auction. Dewey County and Ziebach County are not in a position to provide for long term care of the horses.
Any animals that are not adopted will be sold at auction. This means that they will probably be purchased by those that will take the horses to slaughter. We would prefer to not see this happen, so the Dewey County Sheriff is keeping a list o f people who are willing to adopt some of the horses. If you or your organization is interested in preventing some of the horses from going to auction, I would encourage you to contact the Dewey County Sheriff to let him know that you are interested in adopting horses if we reach that point.
The deadline for completing adoptions and proceeding to auction is December 1, 2016, so this does not leave a lot of time for those who want to adopt to step forward.
Steve
It is imperative that the horses be fed and there are several agencies/organizations set up to do so, likewise there are sanctuaries working in the background to find homes for the horses in question. Please stay tuned, your help will be needed.” ~ R.T.
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