The latest information regarding equine rescue efforts from around the world
Source: Front Range Equine Rescue Despite strong opposition, the Bureau of Land Management, (BLM), intends to move forward with gruesome and dangerous sterilization experiments on wild mares HINES, Ore., July 26, 2016 – Front Range Equine Rescue (FRER), a national nonprofit working to end the abuse and neglect […]
Nancy Harrison, KPNX Channel 12 “This is seen as a ground-breaking move…” SUPAI, Ariz. – Known for its turquoise blue waterfalls, more than 25,000 hikers visit the Havasupai Falls at the bottom of the Grand Canyon every year. A woman who has been leading a tireless effort for years to […]
By Julie Zauzmer from The Washington Post (Stars and Stripes) “He’s an honored member of the military…” There’s already one former service member in the Whittaker household, but soon there will be two veterans: one human, and one horse. Quincy completed his service to the Army on July […]
By: Michelle Grinnell as published on The Outbound Collective This is ugly. The good news? Things are moving in the right direction. Havasu Falls is one of the most picturesque waterfalls in the country, if not the entire planet. Nestled deep within the Grand Canyon on the Havasupai […]
Lily, the horse who gained national attention after getting shot up with a paintball gun, apparently died from a fall, causing her neck to break.
“Review of this article indicates that the party involved was trying to do the right thing and help a horse she felt to be in distress. But in the wild, we keep our distance and let nature do what nature does. The only people who can harass, chase, round-up, hold captive, perform morbid tests upon and sell wild burros and horses to slaughter are employees of the BLM; the very agency charged with the responsibility to protect our wild equines is the only exclusive group, outside of welfare ranchers, that is hell bent on finding the “final solution” , destruction and ultimate extinction of or wild horses and burros on our public lands.” ~ R.T.
The federation’s president and co-founder, R.T. Fitch, said the organization was serving in a “watchdog” capacity over the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program.
“Unimpeded transparency of federal government agencies is the cornerstone of democracy,” he said.
by R.T. Fitch, president/co-founder of Wild Horse Freedom Federation “We rescued the horses from the lower pastures before the water swallowed everything…” 12+ inches of rain in only a few hours and our rescued horses, cats, dog, Terry and I are huddled together on top of our little […]
by Michaelle Bond, Staff Writer of Philly.com “She is just the sweetest, sweetest horse I’ve ever met…” Unlike her husband, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart, Tracey Stewart isn’t comfortable in front of cameras – something she isn’t shy about acknowledging. But she stood in front of more […]
By Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com “Lily looks like a different horse…” * Update: Man convicted of summary citations for abandoning Lily In a matter of two months’ time and lots of tender loving care, the Arabian/Appaloosa mare named Lily that once had an unflattering coat of many colors looks […]
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