by R.T. Fitch It seems that each and every year the few good guys and gals in Washington introduce bills to save our wild mustangs, stop slaughter and ban the transport of our equine, American heritage to kill pens across the border. And every year the bulk of […]
by R.T. Fitch Earlier this year, Montana’s Rep. Ed Butcher, Republican (yes; that is really his name) shoved down the collective throats of the state’s public and Legislature a bill, HB 418, that would not only open the door for the construction of horse slaughter plants but also […]
By Craig C. Downer, Wildlife Ecologist (This speech was prepared to be presented to the BLM Advisory board on Sept. 7th, 2009. The BLM had announced a three minute time limit on all presentations. Without warning, as the meeting began, they cut the time down to two minutes […]
by “Mustang Jack” Meet Loren and Piper Stouts, ranchers and self proclaimed wildlife biologists. This Oregon couple alleges in a, U.S. District Court lawsuit, that federal authorities should properly control the rising wild horse population in the state. The Stout’s allege, in their federal lawsuit, that appropriate steps have not been taken, […]
by Terry and R.T. Fitch Over the Labor Day Weekend of 2009 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) bumbled an ill-conceived and mismanage round up of the world famous “Cloud’s Herd” of the Pryor Mountains in Montana. Ignoring their studies and the advice of experts they stampeded horses […]
by R.T. Fitch in Horseback Magazine Author and activist R.T. Fitch and his wife Terry spent six days on Montana’s Pryor Mountain during the BLM roundup of the wild horses there. The following is his take on what transpired. MAGNOLIA, TX (Horseback) – Cloud, the world’s most famous […]
Everything you ever wanted to know about “Animal Unit Months” and “Appropriate Management Levels” but where afraid to ask! by Mustang Jack Although there is no clear science determining how much horses eat oppose to livestock and other ungulates,the BLM devised a formula which mostly meets their own […]
There was nothing that we could do to stop them; the wild horses just kept coming. Driven by the mean beat of the helicopter blades they ran before us and into the pens as they screamed for their lives.
by Simone Netherlands The question is not: “do you support horse slaughter.” The question is: “do you support the cruel, terrifying transport for days without food and water in their journey to death?” The question is: “do you support the torture and abuse of the killer chutes, even […]
by R.T. Fitch and Elyse Gardner Elyse Gardner served as the “Humane Observer” for the horses during Cloud’s round up. Being a true professional, Elyse would ask pointed questions during the daily operations briefing conducted by the BLM and overseen by field agent, Jim Sparks. Daily she would […]
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