The Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act would permanently ban horse slaughter in the U.S. and end the export of horses for slaughter abroad The U.S. House Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing today on “Improving Safety and Transparency in America’s […]
by Kim Powell as published on AZFamily.com An Arizona lawmaker met with the U.S. Forest Service and sent them a letter requesting an extensive investigation and transparency with the public regarding the investigation into the shooting deaths of wild horses in Heber. Last week, 15 horses were found […]
So far this year, 15 of the iconic wild horses associated with the American West have been found dead in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Authorities know from necropsies what killed four of a dozen wild horses that were recently found dead in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. The iconic symbols […]
By Danielle Miller as published on Fox 10 Phoenix Signage has been put up along the Bush Highway to warn drivers of wild horses in the area, and now the Tonto National Forest is putting up additional fencing they say to help keep the horses safe. Not everyone, […]
Update by Charlotte Roe Greetings to friends and partners of the Wild Equids Threading through the latest rubble of this new year has been a major challenge. Where are our wild horse and burros and threatened wild lands amidst the drums of war, democracy on trial, the unending […]
NewsPressNow.com Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest officials say eight horses have been found fatally shot in the Heber-Overgaard area. They say the horses were found Friday with gunshot wounds by Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Law Enforcement investigators on the Black Mesa Ranger District along State Route 260 between Payson and Show […]
Source: Heber Wild Horses Freedom Preservation Alliance “Earlier Saturday we were told more horses may have been found shot” Forest Service has not given us any confirmation or details but said the investigation is ongoing. Until we get confirmation we will not post or share posts that are […]
by Jeff Munson as published on Carson Now The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday stating the County’s support for the local wild horses and the Pine Nut Wild Horse Advocates, the Gardnerville community organization working to protect local wild horses. The resolution includes […]
By Stina Sieg as published on CPR News As the Bureau of Land Management opened in its new national headquarters in Grand Junction on Thursday, about two dozen protesters were there to greet it… Bundled up against the cold and waving homemade signs, the mostly older crowd seemed […]
by Katie Fite as published on CounterPunch In early November, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced the Malheur County Empowerment for the Owyhee Act, an astonishingly awful public lands and wilderness Bill The bill is aimed at enriching ranchers and other local interests. It is the […]
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