Equine Welfare Alliance calls for an end to BLM roundups
Reno, Nev. (AP) Wild horse advocates say they have no recourse but the courts after federal land managers rejected their request for an immediate moratorium on mustang roundups.
Saskatchewan considers new law to protect wild ponies in the Bronson Forest
By: Jennifer Graham, THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA – The shooting deaths of wild ponies in northwestern Saskatchewan has prompted the government to consider a new law to save the animals. A private member’s bill has been introduced in the legislature that would protect the herd of ponies that […]
Congressional Committee Will Call for Moratorium on Gathers
A Congressional staff member has confirmed to Animal Law Coalition that the House Natural Resources Committee is calling on BLM to stop all gathers or removals of wild horses and burros until Congress takes action on the controversial issues surrounding the wild horses and burros.
Is a TRO in BLM’s Future?
Activists have been scratching their heads as the federal Bureau of Land Management sweeps America’s wild horses from the Western landscape. Why? Because the 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act clearly set aside plenty of room for them almost 40 years ago and the agency appears to be in violation of federal law.
BLM plans to remove 2,500 wild horses in NV
Federal land managers are seeking public comment on their plan to remove about 2,500 wild horses in northern Nevada.
Wild Horse population riding off into the sunset
Wild horses may not be dragging anyone away – they are too busy being slaughtered and harassed, advocates say. They are also pretty tangled up in a debate about their fate.
Citizens call for immediate moratorium on wild horse round-ups
CHICAGO, (EWA) – The Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA), an umbrella organization comprising over 60 member organizations, announced today it is joining the growing chorus calling for an immediate moratorium on the gathering of wild horses and burros by all government agencies. Already calling for a moratorium are The […]
Reports Reveal More Deaths and Sloppy Record Keeping by BLM as Groups Call for Investigation
by Steven Long, Editor of Horseback Magazine HOUSTON, (Horseback) – In the sometimes bewildering world of the federal Bureau of Land management, things get confusing – even confounded annoying. Such was the case when Horseback Magazine began to investigate the deaths of 11 horses we found on a […]
The Bureau of Land Management – Wild Horse Specialists?
by Simone Netherlands How does the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) call themselves wild horse specialists? What might they be basing this definition on, on the fact that they have been chasing wild horses for a long time? Does doing something the wrong way for a long time […]
Wild Horse Debate Gallops On
By William M. Welch, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES — The Obama administration’s first try at resolving the debate over the wild horses of the West has not gone over well with some. Animal rights groups say that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar‘s proposal to relocate thousands of mustangs to […]
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