Source: BBC.com “…we have to do what is right for the animals” A horse believed by its owners to be the oldest in the world has died at the animal sanctuary which took it in after years of neglect. Remus Horse Sanctuary in Ingatestone, Essex, said Orchid had […]
When John Ruhs was a BLM Ely District Manager, Craig Downer was quoted in an article about wild horse removals under Ruhs’ “leadership.” SOURCE: Las Vegas Review Journal John Ruhs (Courtesy BLM) By Sean Whaley Las Vegas Review-Journal Capital Bureau CARSON CITY — Bureau of Land Management Director […]
SOURCE: ktar.com (Change.org Photo) by Associated Press MESA, Ariz. — Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials now are confirming that one of the free-roaming horses near the Salt River was fatally shot. The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group released a statement Sunday night saying that a 12-year-old mare was […]
SOURCE: techtimes.com Scientists from the Senckenberg Research Institute in Germany have discovered a well-preserved fossil of an ancient horse-like species known as Eurohippus messelensism that still had its inborn foal within its womb. (Photo: Senckenberg Research Institute) A team of scientists in Germany have unearthed the remains of […]
The film Unbranded, in part sponsored by BLM partner Mustang Heritage Foundation, uses the term “excess” to describe the wild horse population, when we know there are NO EXCESS wild horses or burros. The film even features Gus Warr, the BLM Utah Wild Horse & Burro Lead, asking […]
SOURCE: eurekalert.org IMAGE: Horses with a rare nerve condition called equine grass sickness have similar signs of disease as people with conditions such as Alzheimer’s, a University of Edinburgh study has found. (Photo: The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh) Horse sickness shares signs of human […]
Oregon Wild Horses (Photo: Vince Patton/OPB) by Grandma Gregg The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District has announced that it plans to gather approximately 1,500 wild horses associated with the Beatys Butte Herd Management Area (HMA) in Oregon, in early October. BLM will remove all but 60 […]
By Alan Prendergast as published in WestWorld “This roundup showcased the inhumanity of helicopter roundups.” As the U.S. Bureau of Land Management sees it, last month’s removal of 167 wild horses from a rugged, remote area in Rio Blanco County was a success, easing the strain on damaged […]
SOURCE: wildhoofbeats 2011 Roundup in Antelope Hills HMA by Carol Walker, Director of Field Documentation, Wild Horse Freedom Federation Proposed Removal of over 1700 Wild Horses in the Red Desert Complex in Wyoming Wyoming is on a Campaign to Wipe Out its Wild Horses The BLM is currently […]
SOURCE: 12news.com (Photo: The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group) The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed a dead horse has been found near the Salt River. The animal was found about a week ago. Activists for the Salt River horses have raised concern that there may be […]
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