European Union ban threatens US horse slaughter pipeline
John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance By Horsetalk.co.nz John Holland, the president of the Equine Welfare Alliance, examines possible scenarios following the European Union’s ban affecting horsemeat shipments from Mexico. He predicts short-term instability, but believes the US market could not hope for a better set of […]
Federal officials, horse advocates disagree over wild status for Heber herd
Source: Multiple “That’s an animal that’s part of Arizona history,” HEBER, Arizona — Residents in the eastern Arizona town of Heber are in disagreement with federal officials over whether free-roaming horses that have become part of the local landscape deserve to remain free. The U.S Forest Service believes […]
The Advocate, the Guard and the Force of the Horse® at Christmas
story by R.T. Fitch ~ author, president of Wild Horse Freedom Federation “It is ‘Feel Good Sunday’ and several of our long term readers have brought to my attention that it is time to dust off some of our formerly published equine Christmas stories and start stirring the […]
National Park Service also managing horses for extinction
From the article below, it seems that the National Park Service (an agency under the U.S. Dept. of the Interior), is touting the use of the EXPERIMENTAL, RESTRICTED-USE PESTICIDE (aka fertility control drug) GonaCon on the “feral” horses in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. On the website for […]
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND … AT LEAST FOR THE MOMENT
by Grandma Gregg Re: Washoe Nevada County Board of County Commissioners Meeting of May 13, 2014 The Washoe Nevada County Board is working on a major land grab of our public lands, to put public lands into the hands of the states and to make the states the decision […]
BLM wild horse ecosantuary granted to cattle rancher and former Wyoming State Veterinarian
BLM has just sweetened the gig for working cattle ranch, Double D Ranch. Besides selling livestock, Double D Ranch sells horses. It seems that Dwayne Oldham, who owns and leases parts of Double D Ranch, is a former Wyoming State Veterinarian and Wyoming Livestock Board member. It also seems […]
MORE Managing For Extinction?
What the ‘ell strategy is BLM using now? Their internet adoption in the past has been for ADOPTION of wild horses and burros with a minimum bid of $125 and a written promise that the adopter would not sell the wild horse or burro to slaughter for at least a year – but now it appears that they are auctioning off our wild horses online for $25!
Wild Horses: Wyoming’s Governor Seeks Complete Annihilation of His State’s Wild Horses
By Carol Walker, Director of Field Documentation, Wild Horse Freedom Federation SOURCE: wildhoofbeats.com It was not enough for Wyoming Governor Matt Mead that 1263 wild horses were removed from Wyoming’s Checkerboard lands just two months ago. Right after the roundup was completed, he complained that in another few […]
With No Mention of Welfare Cattle; Wyoming Sues BLM Using Fabricated Wild Horse Data
OpEd by R.T. Fitch ~ Co-Founder/President of Wild Horse Freedom Federation Wyoming’s Governor Matt Mead just went from dumber to dumbest. Boy oh boy, Wyoming’s Governor Mead sure has been a busy little horse-hater as of late. Golly, just last week he crawled into bed with Wyoming’s Welfare […]
Straight from the Horse's Heart 
Most Recent Comments