How Did We Ever Get Here?
he famous words of Mahatma Gandhi ring truer today than ever before. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
Wild Horse was Driven over Rocks to His Death During Recent Owyhee Roundup
By Maureen Harmonay ~ Equine Advocacy Examiner BLM Helicopter Stampede Casualties Continue to Mount An independent observer who recently returned from scouting the Herd Area in north Elko County, Nevada where the Owyhee portion of the Tuscarora Gather took place has photographic evidence that one of the wild […]
U.S. Senator Attacks BLM’s Mismanagement of Wild Horses
The Obama Administration should be ashamed of the way wild horses in the United States are being managed, a Democratic senator says.
OIG Launches Review of BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program Amid Escalating Controversy
WASHINGTON, D.C. July 27, 2010 – The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC), which is supported by a coalition of more than 40 public interest, historic preservation and horse advocacy organizations, today supplemented the ongoing Department of Interior Office of Inspector General (OIG) review of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s wild horse and burro program. AWHPC filed a complaint outlining the BLM’s negligence in the conduct of the Tuscarora roundup in northeastern Nevada.
A Slick In The Night
We keep hearing the upsetting stories from our wild horse advocates living in Nevada near the BLM wild horse holding facilities about wild horses being hauled in the middle of the night and disappearing. We hear it often.
Two Things You Can Do RIGHT NOW to Help Wild Horses and Burros
by Laura Allen of the Animal Law Coalition Here’s the first thing you can do: Find your U.S. representative here. Find your Senators here. Call them right now today. You can reach your Representative and Senators through the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. Tomorrow, July 30, is the deadline – there is […]
Colorado Wild Horse Herd Targeted by BLM–Again
Despite a federal judge’s decision halting a roundup last year, the Bureau of Land Management is once again seeking to “zero out” a small herd of wild horses in Western Colorado, triggering fresh protests. The West Douglas Herd, located south of Rangely, is comprised of approximately 100 horses distinct from a larger herd to the east. BLM officials insist the area is “not suitable” for horses and has been seeking to round up the mustangs for relocation or adoption for decades.
An Ode to the Elders aka The Feral on the Hill
I recall the day you; O’ Mustang were born…
the day your Mother gave birth to you in the wildflowers of the meadow…
Insist BLM Stop Bloody Helicopter Stampedes
We have the opportunity to stop the cruel and senseless killing of wild horses. The federal government is accepting public comments on its new policy for wild horse management until August 3, 2010. Please speak out now
Be Heard by BLM: Urge an End to Wild Horse Roundups
Yesterday I asked you to contact Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in response to the reported plans to kill more than 150,000 geese in New York state (please do call 202-720-3631 if you haven’t done so already). Today, I need your action on another urgent concern—urging the Bureau of Land Management to stop the cruel and senseless roundups of wild horses and instead to develop humane, sustainable programs for managing the herds, such as fertility control through immunocontraception.
Straight from the Horse's Heart 
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