By Staci-lee Sherwood “A looming tragedy is about to take place in Arizona’s Apache-Sitgreaves forest…” A herd of about 400 wild horses, relatively untouched and unspoiled by humans, is facing a death sentence. Nearly all other areas where wild horses had roamed freely for centuries have been destroyed. […]
By Morgan Loew “I’m listening for any sounds – gunshots. I’m listening for gunshots,” HEBER, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – Law Enforcement agents with the US Forest Service have maintained a visible presence along primitive roads in the area where someone or some people have shot and killed dozens of […]
Source: Breitbart Someone has been shooting wild horses in a national forest near Heber-Obergaard, Ariz., for the last 16 months, and the unsolved crimes are tearing apart the small community. Some 35 horses have been found dead in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, with most of them killed by […]
By: Sonu Wasu as published on ABC 15 Arizona Who is behind a violent killing spree of wild horses, taking place in the Heber-Overgaard area? It is a mystery that has a community frustrated, angry, deeply divided, and some even living in fear of their own safety. Despite […]
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 […]
by Molly Hudson, Arizona Republic “The Heber Wild Horse herd is a state and national treasure, they are the only wild horses in the state of Arizona” Since October 2018, there have been 19 documented cases of deceased horses in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, said Steve Johnson, Apache-Sitgreaves National […]
By: Max Walker of ABC15.com The deaths bring the total number of deceased horses found since October to 16 HEBER-OVERGAARD, AZ — In an update Monday, authorities said four more wild horses have been found dead in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. The bodies were found February 7 inside […]
By Laura Singleton The Independent “…advocates of the Heber Wild Horses still express an opinion that the investigation of the horse deaths are “’oo little, too late.’…” photo by Stacy L. Sanchez HEBER-OVERGAARD — As of February 1, the bodies of 10 horses and two horse skeletons have […]
Source: Citizens Against Equine Slaughter “Forest Service told one of our ground crew members that the injury to the horse we had observed was, in fact, a gunshot wound…” Today, while our crews were on the ground early in the day 2 more of the Heber wild horses, […]
By Laura Singleton as published on The White Mountain Independent “All four horses are believed to be part of the Heber Wild Horse herd …” HEBER-OVERGAARD — Not far from the rushing traffic on State Route 260 and the Bison Ranch tourist development, two horses lie dead. “Whoever […]
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