by Margaret Carlson as published in The Daily Beast “Zinke minted his own coin, and has the flag of the Interior—which he is personally redesigning—raised when he arrives there…” Like an actor who puts a homburg on his head and a cigar in his mouth to play Winston […]
By Parker Heinlein as published on the Bozeman Daily Chronicle “Zinke has apparently been tasked with dismantling every environmental safeguard he can…” When Ryan Zinke was appointed Secretary of the Interior, I had no idea he was such a poser. It bothered me a bit that he seemed […]
by Annette McDermott as published on Western Values Project “…he is shaping the BLM to overwhelmingly favor the oil and gas industry at the expense of Western public lands…” This week has seen leaders in the land seizure movement gaining traction at the Interior Department. Brian Steed, the […]
By Chris D’Angelo as published on The Huffington Post “You can’t make this stuff up.” WASHINGTON — A week after taking over the Department of the Interior, Ryan Zinke inquired about redesigning the agency’s flag, according to internal emails HuffPost has obtained. The department flag is emblazoned with a […]
Our nation is at a critical juncture and America’s wild horses and burros are in the crossfire. Following the troubling news that the President’s budget request for 2018 would strip federal protections for wild horses and burros and put over 80,000 healthy wild horses at risk for slaughter, wild horses are now in danger more than ever before. We were deeply troubled to discover that dangerous language that would reopen the door for horse slaughter was quietly inserted into the U.S. House’s massive spending bill for next year’s budget.
“This article does a very good job of chronicling the current and ever growing list of ‘Dinkie’ Zinke’s indiscretions and questionable behavior but it falls short of describing his checkered and horse hating past. We will bring information forward that provide verification that Dinkie does not only hold disdain in his heart for the American tax payer but also harbors a sick blood-lust for our equine companions be they domestic or wild. He needs to be removed from his position before he forever damages the beauty of our public lands and the wild life that lives therein, he has got to go.” ~ R.T.
In Defense of Animals has produced a one click means of contacting your U.S. Senators Wild horses and burros are facing the greatest peril since the mid twentieth century, when hundreds of thousands were run down or shot from helicopters and made into pet food. The government is […]
By Chris Krupp as published in The Seattle Times Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s actions show his priority is to fossil-fuels companies and whether they will be able to profitably access the public lands they’ve long relied on for cheap natural resources. Shortly after taking office in March, Interior […]
“It started with trying to legalize horse slaughter plants in his home state and has only gone down hill from there…”
Many thanks to Susan Wagner, Pres. of Equine Advocates, for writing this excellent OpEd for the New York Daily News. SOURCE: New York Daily News by Susan Wagner, Pres. of Equine Advocates Special interests in the ranching, oil and gas and mining industries and the lawmakers who do […]
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