Tag: Horse

Horses We Can’t Forget on Memorial Day

by Jocelyn Pierce as published on Equitrekking.com “Throughout the United States’s military history, the horse played an indispensable role. “ Memorial Day is a day of reflection and remembrance to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives while serving in the military. Perhaps the […]

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BLM’s Requested Budget Cuts of $10 Million From Wild Horse & Burro Program Could Spell ‘Slaughter’ For Our Wild Equines

Story by Kristen Kovatch as published on Horse Nation Language in the Bureau of Land Management fiscal year 2018 budget justification, released Tuesday, specifically requests “the ability to conduct sales without limitations.” The new 2018 budget proposal calls for a 9.2% reduction in spending for the Department of […]

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Something Old, something New

From Rewilding Europe “At the rate that the BLM is decimating our last remaining free roaming herds of wild horses and burros we may find ourselves taking notes on how the Europeans are bring wild equines back to their rightful ranges.” ~ R.T. Looking to boost the benefical […]

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Should Animal Abuse be Considered a Violent Crime?

by Elizabeth Buff as published on OneGreenPlanet.org “When we consider the harm done to animals as equal to the harm done to members of our own species, we can begin to change cultural perceptions of animals…” As news reports and undercover investigations reveal, animal abuse occurs with troubling regularity in […]

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