Story by Seth Tupper as published on TheVirginiamn.com To Help Save These Horses Click (HERE) The leader of a wild-horse sanctuary in north-central South Dakota is struggling to meet deadlines and conditions for the return of her impounded horses, leaving her vulnerable to the loss of at least […]
Seth Tupper Journal staff as published in The Rapid City Journal “…Sussman has been emailing supporters and asking them to donate toward a $150,000 fundraising campaign to help return horses to the society’s ranch, which is only 665 acres and is badly overgrazed…” The sheriff managing a wild-horse […]
Seth Tupper Journal staff From the From Salvation to Starvation: A three-part Journal special report series “…the report described an open pit on the ranch containing more than 25 horse carcasses…” Late last summer, Boyd Stambach, who’d been driving past the ranch of the International Society for the […]
When allegations of starving wild horses surfaced at a sanctuary in remote north-central South Dakota, it seemed like a stunning and sudden fall for the organization and its leader. In reality, it was the result of a sadly predictable series of events that stretched over 17 years. That […]
by Katie Nelson as published on Argus Leader “ISPMB president Karen Sussman denied that the horses were malnourished…” The Dewey County Sheriff’s Office says state vets are seeing “great improvement” among more than 800 horses on a South Dakota ranch that is accused of starving the animals. The International […]
In my most OUTRAGED opinion by R.T. Fitch (Warning, if you find the truth offensive or only think with a portion of your brain then do not continue, it will only serve to confuse you) Oh boy, the ole blood is a boiling as my “Stupid Meter” is […]
Source: The Rapid City Journal Update: The Dewey County Auditor has joined the ranks of those trying to help horses at a South Dakota ranch that are reportedly dying of starvation and other causes. The horses are at the rural Lantry ranch of the International Society for the […]
By LACEY LOUWAGIE as published on The Courthouse News Service “I was working my dream job and able to apply my life and professional skills to help wild horses for an organization that has been saving them since 1960. … It was a dream … a dream that […]
story by Pat Raia as published on The Horse ““I cannot tell you much, but…” Karen Sussman, president of the International Society for the Preservation of Mustangs and Burros (ISPMB), is denying accusations that 30 mustangs died of starvation at the organization’s South Dakota facility. Founded by Velma […]
Seth Tupper Journal staff as published on The Rapid City Journal “Given the ranch’s estimated population of more than 600 horses, Watt figures the two truckloads amount to only three days of feed…” Donated hay bales are showing up at a South Dakota ranch where numerous wild horses […]
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