Source: The Missoulian “…five horses, some malnourished, with tight plastic bands that had caused severe leg injuries. Two died and two were euthanized…” BILLINGS – A Billings horse breeder has begun a 120-day animal-cruelty conviction sentence after the Montana Supreme Court rejected his appeal. Yellowstone County Attorney Scott […]
SOURCE: ravallirepublic.com Horses graze on a ridge of Wild Horse Island high above Flathead Lake earlier this summer. Photo Kurt Wilson/Missoulian By David Erickson DAYTON – Wild Horse Island State Park on Flathead Lake is one of the real treasures of Montana’s state park system. To make a […]
Source: By Francis Davis of The Montana Standard “They’re all ages, all sizes, all colors (ALL GELDED). We’re excited to have them here.” The ranch owner who manages the only long-term holding facility for wild horses in Montana breathed a sigh a relief when a Senate bill that […]
Source: By Francis Davis of The Montana Standard Wild Horses take heat even after capture and gelding… A bill that would have required the state to develop a management plan for wild horses imported into Montana was voted down in committee Tuesday. Senate Bill 402, sponsored by Sen. […]
Source: By FRANCIS DAVIS Montana Standard State Politicians out of touch with Wild Equine Ecological Facts BUTTE — In response to the Bureau of Land Management’s recent relocation of 700 wild horses to a ranch outside of Ennis, a bill regulating the movement of wild horses is making […]
Update from Western Watersheds Project A Victory that all Wild Animal Advocates can Cheer An open letter from Summer Nelson, Montana Director; Friends, Bison gained ground in Montana yesterday when a state district court judge ruled in favor of allowing them room to roam out of Yellowstone National […]
By Vince Devlin of the Missoulian “He’s got to be 30-plus…” POLSON — This particular year-end update has become joyfully obligatory, and Jerry Sawyer seems to get a kick out of the annual phone call from the Missoulian. His reports of the seemingly imminent demise of the oldest wild […]
By Katie Chen of Billings’ KULR8.com Shades of Jason Meduna; Horse Abuser James Leachman Faces the Facts BILLINGS – The first day of testimony has ended for a Billings-area rancher accused of abusing his horses. James Leachman is charged with multiple counts of animal abuse for five different horses […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (April 5, 2012)—Yesterday, BLM issued their Decision Record to permanently remove up to 40 young Pryor mustangs from their home in the mountains of southern Montana. The bait-trapping operation would begin no earlier than June 4th and could continue until September 30th.
Tennessee Rep. Frank Nicely is back this session with another effort to smooth the way for a horse slaughterhouse to open in the state. House Bill 3619 just cleared the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee and could be scheduled for a vote by the full House at any time.
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