By Kevin O’Neill as published at RGJ.com “On Tuesday, AB264 took effect, ushering in a new and innovative approach to managing Nevada’s wild horses.” This past June, Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a number of new bills into law that elevate animal welfare throughout Nevada. Among those was Assembly […]
Source: by SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press “It’s a question of a policy and management strategy that has consistently failed in preserving and sustaining the wild horse legacy of this country.” PALOMINO VALLEY, Nev. (AP) — The top Democrat on a congressional subcommittee on public lands said Wednesday that he […]
Source: By Dianne Stallings of the Alamogordo Daily News “What an incredible, collaborative effort by all involved.” RUIDOSO – Last week, when a federal judge lifted a temporary restraining order clearing the way for the sale of 149 unbranded wild horses captured by the Fort McDermitt Paiute and […]
Source: By Conor Shine of the Las Vegas Sun Several equine veterinarians testified that roping horses by their legs can have “disastrous” consequences… The World Series Charreria event scheduled for the South Point in late September has been effectively canceled after Clark County commissioners decided Tuesday not to […]
Source: By Andrew Cohen as published on Esquire “Babies of weaning age — maybe three months old — were pulled from their mothers and immediately herded into the auction ring, one by one, crying and looking for their mothers as they were sold to the highest bidder…” It’s […]
Source: By Nathan Baca and Kyle Zuelke of 8NewsNow.com “The majority of the horses that we use are actually rescues…” LAS VEGAS — Horse roping is called animal cruelty by some, and living history by others. Clark County commissioners will decide at Tuesday’s meeting on whether to ban rodeos with controversial […]
Source: by Steven Rose as published on RGJ.com “No one in the BLM cares about our horses or is held accountable for the deplorable handling of this program….” Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell said she would look at the National Academy of Sciences’ two-year study of the […]
Order could delay today’s sale of nearly 500 horses at Fallon Livestock Exchange RENO, Nev – A federal court judge in Reno, NV has granted a coalition of wild horse advocacy and conservation groups a Temporary Restraining Order to block the sale of unbranded horses at a slaughter auction […]
Source: Washington Times Letter to Editor Thank you for your recent article stating that the wild-horse roundup in northern Nevada had been canceled (“Wild horse roundup in Nevada is canceled amid outrage, fears over ‘stealth’ slaughter,” Web, Aug. 8). Tragically, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management went back […]
UPDATE ON THE ROUNDUP AT SEAMAN: Rosemary Thomas, the BLM Ely District Manager reported that 30 wild horses were captured (10 of these were captured on the last day), and they were all sent to Delta, Utah. (If any advocates are near Delta, please go check on the […]
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