Source: Vickeryeckhoff.com Ryan Zinke, U.S. Secretary of the Interior by Vickery Eckhoff I’ve made a subspecialty out of writing to journalists about wild horses and, more importantly, cattle. Below is a letter I wrote to Matthew Shaer of Smithsonian, whose May 2017 article, “How the Mustang, the Symbol of […]
SOURCE: The Daily Pitchfork Photography: Bryce Gray BLM and USFS-reported grazing stats reveal the extent of private livestock production on millions of acres of overgrazed western public range and forest land, challenging rancher claims that wild horses and burros are to blame. by Vickery Eckhoff A side-by-side analysis of […]
“Wait until you see who is on this list! (Hint, the list includes a big mining company.) Another great article by Vickery Eckhoff.” – Debbie SOURCE: The Daily Pitchfork They’re mega-rich, powerful and on public assistance. [Part IV of an ongoing series on ranchers in the media] by […]
by Vickery Eckhoff as published in The Daily Pitchfork A newly published study offers photographic proof of what ranchers have long denied: the extent to which livestock grazing damages public lands. (Part III of a series on ranchers in the media) Livestock have been severely depleting public rangelands for decades. […]
Announcing The Daily Pitchfork! Journalists Vickery Eckhoff and James McWilliams have started a website to “bring accuracy and context to the way media presents and analyzes animal issues. They will do this by showcasing the best animal journalism, constructively critiquing the rest, and providing the media with valuable resources […]
OpEd by R.T. Fitch ~ president/co-founder of Wild Horse Freedom Federation Federally Subsidized Private Ranchers at Odds with Truth, Facts and Common Decency The “good ole welfare boys” of Iron County, Utah aren’t satisfied with the press coverage they received over their trumped-up Wild Horse Apocalypse story; now […]
SOURCE: vickeryeckhoff.com by Vickery Eckhoff 89 mainstream media outlets picked up the AP’s flawed Valley Meat coverage. Of those pictured above, only one (The Christian Science Monitor) responded to public requests for correction. A series of 18 AP news stories that repeated significant factual errors for a year and a […]
The word is out across the Blogosphere; Forbes’ equine “in your face” reporter Vickery Eckhoff was canned just days after writing an insightful article critical of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and their good ole boy “ Welfare Ranchers “and only hours before speaking to international equine professionals at this year’s Equine Advocates Annual Summit. What the heck gives?
By Vickery Eckhoff as published on her blog “you’re a horse advocate, you’re a horse advocate” I have a new post on Forbes.com: Grand Opening of Horse Slaughter Plants Foiled Again. You can read it here. The topic may seem obscure, but it’s probably my most important writing […]
This is an excellent article by journalist Vickery Eckhoff. Once again, Vickery does great research and gives the public the truth. SOURCE: forbes.com Vickery Eckhoff, Contributor 176,000 U.S. horses were sold to slaughter in 2012 through livestock auctions and feedlots like this one in Fallon, NV The opening […]
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