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 […]
Most Americans are shocked when they find out that ranchers are allowed to graze their private livestock on our public lands – including deep within protected Wilderness areas – for literally pennies on the dollar.
In fact, the federal public lands grazing program is among the most wasteful, environmentally damaging and economically inefficient uses of our public lands, costing U.S. taxpayer a whopping $120 million annually! When you consider additional direct and indirect costs, it’s estimated that the federal public lands grazing program on just national forests and Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-administered lands may costs as much as $500 million to $1 billion annually – all to provide only 3% of all the beef in the country.
“There is an age old adage that asks, “How do you know when ‘so and so’ is lying, when their lips are moving.” That does a pretty good job of describing one of America’s most corrupt federal agencies, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). For years the BLM […]
“BREAKING NEWS: The Department of Interior’s own investigation agency has uncovered the facts that the BLM is mismanaged, shoots from the hip, has no plan and violates federal law. OH MY GOODNESS, I am SHOCKED, STUNNED…the sky is falling and we must tell the king. Duhhhhhhh, why does this make the pain in my chest hurt more? STUPID permeates the agency that is entrusted with protecting the well being of our wild horses and burros. As usual, I am NOT impressed!” ~ R.T.
by Arno Rosenfeld as published on the Casper Star Tribune The appeals court ruled that while the BLM claimed it was justified in treating the entire checkerboard as private, given the “unique land management situation” the agency lacked the authority to make this judgement. The Bureau of Land […]
by Carol Walker, Director of Field Documentation for Wild Horse Freedom Federation Published on WildHoofBeats “This herd is not even above AML by the BLM’s own count, only 648 adult horses in the flyover count in April 2016” The BLM is planning to roundup wild horses in the […]
Story by Monique Griego as published on Channel 12 TV “They’re like family and to see something like this happen it just breaks your heart,” MESA, Ariz. – A family of Salt River Wild Horses went from 9 to 8 members after one of the band’s youngest foals, […]
By RACHEL STEFFANRSTEFFAN as published on The Washington Times “ideally there would be a way to find space for the horses within the 40,000 acres that the Army does not use for training.” FORT POLK, La. – Horse advocates continue to raise questions and concerns about whether removing […]
By Amy Hanchey as published on the Beauregard Daily News “There are in fact several unique herds of truly wild horses that are of value both environmentally and culturally, especially to the inhabitants of the area, but also to all Americans. …” Regarding the articles about the Ft. […]
Story by Grandma Gregg The Bureau of Land Management announced its Rangeland Stewardship Awards for 2016 and gave the awards to welfare ranchers. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported the federal government spends at least $144 million each year managing private livestock grazing on federal public lands, but […]
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