Source: THE DAILY PITCHFORK Report analyzes taxpayer bailout of U.S. public lands ranching [Part II of a series on ranchers] by Vickery Eckhoff Public lands livestock operators each cost taxpayers nearly a quarter of a million dollars in subsidies over the last decade. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John […]
By Debbie Coffey, V.P. & Dir. Wild Horse Affairs, Wild Horse Freedom Federation […]
Wild Horse Areas in the BLM’s White River Field Office in Colorado Press Release: For immediate release BLM Targets Colorado Wild Horse Herds Plans include Zeroing-Out West Douglas Herd Area and Roundup of Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. (Feb. 10, 2015) – On January 30, 2015, […]
Even across the border, there is the desperate, and unsubstantiated, claim that using fertility control will stop the roundups…lulling us all with a false sense of hope. – Debbie Coffey SOURCE: metronews.ca By John Cotter, The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Two foals are shown in a pen […]
SOURCE: The Daily Pitchfork by Vickery Eckhoff The US livestock industry has enormous economic and political clout. But news reports consistently highlight a small segment of it — ranchers grazing livestock on federally-managed western grasslands — as news sources, granting them undue influence on policy issues in which […]
By Debbie Coffey, V.P. & Dir. Of Wild Horse Affairs, Wild Horse Freedom Federation Copyright 2015 All Rights Reserved. In this case, there was NO justice. Wild Horse Freedom Federation did an investigation and found that a BLM […]
SOURCE: The Daily Pitchfork by Vickery Eckhoff Photo: Jennifer Maharry Rated: F Article Review: “Why You Really Should (But Really Can’t) Eat Horse Meat“ the Guardian – Jan 09, 2015 Michael Moss’ powerful New York Times’ investigation into the United States Department of Agriculture’s Meat Animal Research Center (“U.S. Research Lab Lets […]
A mare/foal pair in the sale program because they were offered 3 times on the Internet adoption https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/horse.php?horse_id=7175 by Grandma Gregg Remember when we saw how the BLM was posting lots and lots of wild burros online in order to get them 3-strikes fast so they could sell them […]
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 […]
The BLM plans to permanently remove 100 wild horses from Nevada’s Little Fish Lake Herd Management Area, stating that the wild horses are “threatened by lack of forage from within the HMA.” However, the BLM will continue to allow the Wagon Johnnie Grazing Allotment permittee to graze 201 cattle […]
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