WILD EXPECTATIONS

2009-08-22T11:30:00.000-05:00

I found this fascinating quote today:

Contrary to What Some Are Saying Wild Horses Are Absolutely Indigenous to the Western United States!rtfitch.wordpress.com, The Force of the Horse®, Aug 2009

You should read the whole article.

Protect the Wild Horses

2009-08-19T11:00:00.001-05:00

Federal land throughout the American West is home to thousands of healthy wild horses. Yet as herds continue to grow, Bureau of Land Management officials have raised the possibility of killing as many as 30,000 wild mustangs.

Urge Senator Alexander and Senator Corker to pass help legislation to save thousands of wild horses from slaughter. »

For years, Congress has tried to protect wild horses, yet lack of funding, shrinking range land, bad science, long-standing political agendas and mismanagement have undermined all protective measures.

Thankfully, the U.S. House recently passed the Restoring Our American Mustangs (ROAM) Act -- a bill that restores protection for wild horses and prevents the commercial sale and slaughter of these American icons.

It's clear that the public wants these beautiful animals to be protected, but we need the Senate to support this important legislation. Urge your Senators to support the protection of America's beautiful wild horse populations! »

Thanks for taking action!

Andrew
ThePetitionSite

Animal Law Coalition

2009-07-18T10:42:00.004-05:00

U.S. Senate House passes bill to save Wild Horses and Burros. Avocation that animals live free and free of neglect and cruelty. Read the bill and article at:
http://animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/693

It's a 37-year-old federal law

2008-11-18T10:27:00.002-06:00

Yes, this law was created those many years ago for very humane reasons ... the very same reasons it should remain in effect today.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20081117-0725-wst-wildhorses-euthanasia.html

"........ wild horse advocates decry the proposal by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as a travesty of a 37-year-old federal law that deemed the horses “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West.”

Update on BLM Mustangs

2008-11-18T10:12:00.002-06:00

Oh, if I only had this kind of money to come to the aid of these animals. Go to the following link to read about some wonderful folks with enough money and hearts in the right place.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/AR2008111703680.html?referrer%3Demailarticle&sub=new

Update

2008-08-29T10:32:00.001-05:00

Euthanasia issue has been postponed until later this year.

Contact your State Representatives

2008-07-26T12:33:00.001-05:00

This site is a "no brainer" for contacting your state representatives. It only takes a few seconds and you need only supply your zip code.
http://www.aspca.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=52264.0

Adoption vs. euthanasia American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign

2008-07-26T12:06:00.003-05:00

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080725-9999-1m25burro.html

By AWHPC on 07/25/2008 at 10:17 a.m.I would like to clarify our position with respect to adoptions, as my statement was truncated. The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign is not opposed to the Adopt-A-Horse program. What we oppose is the rounding up of more horses than can be adopted by qualified adopters who understand the challenges that come with training a wild animal. Under the right circumstances and with gentle training, mustangs can make wonderful, well-adjusted riding horses. However, many adoptions fail because BLM, in its eagerness to get rid of the horses, will give them at bargain basement rates to just about anybody. The choice presented by the article, "adoption or euthanasia," is a false choice, the result of a manufactured crisis. Over the past few years, under pressure from special interest groups (especially public land ranchers who want the horses removed so that even more private cattle can enjoy subsidized grazing), BLM has been rounding up our wild horses by the thousands, without a long-term plan for their care. As a result, over 30,000 horses find themselves in government holding pens, at taxpayers' expense. It is disingenuous for BLM officials to pretend that an already saturated adoption market is the solution: a few horses will find good adoptive homes; the others should not pay with their lives for BLM's gross mismanagement of America's herds. Wild horse advocacy groups are actively working with members of Congress to find an acceptable, ethical and fiscally responsible solution to this crisis. V. Parant Director, American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign By AWHPC on 07/25/2008 at 10:20 a.m.(cont'd) To fulfill the intent of the 1971 Act, wild horses should be managed in the wild in the areas that were allocated to them by law. To the extent population control is needed, fertility control methods can be used that are less traumatic or expensive than round-ups. Proper censusing should be conducted before any more round-ups can take place, and removals should come as an absolute last resort, with no more animals being captured than a properly managed adoption program can place in good homes. Ultimately, the less than 30,000 wild horses that remain on our public lands should not be scapegoated for range damage caused by subsidized public land ranching and its 6 million head of cattle, which provide less than 3% of our national beef supply.