HORSES AND VOTING! — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

from our partners at Equine Advocates “ONLY WE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, CAN DECIDE THEIR FATE!” Today is #PrimaryDay in eight states: #Alabama, #California, #Iowa, #Mississippi, #Montana, #NewJersey, #NewMexico and #SouthDakota. There are only 22 weeks until the #MidTerms on November 6th. It is URGENT that Americans who care about #equine protection, specifically the banning of […] …

Urgent: House Appropriations to Vote on BLM Anti-Wild Equine Budget this Wednesday — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

Call to action: The House Appropriations Committee has scheduled its “mark up” on the spending bill for the Interior Department, including the BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Program, this Wednesday, June 6 starting at 10 am Eastern. We just learned that Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) will introduce an amendment recommending permanent sterilization of wild equines …

Interior Dept. moves to allow Alaska bear hunting with doughnuts, bacon

What is wrong with the policy makers at the Interior Department, are they themselves the hunters, or are they just as depraved as those who think baiting bears with doughnuts and bacon is either ethical or honourable? Where's the public outcry? I don't understand how such cowardly policies are even being considered. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/interior-dept-moves-allow-alaska-bear-hunting-doughnuts-bacon-n876306?cid=public-rss_20180522

Inadequate Handling Practices Pose added Threat to Louisiana’s Wild Horses — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

Source: Amy Hanchey, President, Pegasus Equine Guardian Association Regarding the Current Round Up of 37 Horses, Round Up #5 It’s very important to remember any time you deal with Kill buyers, Kill Pen Horses… etc. the risk of exposure to disease is far greater. Especially for wild horses whose immune systems are not exposed to […] …

Holding; Rock Springs — Wild Horse Education

The Jail at Rock Springs, Wyoming: by Cathy Ceci Traveling around the Western states, we’ve had some great opportunities to check on some of the BLM wild horse holding facilities. Some real life, true story, visits. Rock Springs Corrals in Wyoming, where they can handle up to 800 wild horses and burros, primarily from Wyoming’s …

Disturbing ‘Killing Program’

Press Release from Wild Earth Guardians Wildlife Services Slaughters Vulnerable Wildlife and Family Dogs MISSOULA, MT — On April 16, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s clandestine wildlife killing program announced its shocking death toll of animals killed last year. The ironically-named “Wildlife Services” program failed to disclose its expenditures, but historically has spent millions […] …

US Court Overturns Round-Up of Wild Horses in Oregon

as published on USNews.com A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management violated environmental law by conducting an emergency round-up of wild horses in eastern Oregon because the agency did not fully consider the impact of its actions. A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management violated […] …

The lives of over 45,000 Wild Horses remain at risk

Source: wildhoofbeats.com by Carol J. Walker, Director Of Field Documentation, Wild Horse Freedom Federation I want to personally thank all of you who called, emailed, faxed, wrote and met with your Senators and Representatives on behalf of our wild horses and burros before the Spending Bill was passed last week. Congress did maintain protections for […] …