RENO, Nev.—State agriculture officials have discussed ways to muster support for the slaughter of stray horses in Nevada, and the discussions stirred protests among advocates for the free-roaming animals. Wild horse supporters plan a rally at the state Capitol on … Read More
Are wild horses truly “wild,” as an indigenous species in North America, or are they “feral” weeds – barnyard escapees, far removed genetically from their prehistoric ancestors? The question at hand is, therefore, whether or not modern horses, Equus caballus, … Read More
CAÑON CITY, Colo. — The herd of wild horses clopped cautiously toward the strangers in their pen. A chestnut mustang leaned in for a closer look, sniffing and snorting curiously. Another inched backward, her black eyes flashing with fear.
Forty years after its passage, The Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act is a shadow of its former self, undercut by amendments, the Bureau of Land Management, and the cattle industry
LAS VEGAS — Thirty thousand wild horses are stacked in government-supported holding facilities — more horses than are found on the open range. Businesswoman and philanthropist Madeleine Pickens has spent years trying to coax the BLM into trying something different, … Read More
For the first time in their young lives, 24 baby horses from Oregon will be receiving the care and nutrition they need thanks to the efforts of rescue workers who purchased them at or en route to auctions where they … Read More
With 45,000 or so wild horses in federal control, the Bureau of Land Management selects a “pro-slaughter cattlewoman” to be the public’s voice on its advisory board. To wild horse advocates, the ones who fret daily over the worsening plight … Read More
BLM Postpones Its Radical Wild Horse Elimination and Castration Plan in Response to Federal Lawsuit Washington, DC (December 20, 2011) … Today, in response to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of environmental and wild horse advocacy groups, the Interior … Read More
Washington, D.C. — It would appear that some in Congress are all talk when it comes to seriously reducing federal spending and decreasing the size of government. Despite overwhelming objections from the American public and the horse community, and despite … Read More
The Wild Horse Act act celebrates its 40th birthday, but only a shell of its protections for America’s herds remain. As near as anyone today can tell, America’s wild horse herds never came anwhere close to Manhattan before they were … Read More