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Wild horse update via Laura Leigh and the The PPJ Gazette Truth Squad

mckatie — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:06:46 +0000

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TS Radio…Laura Leigh update on wild horse obliteration

September 5, 2011 by Barbara Peterson

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Laura Leigh is an award winning artist, journalist and videographer. She is founder and President of Wild Horse Education, which funds her work and is on the Board of Directors and is Vice President of the Wild Horse Freedom Federation which supports her legal efforts along with other noted advocacy groups.

Laura has filed a 1st Amendment Rights lawsuit against the Department of the Interior (includes the BLM) that is in the 9th Circuit Court in California.

Laura has been to more BLM wild horse roundups than any BLM employee. She has also served as Subject Matter Expert for The Equine Welfare Alliance in the research department and has been affiliated with many equine welfare groups in many capacities.

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Back from Break : latest tidbits

mckatie — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:12:40 +0000

I took a break from blogging. Traveling, personal issues , multiple deaths in my family all took their toll. I had started writing for an online community about horses. Sounds great , right? Except, I was lacking passion. My drive, my passion, lost in the required formatting of rules and regulations. My heart is not into writing ” how to ” articles. Passionate people inspire passion in others. Oddly enough I was inspired by another to return to blog land . I say oddly because her blog is gone. Yet I am thankful our paths cross. A ripple.. that’s all it takes. One person to another.

With so much going on in the world these days it is no wonder that we often lose focus.

If a million people donated a dollar – we’d have a million dollars. Sounds simplistic right? Wonderful movements start with one.

I’m not a fan of designer dogs. Sure, they are cute. Damn cute. However, the undiscriminating breeders have added to the over population. The abundance of designer dogs, even at higher prices, continue to add to the growing number of dogs tossed by the wayside after the cuteness is gone. Two different breeds bred together make half breed mutts. Understand that I’m not against mutts – I’m simply against breeding said purebred dog outside the breed. Breeders are not giving thought to health issues that might rise from cross breeding. They are not concerned with the rising numbers of animals being abandoned or euthanized. They are not breeding to raise the breeds standards , but to make money. At what cost ?

Two years ago the number of animals entering the shelters was 6-8 million – with half of those animals being put to sleep. 25% were purebreds.. The numbers are on the rise. One third of the dogs in California shelters were chihuahuas. In early June nearly 700 cats were removed from horrible conditions. 700.

If every city of 30, 000 killed 100 animals a month… 1200 a year… multiplied by the number of cities.. the number is boggling… make a difference. Neuter and spay your pets.

Where the Mustangs Roam…

mckatie — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:01:37 +0000

Recapping the past couple of months:

This past summer saw an abundance of mustangs rounded up . Wild mustangs taken from their families, their homeland… to be taken to holding pens. There are now over 36, 000 mustangs kept in these holding pens. How much money do you think it costs to feed this many horses? Millions. How much was it really costing to allow these horses ( protected since 1971 ) to live freely on the range ?

The BLM had decided to remove horses from the Calico herd.. result ? 150 dead. The BLM decided to remove mustangs at Tuscarora at the beginning of July.. day 1 results? 7 dead. While the BLM continue to deny any wrong doing the truth is in the evidence. Dead mustangs. My mustangs. Your mustangs. These mustangs belong to the people.. and WE are the people. This is cruel and irresponsible mismanagement. Way to go !

Horses were rounded up by the BLM in the Pilot Creek Valley area near Wendover and auctioned off in Fallon on July 10.. headed for slaughter. According to the BLM 2009 report these were mustangs. According to the 2010 report, these horses were estrays and as such were allowed to be sold at the Fallon auction which was comprised of horse “slaughter” buyers.

But the tide is turning. A 2 year independant study of the wild mustangs has been issued. Will the results of the study be able to save the mustangs in time? We shall see.

“On September 13, 2010, the District Court of Idaho granted Advocates for the West a victory in an important case under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and ordered the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to disclose to the public basic information on its grazing program – including the names of livestock permittees authorized to grazing the public lands.” Check out the blog http://rtfitch.wordpress.com/

And to think that I was called a liar by a Flickrite when I stated that the BLM was removing horses to allow cattlemen grazing access… which is another tab picked up by the people.. for the Cattlemen. Because the $2 and change unit fee per month is nothing… and the Public pays the rest…

Think about it… talk about it.. write about it…