As published by FairWarning.org
Wild horses have long been an evocative symbol of the American West. When wild horses and burros were threatened with extinction nearly 50 years ago, Congress rode to the rescue with a law providing broad protections.
Horse numbers have soared, however, ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday ended its "emergency" bait-and-trap roundup at the Pancake Herd Management Area.
BLM captured a total of 89 wild horses: 41 mares, 33 studs and 15 foals beginning on July 9, according to its gather reports. Three wild horses were put down:
A foal ... Read More
The National Wild Horse Advisory Board is set to meet Oct. 9-11 in Salt Lake City.
At its last two meetings, the nine-member board voted 8-1 to recommend the Bureau of Land Management "euthanize" -- shoot -- wild horses and burros. Fortunately, while the advisory board is tasked with providing ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management is set to begin on Sept. 11 a helicopter roundup to capture and remove 149 wild horses from the Muddy Creek Herd Management Area in Utah. The roundup is expected to last about six days.
BLM cites “declining rangeland health, overpopulation and continued drought conditions” as ... Read More
Congress goes back to work today -- and so must wild horse advocates.
Members of the Senate and House of Representatives will begin holding Conference Committee meetings on Interior and Agriculture appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019, and the lives of wild horses and burros, as well as those of domestic equines, ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management ended an "emergency" bait-and-trap roundup of 801 wild horses -- 308 studs, 300 mares, and 188 foals -- at the Nevada Wild Horse Range in Nye County, Nevada.
Thirty-one wild horses were put down during the roundup -- all for what BLM says were preexisting injuries.... Read More