News and Noteworthy

  To read the Oct. 14 press release about the court's decision from Return to Freedom and its fellow plaintiffs, please click here. As published by Casper Star Tribune The Bureau of Land Management may not treat public lands as private out of practical considerations, a federal appeals court wrote ... Read More
October 27, 2016AnnieFannie
calico-roundup
  As published by The Arizona Republic The two missing horses that were shot Friday night by an unknown gunman have been found, according to a horse rescue group. According to Simone Netherlands, the president of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group, search groups went looking for the rest of the ... Read More
October 25, 2016AnnieFannie
  Please click here to sign RTF's anti-roundup petition. Edited BLM press release Elko, Nevada — The Bureau of Land Management will begin a wild horse helicopter gather on the Owyhee Complex in Northern Nevada on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The purpose of the gather is to remove excess wild horses ... Read More
October 25, 2016AnnieFannie
  As published by The Arizona Republic Authorities were searching for a man suspected of fatally shooting at least one horse in the Pirate Islands area of the Salt River in Tonto National Forest. Witnesses told deputies they saw the gunman shoot three horses shortly before 6 p.m. Friday, and a ... Read More
October 24, 2016AnnieFannie
    By Laura Leigh, Special to Return to Freedom In what may be a precedent-setting decision, the 10th Circuit of Appeals recently upheld a lower court ruling that essentially denied the claim that the removal of wild horses from the range is based solely on a numbers claim. Central to the appeals court’s ... Read More
October 24, 2016AnnieFannie
  As published by the Craig Daily Press Clouds of dust kicked up by crazed horses running from low-flying helicopters, as bystanders sob in protest has become a traditional scene when the Bureau of Land Management gathers wild horses and burros from public lands. However the next gather in Northwest Colorado ... Read More
October 22, 2016AnnieFannie