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As published by Tribune News Service
Washington — A dust-up in California’s ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
On Jan. 5, 2017, the South Dakota state’s attorneys in Ziebach and Dewey Counties filed a motion requesting that a judge transfer to two equine welfare organizations control of 540 wild horses found starving and neglected at the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros in Lantry, S.D.
Filed ... Read More
On Saturday, Jan. 7, the Bureau of Land Management is set to begin a string of helicopter roundups with plans to capture upwards of 1,575 wild horses total in Utah and Nevada. Tragically, most will never see their home range again.
These are actions taken by a government agency on public lands and ... Read More
Dear Friends,
As we enter 2017, there’s every reason to be concerned about the fate of the estimated 67,000 wild horses and burros on the range and 45,600 in government holding facilities.
The Bureau of Land Management program responsible for their welfare has said ... Read More
Sign RTF’s anti-roundup petition here. Please consider a contribution to the Wild Horse Defense Fund, which makes it possible for RTF to have humane observers on the ground at roundups. Having an active voice has proven valuable for holding BLM and contractors accountable for the humane handling of wild horses, pressing ... Read More
As published by Reno Gazette-Journal
Backers of a plan to force the federal government to cede control of millions of acres of land in Nevada are refreshing their proposal.
And they’re starting with an effort to convince a skeptical public it’s possible to take nearly 7.3 million acres from the ... Read More