“Wild Horse Fire Brigade” concept under US Dept of Interior review
Concept could make a very important contribution to saving US forests and related natural resources.
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The Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act: No panacea for wild horses
The key to success seems to be obtained by providing Sec. Zinke with a logical alternative path to slaughter or euthanasia (that doesn’t create a conflict of interest with other stakeholders like the cattle industry) as the BLM’s solution to the fiscal crises related to maintaining the wild horses in the pens.
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Can the Wild Horse Fire Brigade really work?
Wherever a species of large herbivore has its population depleted, vegetation becomes excessive, allowing catastrophic wildfires to take over.
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Time for BLM to revisit its wild horse policies, says advocacy group’s white paper
Paper from Wild Horse Freedom Federation suggests wild horses are endangered and being pushed towards extinction.
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US wildlife squarely in the gun in series of federal moves, says HSUS boss
“It’s something of a declaration of war on wildlife and also on the animal protection movement.”
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Senate committee’s vote an emphatic statement against horse slaughter – HSUS
“The idea of slaughtering horses for human consumption will never gain traction here in the United States,” says CEO Wayne Pacelle.
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The politicization of the plight of wild horses and burros in America
Some of the most important intentions of the 1971 Wild Burro & Horse Protection Act were stated with these words: “wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death”.
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House committee’s change to spending bill imperils America’s wild horses
“It would hand a victory to those who profit from our public land resources while blocking common-ground solutions.”
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“The Misfits” at 50: Honoring the horse and an iconic western
February 1, 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of the release of “The Misfits,” the iconic and underrated film about Nevada mustangers who brutally capture wild horses so they can sell them to the slaughterhouse.
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Celebrities, scientists and advocates write to lawmakers over wild horse concerns
“Our nation’s iconic wild horses are fighting for their lives and we cannot stand by silently and let that happen.”
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Should it be this hard to do the right thing in managing America’s horses?
The US seems to struggle to make even minor gains in horse management.
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Wild horses have potential to stem killer toxins on American rangelands
Wild horses’ immunity to prions – the toxins causing Chronic Wasting Disease – gives them a unique place on the range lands.
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Crucial House Appropriations Committee vote looms on wild horses
Bureau of Land Management seeks approval to be able to sell captive wild horses without limitation.
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Advocates stand against wild horse slaughter threat ahead of federal hearing
“As many as 100,000 innocent animals could face mass slaughter as a direct result of the agency’s failure to properly manage wild horse populations.”
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Fighting wildfires with wild horses – an untapped equine fire brigade
Wild horses can prevent catastrophic fires because they are able to consume dry, fire-prone vegetation over vast areas of the west.
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Overpopulation on the range? That’s fake news, says leading wild horse advocate
“The bottom line is Americans want their wild horses protected.”
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Wild horses: An indicator of our human condition
The vast majority of humans living on the planet today are disconnected from the planet, each other, and the discrete dialog that exists between the planet and the multitude of species that inhabit it.
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Mass slaughter of wild horses a dreadful idea, says HSUS boss
Wayne Pacelle attacks proposals that could see mustangs enter the slaughter pipeline.
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Advocates accuse feds of pushing wild horses toward extinction
“It is undeniable the BLM . . . is quietly and intentionally enabling extinction of wild equine herds.”
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Radical nutrient loss on US rangelands marks an “alarming trend”
Thousands of samples collected over the past 20 years have shown long-term declines in nutritional value in native forages on America’s grasslands.
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