Thursday, February 12, 2009

WILD HORSE NEWS: just hours ago


Bill would block killing of wild horses, burros

By SANDRA CHEREB Associated Press Writer
Posted: 02/12/2009 03:00:23 PM PST

Legislation was introduced Thursday in Congress that would prevent the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from killing otherwise healthy wild horses and burros that roam Western states.

"It is unacceptable for wild horses to be slaughtered without any regard for the general health, well-being, and conservation of these iconic animals that embody the spirit of our American West," Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.V., said in a statement.

Rahall, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, has long been an advocate for wild horses on public lands.

"Our wild horses are being harmed by antiquated policies," said the measure's co-sponsor Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., chairman of the National Parks, Forests and Public Lands subcommittee. "These policies must be updated to reflect Americans' desire to see these horses protected."

Besides prohibiting the killing of healthy horses and burros that are removed from the range, the bill would allow BLM to revamp and expand public land areas for horses and assist in creating sanctuaries.

It also calls for strengthening the agency's adoption program and increasing public involvement in management decisions, the sponsors said.

"These critical, commonsense changes ... will help to sustain the current population of wild horses and burros, without having to resort to slaughter as a solution for management," Rahall's said.

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Posted by Terri Farley @ 8:58 PM

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Comments: CHampion! Yes, yes and double yes! Strike one for the horses! Thank God its prohibited so far in America!
~Rach
  I only hope something can be done about Mexico! Ther are....so so so inhumane with thier horses it makes me sick!!




Violet~~~
  I wish it were just one country doing this, but it's not. One of the saddest photos I've seen is a group of children's ponies about to be slaughtered...little, trusting things. And they were in Canada.
I'm sure there are other livestock slaughter houses which are secretly taking in horses, too.
  Awesome for the mustangs!!!!!
  I agree with the posters in beginning a petition;

there is a place called The Petition site;

anyone can begin a "pettion;

this must stop ! ! !
  Children's ponies Mrs. Farley!!?? Why could they not take care of them, aford them or something?
~Rach
  My town has a pound and a rescue league that saves stray dogs from being euthanized. If no one adopts them here they are shipped off to Canada... now I'm not jumping to conclusions but I do wonder what happens to them.. I heard they go to some type of organization. Hopefuly its an adopting company
~Rach
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