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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
We Must Be Allowed to See the Treatment of OUR Horses Dear Readers,If we can't get BLM to change their treatment of wild horses out of a sense what's humane and right, we must make them allow cruelty while the whole world is watching.
coverage from HORSEBACK MAGAZINE:
The case of Laura
Leigh v. Ken Salazar, U.S. Department of the Interior, et al continued in
Federal Court in Reno, Nevada, February 19, 2013.
Two years
ago, Leigh, a photojournalist, claimed viewing restrictions at the Silver King
roundup of wild horses violated her First Amendment rights. Though she was
denied injunctive relief, Leigh appealed.
The case
continued with an emphasis on the press and public’s diminishing opportunities
to document wild horse round-ups throughout the West, beginning in 2001 and
continuing to the present.
Witnesses included:
Elyse Gardner, humane observer at Pryor Mountain, Twin Peaks and Calico Complex
round-ups; Sally Summers, director of HorsePower, an organization which
originated Nevada license plates which picture a wild white horse and burro,
proceeds from which benefit equine rescue; Bill Bauer, a veteran observer of
round-ups in several states and Terri Farley, author of fact-based fiction and
an early observer of wild horses round-ups in the Calico Complex.
As testimony
ran into the second half of the day, Judge Larry Hicks issued a “heads up,”
saying witnesses had established variable and diminishing opportunities to view
wild horses at round-ups and BLM pens, however the court needed clarification
on what constituted reasonable viewing opportunities.
Over the
objection of Department of Interior Attorney Eric Peterson, Judge Hicks declared
Leigh “the most knowledgeable journalist to observe wild horse roundups,” and
let her take the stand to define reasonable access.
Citing the
number of worldwide readers who depend on her research, Leigh insisted “unobstructed
views” of her subjects and the ability to identify mustangs as individuals was
most important.
On
Wednesday, February 19, Federal witnesses are expected to state safety concerns
regarding public attendance at the wild horse roundups and facilities they
manage.
Labels: Attorney Gordon Cowan, Bill Bauer, Elyse Gardner, First Amendment, Judge Larry Hicks, Laura Leigh, press access, Sally Summers, terri farley Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 8:13 AM 1 comments  
Sunday, April 11, 2010 Death in the Desert  Photo by Craig Downer " What you are seeing are the remains of a wild horse, discovered by Craig Downer, Terri Farley, and Don Molde on a recent excursion into the Calico Mountains looking for the living remnants of the herds..." To read a report by biologist Craig Downer and human observer Elyse Garder, click here: Humane Observer Blog This wide-ranging blog includes feelings and facts, comparing the past and present plight of the Calico Range horses, their capture, captivity and Craig's coverage of our first trip back to the Calico range following BLM's disastrous round-up. Best, Terri Labels: BLM, BLM round ups, Calico Complex, Craig Downer, Elyse Gardner, mustang deaths, wild horses Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 3:36 AM 2 comments
Monday, January 04, 2010 A STALLION NAMED FREEDOM loses everything else  Pursued by a helicopter, Freedom's herd heads toward a trap Update From The Field By Craig C. Downer, Wildlife Ecologist and Elyse Gardner, Public Observer January 2, 2009 Below are the photos of the roundup that took place today (Saturday, January 2, 2009) showing how the captured band stallion, "Freedom," valiantly fought for and regained his liberty although he had to leave his family of 8 adult mares and 2 colts. Jumping a 6-foot fence and immediately thereafter breaking through a barbed wire fence and injuring himself, this was an awe-inspiring, do-or-die effort demonstrating the loathing of captivity to a wild horse and his need for freedom. We can only pray for his recovery from the injuries the sustained from the barbed wire.       FOR THE COMPLETE STORY, VISIT: http://humanitythrougheducation.com/ Additional Note: On New Year's Day, the BLM rounded up 10 wild horses but only captured 9 because a 6-month old foal died en route. APHIS vet at the scene, Dr. Al Kane, reported that after being chased by the helicopter for "1/4 mile" the little foal was behaving strangely, lying down periodically. It is reported that the pilot radioed Dr. Kane that this foal was having problems and Dr. Kane went out to see the foal who was found dead. Dr. Kane said that he did a necropsy in the field and discovered congenital heart defect and said that foal couldn't have handled any exercise and probably wouldn't have lived to adulthood. They left the body in the field and refused to allow the public observers to witness the body. Labels: BLM lawsuit, Craig Downer, Elyse Gardner, Freedom, round ups, stallion escapes, terri farley, wild horses Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 8:02 AM 6 comments
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