Tuesday, February 22, 2011

A Tough Little Life


photo by Cat Kindsfather

Dear Readers,
Each week, America's mustangs are killed with our tax dollars. They're run to exhaustion by helicopters. They crash into metal fences and trucks. They contort their bodies into leaps they can'tmake, trying to reach their families and freedom.
Some of us can't stand to see the photo or hear the terrible true stories.
Some of us grit our teeth, take those photos to our legislators and tell them real-life horror stories that must stop.
Last week, Palomino Armstrong took Honeybandit's story to Washington, D.C.
Her testimony -- and that of other wild horse advocates -- helped spur a vote to take $2 million dollars from BLM's mustang round-up fund.
But we want to make sure BLM takes the hint. So, many mustang advocates will attend the March 10-11 BLM advisory board meeting in Phoenix, AZ and speak out for wild horses.

Palomino wants to attend and tell BLM to STOP THE ROUND-UPS until a scientific investigation is done. She wants to make sure there are no more HoneyBandits -- foals taken from their mothers and left to starve in BLM custody.

I've helped Palomino document HoneyBandit's tough little life so that BLM cannot deny their mistakes, can't dismiss her as the equine equivalent of a crazy cat lady .Palomino's photos and journal entries have shown us a foal's life of BLM-inflicted pain and confusion. Honeybandit was rescued, but most babies in his situation are shot.
Almost every day, people ask me how they can help the mustangs.
If you want to stand up for wild horses, but can't be in Phoenix next month, consider donating a dollar or two to Palomino's Miracle Mustang foundation so that she can afford to feed the horses at home, and travel to the meeting.
Donations are tax-deductible and you can check out the
Miracle Mustang Rescue
here.
Happy trails,
Terri

Labels: Honeybandit, Honeybandit'S MOM, Palomino

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Monday, November 08, 2010

Vet report: HB's mother is doing fine?



Dear Readers,
As a journalist, I don't know what to make of the following info. What do you think?








One of HoneyBandit's followers came upon a vet report which refers to HoneyBandit's mother.
The report is confusing, since Palomino & her friend Jennifer were told on the day they first saw him, that HoneyBandit's mother was an old mare with no milk and, as you might recall, BLM personnel told them the beaten foal's mother could not be located.
That was on Sept. 2.
That just doesn't mesh with the vet report:
Twin Peaks Gather Processing/Inspection September 20,2010
The other buckskin/dull mare that was with her upfront is the mare to the foal that is now referred to as 'Honey Bandit'. She apparently is letting another foal or two nurse her. She has been processed and is 7yrs old and # 1740, she is doing well and gaining weight.

Want to read the rest of the report? Click here:
Twin Peaks Vet Report

If link doesn't work for you, try posting this in your browser: http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ca/pdf/eaglelake/tpgather2010.Par.11595.File.dat/vetsept20.PDF

Best,
Terri

Labels: HB with IV photo, Honeybandit'S MOM

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