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Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Gov. Sandoval: Rein in the Runaway Nevada Department of Agriculture
Dear Governor Sandoval: The January 4 trap-and-snatch of wild horses from the Rhodes Road equestrian community of Reno is yet another mistake by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. The public has repeatedly volunteered to work with this department to help home-owners obey the fence-out law in Nevada, but the Department of Agriculture continues to waste money and good will by scurrying to do the bidding of a few wealthy people. Department of Ag should enter into the long-discussed on-the-range-management cooperative agreement with advocates immediately. We have our Western boots on the ground and we're ready to implement humane management, but the Department of Agriculture continues to dawdle. Responsible property owners understand that if they don't want wild horses on their property, they must fence them out. It's that simple. These iconic wild horses are not only a tourist draw, they delight the eyes and hearts of most Nevadans. Please take a stand for the law, and take charge of this runaway agency. Sincerely, Terri Farley Labels: Governor Brian Sandoval, Nevada Department of Agriculture, trap-and-snatch, wild horses Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 7:27 AM 1 comments  
Sunday, January 13, 2013 Tumbleweed Heart: mustang filly's first violent month of life has happy ending Dear Readers, I'm sure you remember the photos of this mustang foal being abused by the private security staff of a Reno land developer. After being trapped and hauled around by her fragile neck, Diamond was picked up by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. She was loaded into a horse trailer and taken to to the Nevada State Prison with her herd. There, her father, brothers and cousins were castrated. At the prison, she waited, with no idea of what would happen next. 
On Wednesday, January 9, Diamond and her family were jammed into a 42 mustang shipment. They arrived in Fallon, Nevada for a slaughter auction After live goats, cattle and pet horses were sold for meat, the Nevada mustangs were shoved, one-by-one, into a filthy, muddy arena the size of your living room. The noise of the auctioneer, the snapping of whips, the smell of humans and manure-smeared walls assaulted Diamond's nose. The terror was even worse, because Diamond was alone. For some reason, auction staff separated the two. In the photos below, you'll see Diamond standing at the exit door. I took this photo as she whinnied to her mother, who neighed frantically on the other side. When Diamond couldn't get to her mother, she trotted back and appealed to the auction ring staff.
There was no help there, but we were able to buy her, along with the rest of the Virginia Range herds. Hidden Valley Wild Horse fund bought-back 29 Nevada mustangs for $7,000. Finally, the horses were brought back to pastures on the edge of the Nevada range they know. They'll never run free again, but little Diamond is with her family.  Home again.
Labels: Diamond, foal abuse, Nevada Department of Agriculture, slaughter auction Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 2:30 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 Who's Going to Kill Your Wild Horses?  "Some of the finest meat you will ever eat is a fat yearling colt," said Tom Davis, purchaser of 1700 BLM-processed mustangs.
"A livestock auction sale yard does not differentiate
whether a person is a horse lover or a kill buyer that's the unfortunate part
of this," stated Ed Foster, Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA)
spokesman, on a News 4 broadcast in Reno, Nevada.
YES, America's wild horses are going to slaughter. Tomorrow I will attend a slaughter auction and hope to see 41 Nevada mustangs rescued.
But when mustangs lose their lives along with their freedom, who kills your wild horses?
The Poor
> people of color living in low-income
communities
The Stressed
> “at-will” employees
who must under-report accidents, endure unpaid overtime, chronic physical
pain and prolonged psychological detachment to keep their jobs.
> “Employees are very aware of the dangerous nature of their
work. When you combine sharp tools and automated machinery in a high-paced,
crowded environment, injuries are inevitable.”
Food Empowerment Project The Criminal> California Livestock Identification Bureau, reported horse thefts down 30% after passage of a ballot-initiative banning horse slaughter
> When the Belgian-owned Dallas Crown horse slaughter corporation was forced
to close in Kauffman, Texas, crime dropped dramatically: Robberies down 65%
Assaults down 61.7%
Car thefts down
83.3%
Murders and rapes dropped to 0
Labels: Food Empowerment Project, horse slaughter, Kauffman, mustang, Nevada, Nevada Department of Agriculture, Reno, slaughter works, Texas, wild horses Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 11:41 PM 1 comments
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