Latest Instagram Photos
       
|
||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
Monday, June 27, 2016
Where's Mama? : What Happens to Foals After a Wild Horse Roundup  WASHINGTON, DC (June 23, 2016 ) Republicans on the Federal Lands Sub-Committee launched a plan for the extinction of America's wild horses. Rep. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming purred that euthanasia is "such a lovely way to die." An alternate strategy? Round up 100% of America's wild horses so they won't suffer on the range. Here's what happens to wild foals if they survive roundups. I was at Palomino Valley Wild Horse corrals with photographer Karen Hopple a few years ago when these foals arrived. The first filly out of the contractor's truck tumbled out backward, but kept her balance. Most horses were sorrels, but there were also bays, duns and paler horses, including a palomino.
She and a few others tried to nurse from other foals. This method of self-soothing indicates these babies are too young to be separated from their mothers, even though they met BLM's guidelines for weaning. This is a perversion of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 and if you're an American tax-payer, you're paying for it.
Labels: BLM, BLM roundup, contractors, euthanasia, filly, foal, mares, mustang, Palomino Valley, Rep. Cynthia Lummis, weaning, wild horses, Wyoming Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 3:00 AM 10 comments  
|
||||||||||||
|
Home | Books | The Author | Connect | Education | Wild Horses © Terri Farley |
