More horses die in BLM Fallon, NV holding pens

The death toll from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Calico, Nevada wild horse roundup ...

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Features

More horses die in BLM Fallon, NV holding pens

May 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The death toll from the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) Calico, Nevada wild horse roundup is rapidly approaching 100, as 12 more horses have perished in the month and a half since we issued our report on the true cost of this largest and most controversial BLM roundup in years. Read More →

Action Alerts

1,000 Nevada Mustangs Targeted for Roundup and Removal by BLM: Act by May 21

May 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The comment deadline for this roundup is now closed. The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) is accepting comments through Sunday May 23 on the latest proposed mass round up — 1,000 Nevada mustangs living in the Owyee, Rock Creek and Little Humboldt HMA’s are targeted for permanent removal beginning in July 2010. See sample letter below. In northeastern Nevada, just south of the Owyee Desert, lives a population of wild horses who are descendants of Cavalry re-mounts and 19th century ranch horses. These gray, bay, black, brown, roan and sorrel horses inhabit three BLM Herd... [Read the full story]

News

Judge dismisses Nevada wild horse roundup lawsuit

May 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge Monday officially dismissed a lawsuit brought by animal rights activists over a big wild horse roundup in northern Nevada, saying the case was moot and plaintiffs lacked standing. Read More →

Eyewitness Reports

More Calico horses die in BLM Fallon holding pens

May 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The latest news from the BLM’s Fallon holding facility, where more than 1,700 Calico horses await their fate. The death toll from the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) Calico, Nevada wild horse roundup is rapidly approaching 100, as 12 more horses have perished in the month and a half since we issued our report on the true cost of this largest and most controversial BLM roundup in years. An additional 83 Calico horses have been transferred from the BLM holding pens near Fallon, Nevada to the Palomino Valley holding facility, where they are being prepped for an Internet adoption... [Read the full story]

Rallies

Kids show HEARTS FOR HORSES in Washingon, D.C.

April 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Marching for Mustangs in Washington, D.C. By Amelia Perrin Amelia Perrin and Chloe Fishman March for Mustangs Reprinted from http://www.terrifarley.com/blogger.html My best friend Chloe and I love horses. We have been riding horses for around 7 years. I have been raising money for Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary since I was 6 and now I’m a youth ambassador for the sanctuary. This summer Chloe and I got to visit Return to Freedom and we worked there. We rode on the feed truck in the morning and threw hay to the wild horse bands living in the hills. In the afternoons, we mucked stalls... [Read the full story]