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BLM Invites the Public to Tour Wild Horse Long-Term Holding Pastures in Kansas

April 2, 2012
BLM Invites the Public to Tour Wild Horse Long-Term Holding Pastures in Kansas

EL DORADO, Kansas (BLM) – The Bureau of Land Management is hosting in June an all-day public tour of two wild horse long-term holding pastures in El Dorado, Kansas, located about 30 miles east of Wichita.  The free tour, which will take place on Saturday, June 9, 2012, will give the public an...
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After Success in the Courts Leigh Fils Motion to Hold BLM Feet to the Fire

March 21, 2012
After Success in the Courts Leigh Fils Motion to Hold BLM Feet to the Fire

The Court Battle for Humane Care of Wild Horses Marches on RENO, (Wild Horse Education) – On March 20, 2012 a Motion to reconsider the decision in the Triple B wild horse roundup “Inhumane” case has been filed. On January 26 in Reno Federal Court, Hon. Judge Howard J. alcohol glucophage McKibben denied the...
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Federal Wild Horse Lawsuit Hearing Occurs February 24

February 26, 2012
Federal Wild Horse Lawsuit Hearing Occurs February 24

Groundbreaking Case Heard on the Merits; Parties Await Decision SACREMENTO, (In Defense of Animals) – A hearing in the groundbreaking wild horse lawsuit challenging the roundup and removal of nearly 1,579 wild horses and 159 burros from the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area (HMA) in northeastern California, in 2010, was heard on Friday, February...
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Sunday Commentary: BLM Again Gives Stunning Tin Ear Demonstration

February 19, 2012
Sunday Commentary: BLM Again Gives Stunning Tin Ear Demonstration

By Steven Long HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The tin ear of the federal Bureau of Land Management is clearly so out of tune to the desires of the American public and so in tune with the wants of corporate agriculture, hunting interests, and natural resource exploitation that the agency, and its titular head, Interior Secretary Ken...
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Environmental Protection Agency Announces First Fertility Control Vaccine Approved for Wild Horses in the United States

February 17, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Announces First Fertility Control Vaccine Approved for Wild Horses in the United States

Wildlife managers join The Humane Society of the United States in support of action WASHINGTON, (HSUS) — Wildlife managers, along with The Humane Society of the United States, applaud official registration of the first contraceptive vaccine for horses. The HSUS had sponsored the move by the Environmental Protection Agency after more than two decades of...
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Major Victory for Wild Horses in Ninth – BLM Loses on All Counts

February 14, 2012

Editor’s Note: The litigation was funded by Wild Horse Freedom Federation, www.wildhorsefreedomfederation.org FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT LAURA LEIGH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 11-16088 KEN SALAZAR, Secretary, U.S. D.C. No. Department of the Interior; BOB ý 3:10-cv-00597- ABBEY, Director, Bureau of Land LRH-VPC Management; RONALD WENKER, OPINION Nevada State Director of Bureau of Land Management, Defendants-Appellees. þ Appeal from the United States...
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BLM offers “Home Range” Adoption at Stone Cabin Roundup

February 14, 2012
BLM offers “Home Range” Adoption at Stone Cabin Roundup

Story and Photo by Laura Leigh, Horseback Magazine RENO, (Horseback) – The BLM is offering what they call a ”trap site adoption” at the Stone Cabin/Saulsbury roundup operation. On Feb. 18th, approved adopters can adopt a horse from the BLM corrals set at the holding area adjacent to the contractors temporary facility. No animals will...
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BLM Answers Questions About Mass Euthanasia Policy to Squelch Internet Rumors

February 13, 2012
BLM Answers Questions About Mass Euthanasia Policy to Squelch Internet Rumors

Photo by Laura Leigh, Horseback Magazine HOUSTON, (Horseback) – A 2008 internal BLM memo discussing a plan to euthanize as many as 50,000 wild horse in holding has again surfaced and is in the process of going viral on the Internet. When Horseback first saw discussion of the reports in email posts they had...
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Business as Usual as BLM Hides Behind Contractor, Ropes Off Stampede From Public View

January 5, 2012
Business as Usual as BLM Hides Behind Contractor, Ropes Off Stampede From Public View

By Steven Long, Photo by Laura Leigh HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The federal Bureau of Land Management has talked a good game in recent months with its appointment of a veteran agency bureaucrat to head the division that controls U.S. wild horses and burros. During that period statements from Director Bob Abbey on down have promised...
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USDA Has Disproportionate Influence on BLM Wild Horse Board

December 23, 2011
USDA Has Disproportionate Influence on BLM Wild Horse Board

By Steven Long Photo by Laura Leigh HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The United States Department of Agriculture has an unusually stout influence over appointments to the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board of the federal Bureau of Land Management. 2007 08 09 diflucan for oral thrush The giant cabinet department that serves the needs of farmers...
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