Judge Rejects Government Attempt to Ignore Expert Declarations on Negative Impacts of Plan to Castrate Wild Nevada Stallions

From YubaNet.com Regional Judge Rejects Government Attempt to Ignore Expert Declarations on Negative Impacts of Plan to Castrate Wild Nevada Stallions Author: American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC) Published on May 12, 2012 – 9:46:51 AM WASHINGTON, D.C. May 10, 2012 – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has rejected an attempt [...]

Wild horses: Feds ignoring evidence castrated stallions act “wild”?

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management can no longer “remain studiously ignorant of material scientific evidence” indicating that castrating wild stallions is a problematic and possibly illegal way of managing the herds, a federal judge has ruled in the long-running battle over the fate of America’s wild horses. The ruling by Judge Beryl Howell, who [...]

Faulty Email No Excuse Not to Use Scientific Data

By TRAVIS SANFORD ShareThis WASHINGTON (CN) – The Bureau of Land Management “may not simply remain studiously ignorant of material scientific evidence” just because an email error delayed its receipt of the evidence, a federal judge has ruled. The decision means District Court Judge Beryl Howell, will review a motion for summary judgment filed by [...]

The Feds Unnecessarily Round Up Wild Horses, Then Complain About Costs

By Andrew Cohen, TheAtlantic.com, May 2, 2012 After ridding Western lands of thousands of wild mustangs at the request of corporate interests, the Bureau of Land Management now is worried about the price of its programs. Wild horses run as they are gathered in the West Desert of Utah, outside Tooele. / Reuters It surely [...]

‘Heritage Burro’ Round Ups In California’s Mojave Desert Incite Outrage

HUFFINGTON POST (4/18/12) . .. Animal rights activists in Southern California are speaking out against ‘heritage burro’ roundups, after discovering that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had plans to force some of the creatures out of eastern Mojave Desert this year. “Burros” are small donkeys typically found in Latin America and in the [...]

Major Removal Threatens Cloud’s Herd

April 5, 2012 BILLINGS, Mont – Yesterday, BLM issued their Decision Record to permanently remove up to 40 young Pryor mustangs from their home in the mountains of southern Montana. The bait-trapping operation would begin no earlier than June 4 and could continue until September 30. “Surprisingly, the removal decision exceeds the level they outlined [...]

Muckraking (Literally): Should It Be Illegal To Film Animal Abuse?

A recent effort to document the abuse of horses raises new question over the legality of citizen journalism In March 2011, Lisa Friday’s video camera made a difference. On a late winter day, Friday visited a herd of wild horses penned at the Bureau of Land Management’s Butterfield/Herrimen holding facility in southwest Utah. What she [...]

Wild horse comments top 15,000

BY TODD ADAMS By Monday afternoon, March 5, the Bureau of Land Management Challis Field Office had received more than 15,376 comments regarding a wild horse roundup proposed for mid-October. More than 90 percent of the comments were email form letters opposed to the roundup, sent via a wild horse advocacy group’s website, according to [...]

Diverse interests weigh in on proposed wild-horse roundup

By KELSEY DAYTON Casper Star-Tribune | Posted: Saturday, February 25, 2012 11:45 pm | No Comments Posted Be heard Public comments on the proposed North Lander Wild Horse Management Area roundup are due March 19. Email comments to Wy_North_Lander_Gather@blm.gov or mail them to Scott Fluer, BLM Lander Field Office, 1335 Main Street, Lander, WY 82520. [...]

The Atlantic: The Lasso Tightens Around America’s Wild Horses

Feb 13 2012, 12:00 PM ET With 45,000 or so wild horses in federal control, the Bureau of Land Management selects a “pro-slaughter cattlewoman” to be the public’s voice on its advisory board. Reuters To wild horse advocates, the ones who fret daily over the worsening plight of the American mustang, Montana’s Republican former senator [...]

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