Comments on: Lawsuit to Protect Wild Horses Continues Despite Denial of Injunction Against Massive Roundup

By: isabel lardner

isabel lardner — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:18:26 +0000

I think that it totally sucks-what the BLM are doing to the wild horses. I mean they’re basically just rounding up horses that have lived on the range for generations, and they’re terrifying them in the process.Then, they ship the horses off to long term holding pens that are little better then zoos!!!
I mean people, COME ON these are the symbols of our nation here,not some idiot bovine!!!!. I mean,there are 3 words that could solve this whole problem-BIRTH CONTROL PROGRAM!
The BLM says that they’re “helping” the horses,when in fact they are are destroying the few wild horse herds that we have left. They need to listen to what the American citizens are saying.I say GO IDA!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Taber Law Group » Blog Archive » December 29, 2009 – Environmental Law Settlements, Decisions, Regulatory Actions and Lawsuit Filings

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:51:04 +0000

[...] Lawsuit to Protect Wild Horses Continues Despite Denial of Injunction Against Massive Roundup. —News In Defense of Animals, December 23, 2009 Wild horse advocates today celebrated a partial victory as U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman ordered a lawsuit challenging a Bureau of Land Management roundup of thousands of wild horses in Nevada forward, but denied a preliminary injunction to stop the removal of horses, which is scheduled to begin December 28. Judge Friedman’s 25-page decision indicates that he found merit in IDA’s argument that the BLM’s practice of stockpiling tens of thousands of horses in long-term holding facilities in the Midwest is not authorized by law, and invited both parties to expedite briefing on that issue. Based on that preliminary finding regarding long-term holding facilities, Judge Friedman stated that “the agency’s [BLM] best option may be to postpone the [Calico] gather,” but he said that was for the BLM to decide while also noting potential harms in such a delay. Click Here [...]

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Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:47:24 +0000

By: B.Lonkani

B.Lonkani — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:08:16 +0000

They have Whale Wars, why can’t we have Horse Wars. I would like to take the battery out of the helicopter so it couldn’t fly and round up these symbols of our Nation.

The wild west was tamed on the backs of the Mustangs and Burros, now we break their backs in cruel winter round-ups. The world is watching and what they see us do to our own Symbol of America, tis shameful.

By: Jane Bicquette

Jane Bicquette — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:57:40 +0000

Regarding the first two comments made here: Arlene Orlando, the ROAM Act passed the US House of Representatives, but is stalled in the Senate. It is being modified, or it could be “dead” there. The ROAM ACT is NOT (yet) LAW!!!! To Jean Public (above) Judge Friedman was appointed by the Clinton Administration, NOT the Bush Administration. Folks, if you could study up on current law(s), get your facts straight, it makes your voices FOR the horses strong and credible. The LAW needs changing. And Judge Friedman’s decision points us in the direction where we can break through to force changes that will help our wild ones. And yes, President Obama needs to reform the BLM. Writing President Obama is what we must do. And write your Congresspersons, too! Tell them that the BLM needs reform and needs it NOW! But please study up and get your facts correct, for the horses, please?!!??!

By: Kathe Hustace

Kathe Hustace — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:26:07 +0000

Thank you, thank you! for stepping forward and bringing this suit to protect the wild horses. The policies of the BLM over the past 30 years have clearly been in violation of the intent of the Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act, gathering numbers far in excess of the adoption demand, thereby insuring the continued demise of the horse and burro in the wild! Crafty subterfuge has allowed the BLM, in response to demands by cattle and sheep grazers, to reduce the wild population from 70,000 in the 1970s to their quoted 37,000 today. 27,000 reside in corrals, crowded and creating injury, poor development from lack of natural exercise and inbreeding among the decimated herds left on the range. I am owned by 2 proud, strong mustangs – never needing to be shod. I have 4 rescues currently – and all of them have some hoof defect – clearly indicating herd mismanagement. All came out of Nevada – shame on the BLM! Furthermore, just last year the BLM was looking to euthanize the 27,000 they are holding! And they are adding more to that? And shipping them to the midwest where advocates will not be able to monitor them perhaps making it easier to find these horses “unadoptable” and therefore slaughter bound!!!!!!!!!!! I will mail my donation to your fund tomorrow! Thank you thank you! Kathe

By: The Fight Continues for Wild Horses – Your Action Needed

The Fight Continues for Wild Horses – Your Action Needed — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:48:23 +0000

[...] more information, see the most recent Associated Press story and IDA’s statement on the recent federal court ruling in our lawsuit to stop the Calico [...]

By: Tammy Hahn

Tammy Hahn — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:23:24 +0000

This is terrible. There needs to be something done to further the protection of these beautiful animals. Stop the round ups. and try to find adoptive homes for the current mustangs in holding cells. Or find someone who is willing to put a sanctury area for the current ones that are in the holding cells. Stop the December round up. The BLM should be concentrating of the horses they have now. not trying to destroy the last wild horse herds we have left. Leave them alone. They are hurting them more than helping them.

By: Susan Querze

Susan Querze — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:12:35 +0000

I just can’t believe they will allow round ups to be continued. Is there anything more we can do? Sometimes out government is so dissappointing. This has to be about money-greed can be the only reason why this is continuing and it’s disgusting. The BLM only kills-that is their solution to everything-is there any way animal activites can get on the BLM board so we can start changing things. Their like Fishiers and Wildlife-which is made up of hunters-that’s why everything is always mismanged and the animals end up dead.

By: j. civis

j. civis — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:18:34 +0000

I am so outraged about the judges decision to allow the roundup on Monday, the 28th! Again,
it seems this administration is doing whatever it wants to do, despite the concern and will of the American people. God help these poor defenseless animals that are harming no one and only want to be left to roam free, where they belong, in the West. If the judge questioned the horses being held in government holding pens, why didn’t he address that first, without allowing the horse roundup to still take place? Something MUST be done to protect them!