Return to Freedom continues its boondoggle with proposal to drive wild horses & burros to the brink of extinction

May 27, 2019

Source: Straight from the Horse’s Heart

by Debbie Coffey, V.P. & Dir. of Wild Horse Affairs, Wild Horse Freedom Federation

In my humble opinion:

Return to Freedom (RTF) continues to add insult to injury in their efforts to boondoggle the American public with a controversial proposal, by recently claiming “We understand that there has been considerable misinformation spread online about this proposal to Congress. If you wish to delve deeper, please contact us to schedule a call. We’re also planning a webinar for RTF supporters.”

If you are one of their supporters, you should ask them direct questions, like “What, specifically, is the supposed misinformation?”

Every other major wild horse & burro advocacy organization, along with many knowledgeable advocates, have come out against their proposal. All of these organizations have been very specific in the disastrous aspects of this proposal and have backed their concerns with facts.

READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE HERE.

Louie C
May 27, 2019 @ 02:54:33

Talk by Michael Blake, Dances With Wolves author/filmmaker, at Stop-the-Roundups press conference preceding a national meeting of the federal Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.

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Louie C
May 27, 2019 @ 02:52:19

The track record shows that those that “partner” with the agency get double-crossed time and time again.

Louie C
May 27, 2019 @ 02:51:42

Boy and the RattleSnake Story

A little boy was walking down a path and he came across a rattlesnake. The rattlesnake was getting old. He asked, “Please little boy, can you take me to the top of the mountain? I hope to see the sunset one last time before I die.” The little boy answered “No Mr. Rattlesnake. If I pick you up, you’ll bite me and I’ll die.” The rattlesnake said, “No, I promise. I won’t bite you. Just please take me up to the mountain.” The little boy thought about it and finally picked up that rattlesnake and took it close to his chest and carried it up to the top of the mountain.

They sat there and watched the sunset together. It was so beautiful. Then after sunset the rattlesnake turned to the little boy and asked, “Can I go home now? I am tired, and I am old.” The little boy picked up the rattlesnake and again took it to his chest and held it tightly and safely. He came all the way down the mountain holding the snake carefully and took it to his home to give him some food and a place to sleep. The next day the rattlesnake turned to the boy and asked, “Please little boy, will you take me back to my home now? It is time for me to leave this world, and I would like to be at my home now.” The little boy felt he had been safe all this time and the snake had kept his word, so he would take it home as asked.

He carefully picked up the snake, took it close to his chest, and carried him back to the woods, to his home to die. Just before he laid the rattlesnake down, the rattlesnake turned and bit him in the chest. The little boy cried out and threw the snake upon the ground. “Mr. Snake, why did you do that? Now I will surely die!” The rattlesnake looked up at him and grinned,
“You knew what I was when you picked me up.”

Louie C
May 27, 2019 @ 02:50:10

From Reno Gazette Journal

There is growing scientific research that shows PZP is not humane and has negative physical and behavioral impacts on wild horses. When the Humane Society obtained EPA registration for PZP in 2012, it never provided evidence PZP doesn’t have negative side effects … it only provided information about the efficacy of PZP and requested waivers for studies ordinarily required from pesticide registration applicants.

In the BLM’s own words at an advisory board meeting in Oregon, “Spay/neuter may be an interim bridge until a time when we have better tools. Is it going to affect their behavior? Yes. Does PZP affect their behavior?
Absolutely. Anything that we do in regards to this affects their behavior,” said Dean Bolstad, division chief of the Wild Horse and Burro Program.

Some wild horse advocates are comfortable partnering with the BLM. But FoA is not, knowing the agency is beholden to ranchers who care only about grazing their doomed cattle and sheep and consider wild horses pests. Being pro-PZP only bolsters BLM’s FRAUDULENT CLAIMS fr of wild horse overpopulation, which are based on unscientific and arbitrary agency-imposed “appropriate” management levels.

https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2016/05/19/one-view-pzp-use-wild-horses-inhumane/84595222/

Louie C
May 27, 2019 @ 02:49:12

AMERICAN HERDS
2009
Wild Horse Wipe Out (Ongoing..) (excerpt)

You know, one of the federal laws BLM and other government agencies are bound to examine is something ex-President Clinton passed concerning “Environmental Justice”. They actually have a box they are required to check off to see whether the proposal disproportionately affects the environment of people granted minority or low income status. Whenever I see this, I’ve often wondered if the general public could claim “minority status” under this law since the only thing the government is sure to include the public in is milking our paychecks for funding these proposals that continue to rob us of our heritage and our future.

http://americanherds.blogspot.com/2009/07/wild-horse-wipe-out-ongoing.html