Hi, my name is Leigh and I want to welcome everyone and especially new members to the group. Thank you for the interest you have shown in joining this group, and using every resources available to us, Yes, together we can make our voices heard in saving these magnificent animals from slaughter. Have a great week, Leigh
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H.R.1018 Title: To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 2/12/2009) Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the Bill, which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU] - 3/17/2009
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 2/12/2009
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 3/17/2009
On December 5, 2008 BLM Conducted Wild Horse Gathering in Tooele County. The Utah Bureau of Land Management gathered and removed 70% of the wild Mustangs from the Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) in early December. The Cedar Mountain HMA is located on approximately 212,000 acres, north of Dugway, Utah. The fact that the BLM rushed to do this before the new Administration took office leaves no doubt that, the Bureau of Land Management plans for our wild Mustangs and Burros herds is the road to extinction. As do the studies of Dr. Gus Cothran, a leader in the field of equine population genetics. A number of Mustangs were injured doing this round-up, 2 were killed, while being chased by helicoptors.
The Bureau of Land Management, Adoption Program is flawed, reaps with corruption, In short its from holding lots to slaughter lots. There are no the checks and balances. BLM employee adopted wild Mustangs and Burros 20 or more at a time. The first cost $125.00 and $25.00 for remainder. Where are our Wild Mustangs and Burros now? Its estimated that 90% of Wild Mustangs and Burro that are adopted go to the slaughter lots.
When the US Congress unanimously passed the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act in 1971, America’s wild horses roamed on 53,518,146 acres of Western rangeland. Today, the Bureau of Land Management, the primary agency charged with managing and protecting our wild horses and burros, on 34,340,678 acres – a decrease of more than 35%. This stunning land loss is the direct result of erroneous management and decision making by the BLM. Despite the BLM’s claim regarding the number of wild horses, there is no accurate count of wild horses on public lands. In 2008, the BLM’s best guess put the number at 29,644 wild horses and 3,461 wild burros, totaling 33,105 wild horses and burros. The BLM presently hold over 30,000 Wild Mustangs in holding Lots.
The BLM complains that wild horses are competing with commercial grazing of cows and sheep. Simplot Corporation a privately own Corporation with sales over 4 billion dollars a year, grazes over 500,000 cattle on our public lands. The BLM complains that wild horses are competing with Simplop's livestock and damaging the environment, there are an estimated 8 million livestock grazing on approximately 235 million acres of federal public lands in 11 western states. The vast majority of all BLM administered lands (92%) is leased for commercial livestock grazing.
This Bill Needs Is going to be decided in the court of public opinion your support is need. Call or e-mail your Representative, ask him or her to co-sponsor, HR1018. The House of Representatives link is below. You have to take action now and you have to follow it up, even if it means e-mailing your House Representative once a week you have to stay on top of it. Ask you Representative to response.. Or the wild Mustangs will be gone. If not for yourself them for your grandchildren.
Contact Your Representative ask then to co-sponsored HR1018. Ask for a reply.
.http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
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Thank you for taking action,
Haviland R. Gordineer
Parsons, TN
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This is a report about The BLM It is 65 pages and can be found on the Web It makes for some interesting reading.. Americas Mustangs & Burros What’s Left,The High Costs of Miscalculating And Will They Survive? By C.R. MacDonald PART II - Can be found on Web (65 pages) upload to read"there is at least one well-known offer to ranchers to purchase the now captured wild animals for merely $10.00 each with stories of BLM selling them for as little as $1.00"
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