BLM Concentration for Our Wild Horses

RT and Terri Fitch spent time with our wild horses at the BLM holding facility at Twin Peaks.  What they saw will break your heart.  Pleading eyes, asking "Why are we here?" 




http://rtfitch.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/wild-mustang-concentration-camps-the-blm’s-future-plans-for-our-once-wild-horses/#comment-16213

BLM - Incompetent Vets

So many tragedies befall our horses once they are in the hands of the BLM.  From the cruel BLM and Cattoor roundups to incompetent vets. How much more can these poor horses endure?  But the big question really is, WHY must they endure this?   

http://horsebackmagazine.com/hb/archives/2408

Maria Danes and Paul Killington Sing Out for America's Wild Horses

Maria Danes and Paul Killington are joining WFLF Humanion Films' effort by composing musical contributions...read more below.

http://www.rgj.com/article/20100820/MVN08/8200332/1309/mvn

Twin Peaks Tragic Roundup

Following is RT Fitch's report on the brutal roundup at Twin Peaks.

We owe a debt of gratitude to Craig Downer, Leslie and Jennifer for their grueling and heartbreaking work at the Twin Peaks site. Thank you all.


http://rtfitch.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/twin-peaks-stampede-outrage/

Laura Leigh's Soap Opera with the BLM - Part I & II

The following two videos are well worth watching despite the fact that the audio in Part I is very low and the visual in Part II is a bit choppy toward the end.  However, the compilation of the two videos will give you a clear picture of the lies and deceit that are being perpetrated by both the BLM and Sheriff's office in Tuscarora.  Clearly, these "good ol' boys" are working in conjunction with each other.  It's chilling to think that behind the "civilized" interviews with the BLM, wild horses, not so far away, were already being trailered away to a holding site. 


I applaud Laura Leigh and Elyse Gardner for their incredible composure in dealing with the despicable people of the BLM and the Sheriff's office.

http://artandhorseslauraleigh.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/if-you-like-soap-opera/

http://artandhorseslauraleigh.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/soap-opera-part-ii/

Congress Must Act Now to Save America's Wild Horse

Following is an excellent article from the Animal Welfare Institute.

http://www.awionline.org/ht/display/ReleaseDetails/i/22885/pid/200

Plenty of Water at Nevada Roundup - And Dead Horses Too

The following article by Horseback Magazine brings into focus the actual  "water" situation during the BLM/Cattoor roundup in Tuscarora. 


In  a previous article it was believed that the Palomino horse photographed dead on the rocks was a direct result of a Carttoor helicopter driving the horse over the edge of a ravine. Sue Cattoor claims that the horse's death was not a direct result of a helicopter chase, but please read what she has to say about the tragic death of this poor creature. Thank God, Sue Cattoor is SUCH an idiot. Perhaps, what she's revealed during her inteview with Steve Long will implicate her and her husband enough to bring criminal charges against them. One could only hope. 


http://horsebackmagazine.com/hb/archives/1933/comment-page-1#comment-474

Wild Horse Driven Over Mountain Side to His Death During BLM Roundup

The photo of the dead horse at the bottom of a ravine was taken by an outside observer.  Of course, the BLM did not account for this horse's death.

http://www.examiner.com/x-37163-Equine-Advocacy-Examiner~y2010m8d1-Wild-horse-was-driven-over-rocks-to-his-death-during-recent-Owyhee-roundup

Laura Leigh's Calico Roundup Footage

WARNING: DISTURBING AND GRAPHIC

Following is Laura Leigh's footage of the bloody Calico roundup.  (Courtesy of RT Fitch)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-NoH3P0Plo

Latest James Anaquad Kleinert's Disappointment Valley Trailer - Marvelous

This trailer will move you to fight the fight for America's wild horses.  A tour de force by James Anaquad.



http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=101065243283342

Amazing Video of Cloud's Herd by Sandy Elmore - 07/10

This wonderful footage you are about to see was taken just this month by Sandy Elmore.  It features the Pryor Mountain Herd (Cloud's very own) in their natural habitat...relaxed, playful, loving, intelligent.  You will view beautiful, sleek horses with amazing conformations and coloring.  They will truly take your breath away. Enjoy this marvelous video.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG-TvZaDP6E&feature=player_embedded

Latest Death Toll from the BLM

180 horses dead.  Not one of them needed to die.  Remember these are BLM figures, so we don't know how truly accurate they are.

Calico is now @ 158      Fallon Facility    109      foals                    3      Round-up Site       7      Aborted Foals      39                   TOTAL 158 Elko is now @ 22

George Knapp Reports on Owyhee + Laura Leigh Interview

The number of horse deaths at Owyhee has risen to 14. This from a BLM report, so please use your own judgement in determining the accuracy of this count.   Two more foals were run until their hooves feel off but the BLM is claiming that both foals had pre-existing problems.  What are the odds of that happening? Without public access to the trap site, we have no accurate way of determining what is actually going on during the roundup.  Please watch George Knapp's video below for all the details.


http://www.8newsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12842393

James Kleinert's Trailer (with new footage) of Disappointment Valley

This is a must-see trailer.  Follow the brutal journey of wild horses who are captured and inevitably wind up in slaughter houses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6WlEsoRLII

BLM Violates Laura Leigh's First Amendment Rights - More Horses Die in Bloody Rounup

Yesterday, 07/17/10, Laura Leigh (Herd Watch) was denied her constitutional rights by the BLM to observe the roundup of the Owyhee horses. In a court hearing on Thursday, 07/16/10, Judge Hicks, evoked the First Amendment and granted Laura Leigh the right to observe the roundup.  When she arrived at the roundup site she was denied access and told that she was not on the BLM's list of attendees.

The BLM continues to hold themselves above the law and do whatever they please.  Just to briefly reiterate, at the hearing on Thursday, Bob Abbey convinced Judge Hicks that the Owyhee horses needed to be rounded up because they were dying of dehydration.  Yesterday, Laura Leigh found watering holes fenced off preventing any access to the wild horses. The horses, of course, are dehydrated because they cannot get to the watering holes.  Again, a tangled web of lies and deceit woven by the BLM just so they can remove our precious horses for El Paso (Ruby Pipeline), BP and cattlemen.

http://rtfitch.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/deadly-nevada-wild-horse-roundup-continues-while-advocates-denied-access/

Owyhee Wild Horse Roundup and Laura Leigh's First Amendment Rights

The Owyhee wild horses are being rounded up today in 100+ weather. Judge Hicks lifted the TRO but granted Laura Leigh (Herd Watch) her First Amendment rights by allowing her to observe the roundup. Not an enviable task, but I couldn't imagine a better person for the job. Many advocates hope that Laura's presence as an outside observer will halt some of the inhumane treatment of the horses during the roundup. I wish this writer could be as optimistic. 


Judge Hicks lifted the TRO after the BLM convinced him that the horses would die of dehydration if something wasn't done immediately.  Of course, the BLM, due to their tremendous concern for the welfare of these horses will supply the water after they brutally run them, tiny foals and mares included, in 100+ weather by helicopters, and further dehydrate and stress these animals beyond endurance. How ludicrous is this line of thinking?

http://horsebackmagazine.com/hb/

7 Wild Horses Die During First Day of BLM Tuscarora Roundup

Despite public outcry, the BLM and their killer helicopter roundup team, the Cattoors, chose to thumb their noses at wild horse advocates, once again, and conduct a deadly roundup of America's beloved wild horses.

Following is the entire story from Ginger Kathrens of The Cloud Foundation:

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=b16d80346618d3ce64e8e9877&id=efea8af7f2

HSUS Vet Gets a Peek at the Calico Wild Horses - Not a Pretty Picture

BLM's policy does not provide for any medical pain relief for castrated horses.

Sick foals are still being kept in the general population area instead of quarantined with their mothers.

Read the full story by Humane Observer, Elyse Gardner:

http://humaneobserver.blogspot.com/2010/07/hsus-vet-gets-peek.html

Must-See Video - George Knapp Reveals BP and El Paso in Bed Together

George Knapps hard-hitting interview confirms what we've all suspected for a long time.  The government and large oil companies have their private agenda and it does not include the welfare of our wild horses or the American public.


http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread590146/pg1

BLM Summer Roundups

The BLM will not allow us to see but we can still feel the pain of the coming roundups.  Ken Salazar, roaring helicopters,  frightened and panting horses, little ones running for their lives, incarceration,  castration, disease and death. This is what waits only days away for horses who should be running free.

http://tuesdayshorse.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/blm-issues-closure-of-public-lands-during-elko-wild-horse-round-up/

Two More Horses Die at the Hands of the BLM

Equine Welfare Alliance The BLM reports foals still have upper respiratory disease & two more deaths at the Indian Lakes Road Facility: A few of the 2010 foals are noted with minimal levels of upper respiratory disease. They are being monitored and treated as necessary. Gelding of the five years and older stallions continued this week. Two deaths occurred this week: a 12-year-old stallion (#1406) suffered a spinal neck injury, and a 25-year-old gelding (#1337) was found dead. Necropsy was performed and the gelding’s death was due to pulmonary hemorrhage caused from anesthesia.


The BLM would have you believe that upper respiratory disease is common in foals.  It is not.  My horses, Tex and Kahlua, and I have been together for a long time now.  I have raised them from when they were very young.  Foals that are brought up in a nurturing environment, with a healthy diet and plenty of room to run around, rarely, if ever, contract upper respiratory disorder.  The little ones at the BLM holding facility are stressed and scared and that has resulted in their becoming ill.  Further, the BLM is not separating the sick horses from the healthy population which greatly increases the chances of so many other horses contracting the illness.  Whatever illness and injury befall our wild horses is the fault of the BLM and their cruel, inhumane and irresponsible handling of these beautiful creatures.

The spinal neck injury that "occured" in the stallion was more  than likely caused by shoving this poor horse through a chut at a very fast speed.  The horse was unable to clear the chut properly which caused a severe neck injury. The 25 year old gelding obviously had complications after some sort of surgery and no one bothered to check him post operatively.  He was left to die.

A new roundup is coming in a few weeks. Sadness, heavy hearts and possible tragedy on the horizon.  Pray for the safety of our wild ones.

As Winston Churchill once said: "Never, never, never give up

Arizona Game & Fish Commission Side with BLM

When you first start reading this article you may think, hey, did I read the title above incorrectly, but read on. Extinction looms on the horizon for our wild horses.  Do something to make a difference. Post your comments on this blog.  Let your voice be heard.

http://www.sonorannews.com/archives/2010/100623/pet-equine.html

Twin Peaks, CA BLM Scheduled Roundup Sets Stage for Court Battle

1,855 wild horses and 210 burros will be represented by the national law firm of Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney PC.  Please read link below for complete story.

http://www.thedesertinde.com/Articles%202010/Suit-Threatened-Over-BLM-Wild-Horse--0616.html

Marilyn Monroe in 'The Misfits' (1961)

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