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Dear Readers,
I'm proud to have been interviewed as a voice for our horses.You can read this most recent article at the link below my quotes and I hope you will
"There are millions of cows and thousands of horses," said Terri Farley, a Reno author who joined the lawsuit against the BLM roundup. "So tell me, who is eating the grass?"
Farley, who said she has observed range studies and researched the issue for years, said the BLM "needs to look at its science on this." She said the gathers, coupled with birth-control methods used on horses that remain on the range, will eventually "zero out" the ranges, leaving no wild horses at all.
"(The BLM) says they are doing it for the good of the horses," she said. "I lean towards the conclusion they are doing it for the good of the cattlemen.
"People may remember when they saw their first wild horse, but will they know when they've seen their last? I think the last wild horse may already have been born."
She said the argument that activists are fighting the government gathers on the basis of romance alone -- the iconic image of herds running free -- is easy to make, but not accurate.
"It can be a persuasive argument because it fits in with the idea of crazy cat ladies and things like that, but that's why I've made it a point to educate myself," Farley said. "... I'm not buying the BLM's numbers. It's as though they are being eliminated on a whim. If it's about range damage, then look at that. If it's about a different political issue, then we need to look at that."
Labels: BLM, mustangs shot, wild horses
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Posted by Terri Farley @ 2:20 PM 1 comments
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Wild Horse Tourism in the West
Dear Readers,
People come from all over the world to see the West's wild horses. Read the latest news here:
Virginia City News
And while you're there, answer the opinion poll. It's on the left side of the story, about halfway down (not that easy to see at first glance). Anyone lucky enough to live in wild horse country should know Nevada is "fence out" country when it comes to wild life, so that's what I picked.
Best,
Terri
Labels: eco tourism, mustangs shot, Nevada, tourism, Virginia City, Western vacations, wild horses
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Posted by Terri Farley @ 8:08 AM 0 comments
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Wild Horse News Galloping at You!
Dear Readers,
I'm amazed that the Phantom's story has led lots of you to be interested in what happens to live wild horses. The power & magic of words, has never been clearer to me.
Using notes from In Defense of Animals, here's a bit of what happened while I was in Washington, D.C.
>Lead attorney William J. Spriggs tells the judge a dozen (or so) BLM wild horse mistakes he's NOT there to discuss, saying those issues were for another day.
>Mr. Spriggs summarizes our case: the indiscriminate roundup of thousands of horses from the Calico range is illegal; so is holding 30,000 + wild horses in captivity, since that action was never authorized by Congress.
>The Justice Department attorney defends BLM's decision by attacking the plaintiffs (I'm one) by claiming no one would not be harmed by the removal of 80-90% of the horses on the Calico range,
>He likens helicopters to sheep-herding dogs, and says on-the-range determinations of the horses’ health is impossible because BLM can't get within a mile of them.
>The DOJ attorney insists the 1971 Act forces BLM to maintain a healthy range for multiple purposes.
> Mr. Spriggs remarks that he wasn’t sure what law the DOJ attorney had read, since we were talking about the WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSE and BURRO Act!
>Honorable Judge Paul Friedman asks great questions & observes that this is an interesting case, but asks for some additional information on case law because he wants to give a decision on the round-up before Christmas
>The legal team at Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney is fired up and working hard for the horses.
> I was thinking of you and wishing you could be there!
>Please keep your fingers crossed and pray for a good ruling for the wild horses!
Labels: BLM lawsuit, Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney, Judge Paul Friedman, mustangs shot, wild horses
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Posted by Terri Farley @ 3:22 PM 0 comments
Saturday, December 19, 2009
CALICO MUSTANGS
Dear Readers,
I'm going to be out of the reach of Internet and cell, where the wild things are, for twenty-four hours.
Before I go, though, I wanted you to see how the Calico horses really look. Check this out on YouTube: Starving and Inbred Horses?
The judge in this case plans to have a ruling before Christmas.
More info for you soon.
Hugs,
Terri
Labels: BLM lawsuit, Calico Complex, mustangs shot, wild horses
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Posted by Terri Farley @ 10:59 AM 0 comments
Friday, December 11, 2009
Wild Horse Sorrow
BLM Investigating Possible Shooting Deaths of Wild Horses in Northern Washoe County, Nevada
Investigators from the U. S. Bureau of Land Management are looking into the suspected shooting deaths of up to six wild horses on public land along the Nevada-California border about 45 miles northeast of Susanville, Calif.
The bodies of six mustangs were discovered Saturday, December 5, by a helicopter pilot working on a wild horse round-up in the BLM’s Buckhorn Herd Management Area in Washoe County, Nev. BLM staff members who went to the scene said five carcasses were found in one area, and another was found about a half-mile away.
Officials said several of the animals had evidence of gunshot wounds. They estimated the animals had been dead for about two weeks.
Labels: BLM, mustangs shot, wild horses
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Posted by Terri Farley @ 5:07 PM 1 comments