"Don’t Even Think About Killing America’s Wild Horses and Burros"
Washington, D.C. (December 4, 2008) –Â Joining with a growing public chorus of outrage at a recent proposal by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and their Wild Horse Advisory board to euthanize up to 33,000 wild horses, several leaders in the US House of Representatives sent a letter to the agency stressing their strong opposition to any such effort.
Congressman Nick Rahall, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee and Congressman Raul Grijalva, chairman of the National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee sent a letter to James Caswell, director of the Bureau of Land Management.
The chairmen said, "We continue to be concerned about your agency’s proposal to deal with problems facing the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program by defaulting to a policy of mass euthanization of thousands of healthy horses. As recently as November 17, the Wild Horse Advisory Board and the BLM continue to support mass euthanization, even considering options to expand sale authority in ways that will lead to the extermination of more horses. The policy is not a solution – it is a failure."
This powerful letter comes on the heels of an announcement by Madeleine Pickens in which she as stepped forward to provide a permanent and safe home to those horses in BLM holding facilities to ensure they are not killed as the agency tries to balance its books. "Mrs. Pickens is one of the most generous and compassionate individuals I have ever known," said Chris Heyde, deputy director of Government and Legal Affairs for the Animal Welfare Institute. "Mrs. Pickens is acting out of pure selflessness. She has been a long time fighter for America’s horses and her commitment to protecting these national treasures is historic."
In 1971, the American public and US Congress had to come to the rescue of America’s wild horses who were being wiped out by the BLM by enacting the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. Thirty-seven years later, they are both coming to aid of them again from the mismanagement by the very same agency. There are many other options in dealing with wild horses on public lands and AWI will be working closely with Congress and other organizations to ensure the Agency is fixed so our horses and the public are not in this situation in a few years.
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do you really think that killing horses would do something good to this world.horses are humans to. just like we are animals. we are the smartest animals on earth…but we still kill and create war.
getting off track….
my point is, why the do horses have to die when they have a soul… a brain and i life like us! what have they done to deserve to suffer and die!!! all the have done for us is keep us safe on their backs…create beautiful foals and beautiful thoughts of freedom……and even make money for us!
and now they have to die.
you guys suck
by the way that was Kasia Czarski-Jachimowicz
and you guys suck for taking horses lives away
omg i hate you…aallloott
freaken healthy horse have to die because of you retards
YOU KILLED A HORSE AND IT DIDNT DO ANYTHING TO YOU I HOPE EVERYONE HATES YOU BECAUSE OF THAT GO THINK OF WHAT YOU DID JERK AND I HOPE YOU PAY FOR IT GOD I HATE PEOPLE LIKE YOU YOU GUYS MAKE ME SICK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HOPE WHO EVER KILLED THIS HORSE SHOULD DIE FOR DOING THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRR IT MAKES ME SICK FOR WHAT THEY DO
FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN GOD AND BRANDO AND I DO: HE’S ALWAYS WATCHING. SO WHOEVER COMMITS MURDER WILL ANSWER SOMEDAY!!! ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT. NO MATTER WHAT YOU KILL/MURDER HE’S WATCHING FROM ABOVE.
WE ARE THEIR VOICE!
BE PROACTIVE!!!
FOR CHRISTMAS SAVE A LIFE-DONATE MONEY TO CHARITIES ALL OVER THAT NEED IT!!! OUR CHURCHES HAVE ENOUGH $$$ GOD UNDERSTANDS!!! AFTER ALL THEY’RE HIS CRITTERS!
SHARON AND CANINE PAL, BRANDO, 2X BLASTOMYCOSIS SURVIVOR!!!!
WISCONSIN
From a production and consumption standpoint… There are good and bad horses. I love horses. So much in fact that I have been screwed up several times. A crazy horse will hurt you! A good horse will be the greatest thing you ever experienced. It would be good if we had fewer and better horses. Since people are not responsible enough to control-breed and neuter these animals, a severe oversupply issue is at hand for some and deeper for others. Think about it as a reality basis instead of an emotional issue and you will realize, if you are logistical at all, that there is a serious need for supply reducing measures.
You say you love horses, but you’re willing to see them slaughtered – a truly horrific way to end a horse’s life – instead of putting them down humanely with the help of a veterinarian. Yes, there ARE bad horses, and there is a serious issue of over breeding, but slaughter is NOT and never will be the answer for a society that calls itself civilized.