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"Hey, Phil... want hear the news about my buddies?"
Mirage (the horse) with her buddy, Phillip Morris
Owned by Tom and Gwilda Byrd, Florida
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Rumor Control
Contrary to a report circulating around AOL, the BLM's internet
adoption HAS NOT been cancelled and is proceeding as
scheduled and posted on their adoption site. Applications are
merely closed for this particular series of horses. More will
be available soon to qualified adopters. (For more information,
click here.
Breaking News
Pacific Wild Horse Club Issues Challenge For Horse Rescue Project
- PWHA assists Lane County's Greenhill Humane Society for their horse rescue
program
Other Relevant News
New AMBA Chapter Being Organized
- "Inland Empire" chapter being organized in Riverside County, CA
Army Use of Excess Wild Horses
Stalled
- An imaginative plan for the US Army to use wild horses for parade and
color guard units has hit a snag
BLM-Wyoming Postpones Wild Horse
Gather
- Gather is postponed to protect pregnant mares and newborn foals
Wild Horse Advisory Board Recommends Euthenasia
- Some WHB Advisory Panel members suggest killing the "old timers"
Arsonists Strike the Burns Facility!
- The Animal Liberation Front claims responsibility
Political Support for Wild Horses & Burros
- The future of the WHB program and how it may be in your hands
Nevada Legislation Would Push Wild Horse Removal
- The original AP report on this subject
BLM Investigates Wild Horse Abuses
- BLM's official response to recent wild horse abuse allegations; what they've done and are doing about it
MOU Between BLM, Florida A&M & Kentucky Horse Park
- Imaginative agreement provides opportunities for disadvantaged inner city youths to work with wild horses
Nevada Senator Takes Sword to BLM
- In an unprecidented act of vindictiveness, Senator Harry Reid attempts to cut BLM by 30%. There is time to act!
The Fund for Animals & Animal Protection Institute File Suit Against BLM
- Here is a reproduction of their court filing
Settlement between the BLM and FFA & API
- "Business Wire" account as to what was worked out as a result of the lawsuit negotiations
Barbara Eustis-Cross' Response to the "Slaughterhouse" Issue
- Read what one of the long time wild horse advocates has to say
Webmaster's Response to the BLM Suit
- An honest attempt at some perspective amidst all the hype
Wild Horse Abuse - Who's the Enemy
- The real culprits may not be who you think they are!
Preventing Illegal Wild Horse Sales
- What you can do to make current laws work
The Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act
- The actual language of the Act
Protection, Management, and Control of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros
- Title 43, Part 4700; which includes current definitions of such terms as "old," "sick" and "lame."
(More to come!)
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