Federal Judge Rules AGAINST Wild Horses and American Public

Seriously! Makes your heart ache, doesn't it?

Self loathing is some times classified as a mental disorder("we" should me managed we are the un-natural beings") I'm sure you believe in gender modification, maybe they can come up with an operation to have you changed into a species that is more to your liking. The tape worm, a virus, or just a simple parasite that you have always felt fondly towards!

I'm with you, kid! And thanks for caring.

There are other alternatives to killing and half ass sterilization.

Thank you!!!!

Is this not the stand evolved from those horses left by the Spanish Conquistadors and utiliized by the plains Indians?

Wonderful to hear that you have participated in the wild horse adoption. I want to thank you for that. I think it is a wonderful way to control the population and I much prefer the adoption program to slaughtering the animals.

I am going to anger people with this but I feel compelled to say something. I live in NE Nevada, where there are a lot of these "Wild" horses. First I would like to say that these horses are not decendants of the Spanish. They are in all actuality just Feral horses that have been released over the last 150 years by ranchers. And because of our current economic situation there are even more being released by people who cannot afford to keep them. Now people will get all upset about that and I am sorry. But that is where it comes from. Another thing I would like to point out is that they are already on a very fragile eco system and they are over populated. In truth they are an envasive species. The enviroment cannot support the horses that are there. People get all upset because the BLM is trying to capture these animals and give them to people who will hopefully take care of them. I wonder why are you upset? What should they do? Leave them alone and let nature sort it out? Nature is a whole lot crueler than the BLM. Another thing about these animals is that the inbreeding is so bad that they are not the pretty animals you see on some guys ranch. It is really obvious when you look at there heads. My personal stand on the horses is that if people really want to stop capturing horses that is fine by be. I am all for Mother Nature taking care of it. I figure it would take less than five years to cull the herd.

How absolutely beautiful of you to have rescued her. I do animal rescue of all "types," including farmed animals, as well as the more traditional animals more humans care about.

And it's touching to honor your mother that way.

I just wish people would get up and help DO something about these continuing atrocities. Letter-writing (emails, phone calls) is a good start, and spreading the word is a close second.

Well there you are! Gee, what it takes to bring you out of the woods these days...lol. Besides the point, where did the Indians get their ponies from? Regarding the natural ecosystem, I agree that they are a displaced species, and possibly an invasive one. If they threaten the ecosystem necessary to support native animals like wild sheep or pronghorn antelope, then I could support removing them all together, humanely. The upside of people turning their horses loose now, might serve to diversify and strengthen the existing gene pool. My beef, however, is returning all of those stallions to the environment which can only lead to greater than normal fighting amongst them. If they were reallly managing the situation, they would select the healthiest looking stallions and mares, leave them in the field in a healthy stallion to mare ratio, and cull the rest. Managing would include managing the gene pool...

There isn't a living being "deserving" of being slaughtered. I'm glad she went the adoption route, too, and wish people would wake up to the idea that the sacrifice of ANY animal is just plain wrong.

Agree chukarhunter, I find the adoption program so much more humane. Folks don't understand that the land out here in the Rockies doesn't produce very much forage per acre. I don't find watching these animals starving to death to be a better option than the rounding them up and putting them into the adoption program. I saw hundreds and hundreds of deer die of starvation the winter of 95-96. Well I guess those were natural deaths but I don't find them to be preferable.

I will grant you the argument about the Indians and horses, but I don't believe that there were that many Indians nor horses in this country when white man came through on his wagon trains. Besides if there were horses and Indians here they were both busy, just like the white man. And the last thing that they would want to do is let a horse go. But did you see the number that the BLM wants to remove? On the local news tonight they said 1700! And that is from one area. That is a huge impact on just one area. The bad thing about horses is how they eat. They take the plant out by the roots because they have front teeth. Unlike a cow which don't have those teeth. Now I am not supporting cattle ranching, god don't get me going on those yahoos, but the impact that horses are having on this fragile system is terrible. I am a native Oregonian, and no things about enviromental impacts. And living here has taught me some things about deserts and fragile eco systems. And what I see being done here makes me ill. Ever seen an open pit gold mine? But anyway my whole point is that I wish people would take their emotions out of the horse issue and look at the desert and what it is trying to do. Then maybe they would see what the horse is doing to the "Big Empty" as they call it here in Nevada. As far as the bone heads letting their horses go. Well that is just irresponsible. If there horse survives it now part of a bigger problem. Which is just one of many in this state. Hopefully soon I will go back to Oregon. At least there I understand the problems a little better. Besides it is home. Hell who knows maybe I will get to meet KennyMotown personally.

If we are going to do something for the horses, then lets do it. All of these people who cuss the BLM, I have just one question...."What is your plan?"

Use sound science instead of political whims. Keep funding programs that work instead of allowing each new administration to appoint their lackeys who helped in the campaign but have no business heading up a scientific field. If you research this issue you will find that many of the problems have been created by prior mismanagement and by not allowing the locals to deal with the problems. There are many places these horses can be relocated to and it should have been done years ago.

Yes, exactly. Plus a blend of many other horse breeds and horses left on their own.

You know the BLM is in a lose lose position. People who don't live on these plains have no idea how little grows on it. They also have a romantisized ideal of the west. These are the same kind of people who want the dams destroyed because the pikeminnow can't get to the see. Never mind that the water management programs have brought the bald eagle back from the brink of extinction. enlarged the habitat for beaver,, roe deer, fox, elk, etc..... and destroying those dams would increase the navajo, hopi, and dene indians unemployment even higher than their 50% and force more to leave their lands. It would also deny water in low snow years or drought years to 56.5 million people in seven states.

He and the BLM .

I second the motion!

Can't let anyone ELSE use public lands .... Oh no ! They are loyal corporate henchmen .

These people lie and lie and lie . . .

They do , and for What ? To end the life of the very spirit , the very essence of the land here . There has to be a most evil judges list , that keeps in the public eye . They cannot get away with this without repercussions . It is so wrong ....