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Lawsuit Filed to Stop “Barbaric” BLM Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments
Citing violations of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws, wild horse protection and animal welfare advocates have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court.
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BLM Approves Surgical Sterilization Experiments on Oregon's Wild Horses
Wild horse and animal welfare groups weigh legal action to stop invasive and dangerous surgeries on wild horses.
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Majority of House Members Now Say "No" to Horse Slaughter
With broad bipartisan support, the bill aims to protect our nation's equines from the cruel and predatory horse slaughter industry.
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Colorado State University Withdraws from Barbaric Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments
Colorado State University's withdrawal from wild horse sterilization experiments strikes blow to BLM plan to remove the ovaries of wild mares.
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Inhumane Treatment of Mustangs Sparks Calls to Halt Utah Roundup
Photographs document BLM helicopters nearly hitting wild horses and causing the terrified horses to crash into and over barbed wire fencing.
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Forcing wild Horses to Undergo Ovariectomies Is Animal Abuse
100 mares would be forced to undergo ovariectomies through a colpotmy - an invasive and risky surgery whereby the mare's ovaries are pulled out while the animal remains conscious.
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Humane Society Concerned that New Policy May Send Wild Horses and Burros to Slaughter
A BLM policy revision will allow an increase in the number of wild horses and burros sold to individuals and organizations from four to 25.
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BLM Scraps Law to Protect Wild Horses - Will Resume Selling Wild Horses by the Truckload
Congress prohibits the sale of wild horses to anyone who will sell them for slaughter, but the fate of 'sale authority' horses is already difficult to track, and the new rule will make it even harder.
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Congress Spares America's Horses from Slaughter in Spending Bill
The American Wild Horse Campaign commends the U.S. Congress for maintaining protections from slaughter for America's horses in the final Omnibus spending bill for 2018.
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Wild Horse Advocates Join Forces with Conservationists in Lawsuit Challenging BLM Wild Horse Roundup in Nevada
Wild horse advocates challenge the BLM's decision to eradicate federally-protected wild horses from the Caliente Complex while continuing to authorize cattle to graze the area.