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Horse Politics
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Cattlemen Fight Wild Horse Birth Control Program to Continue Welfare Ranching on Federal Land
Leading the charge against the horsesâ release is Kevin Borba, who was fined nearly $30,000 for violating the terms of his permit by grazing cattle on public lands where and when they were not authorized.
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Horse Advocates Respond to Court Decision That Could Allow Soring of Horses
This decision is a travesty for the welfare of the horse and a major blow to the interests of all owners, breeders, trainers and exhibitors who have fought for years to ensure that show horse competition is both humane and fair.
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Groups Rally Behind National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
The Forest Service trail system is being squeezed between the demands of growing public use and shrinking budgets and this threatens to limit public access, harm natural resources, and increase future maintenance costs.
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House Ag. Committee Accused of Riding Roughshod Over Truth in Claiming Mustang “Overpopulation”
Livestock grazing on Wyoming public exacts huge costs to the environment, to wildlife â including wild horses, and to American taxpayers, who have subsidized this activity to the tune of more than $1 billion over the past decade.
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Domestic Horse Slaughter Ban Continues
âAmericans do not eat horses, nor do they want them suffering in long-distance transport and in inhumane slaughter plants so they can end up on a foreign dinner plate.â.
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Wild Horse Advocates Respond to Statement on Horse Captures in South Reno
âEvery day that passes is another lost opportunity for preventive, on-the-range measures to mitigate horse-human conflicts and the implementation of a humane fertility control program to reduce the number of horses on the Virginia Range.â.
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Advocates Ask Federal Court to Dismiss Utah Ranchers Anti-Mustang Lawsuit
âThis lawsuit was filed by livestock owners that view wild horses as competition for below-market, taxpayer-subsidized grazing on public lands,â said Caitlin Zittkowski, attorney for Meyer, Glitzenstein and Crystal, the firm representing the advocates
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Court Greenlights Wyoming Wild Horse Roundup
âIt sets a terrible precedent not only for wild horses but also for the responsible management of our public lands by elevating commercial livestock interests over the public interest and federal law.â.
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Exposed Corruption in BLM Wild Horse Division Triggers Call for Program Hold
The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign has called for a hold on the BLM's Wild and Horse Burro Program in the wake of exposed corruption and overpayment of approximately $2 million to the Utah Department Corrections Industries for questionable
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HSUS Urges USDA to Close Loopholes in Penalties for Horse Protection Act Violations
The Humane Society of the United States is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit owners who are suspended (and who sign a consent agreement...) from transferring ownership of their horses to someone else for the duration of the suspension.