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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.
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BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
The BLMâs National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet on Monday, August 25, 2014 in Riverton, Wyoming, to discuss issues relating to the management and protection of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands.
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Utah Officials Battle BLM Over Right To Remove Wild Horses from Range
A resolution to have states, not the BLM decide how many wild horses can be on a range and what to do when thereâs an overpopulation has been written by a Utah Commissioner and will be addressed by the National Association of Counties when it meets next
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Act Now To Urge Congress To Approve 'Prevent All Soring Tactics' Bill
Legislation that would stiffen penalties for soring horses has been sitting in a House subcommittee for the past year and will die if the current Congress fails to advance and approve the bill by January 2015.
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Groups Rally Behind National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
More than fifty diverse recreation and conservation groups requested the legislation after astudy last year found the Forest Service trail system is being squeezed between the demands of growing public use and shrinking budgets.
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Senate Committee Blocks Domestic Horse Slaughter
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has voted in favor of a provision that would prevent any efforts to resume slaughtering horses for human consumption on U.S. soil.
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Utah Governor Bombarded with Support for Wild Horses as BLM Schedules Massive Roundup
Faxes from Europe and from states as diverse as Alaska and Florida poured in, reminding Governor Herbert that Utahâs mustangs are part of the stateâs allure, and warning that Utah tourism will suffer if the state does not reverse its anti-mustang stan
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National Coalition Calls on Utah Governor to Stop Attack on Wild Horses
Wild horse advocacy groups urged Governor Herbert to stop exaggerating the number of wild horses in Utah, stop scapegoating wild horses for range damage caused by private livestock, and drop suggestions that the state take over management of wild horses i