We've all seen those sad commercials of dogs and cats suffering, starving, and in horrid conditions while Sarah McLachlan plays in the background. Some of us turn the channel, some of us fast forward through the commercials, but none of us really enjoy watching animals suffer. Organizations like the ASPCA, however, create these commercials for two main reasons: number one, they play on people's emotions and encourage them to give money. Number two, they focus on the suffering and do not call … [Read more...]
Advocates Make Headway in Wild Horse Debate
Recently Scott Beckstead, Program Director at The Wild Beauty Foundation, animal rights attorney and wild horse expert, debated Nevada's State Senator Ira Hansen (R) about America's wild horse management issues. As is often the case with those who are on the "other" side of the wild horse advocacy, Hansen argued without any actual facts, stating that wild horses are the cause of the destruction of public lands, that their population is "out of control," and that the millions of dollars that … [Read more...]
End to Cruelty: Budweiser Promises to Stop Clydesdale Tail Docking
We are very pleased to report that Budweiser, home to the famous Clydesdale horses, has promised to stop docking the tails of their horses (Wamsley, 2023). Tail docking can be done either by wrapping the middle of the tail and preventing the blood from getting to the remaining section, thus starving the tissue, or by surgically amputating the tail. Tail docking is inhumane and, besides the pain that it initially causes the horse, can be detrimental to a horse's physical and emotional health … [Read more...]
Wild Beauty Documentary
This past week, Elizabeth had the honor of being a special guest at the documentary Wild Beauty, a movie about the plight of the wild horses and how the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues to round them up for no reason except for the fact that large corporate cattle and sheep ranchers and oil companies want to occupy these federal lands. The Issue of Unnecessary Wild Horse Roundups We have been working to educate the public about this issue for years- the BLM has shown itself to be a … [Read more...]
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