(Reno, NV) After a daylong hearing in Reno federal district court, Judge Miranda Du stated that she would give a ruling by next week on the viewing restrictions imposed by Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge to view and report on the horses captured from the range last month being held in corrals at the Refuge. Testimony given today established that the public was once allowed to view roundups and horses in holding despite the declaration of Refuge manager John Kasbohm. Kasbohm stated in a … [Read more...]
Judge Denies Government Motion To Delay Sheldon Hearing
(Reno, NV) Today Reno Federal Court Judge Miranda Du denied a request by government attorneys to delay hearings on First Amendment claims made against Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in regard to access to horses removed from the Refuge last month. The government argument was based on the current “shutdown.” “I am afraid that horses from Sheldon are going to disappear once again without any ability to document their condition and identity prior to shipping to such an uncertain fate,” stated … [Read more...]
All Documents in First Phase of Sheldon Case on File: Wild Horse Advocates Make a Last Stand For America’s War Horse
(Reno, NV) Final briefs were filed in Reno Federal Court yesterday to gain transparency of action and protections from slaughter for the last of the Sheldon mustangs. The hardy horses that have resided in the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge for more than a century are being permanently exterminated from the range and left vulnerable to slaughter. Horses from Sheldon served the US cavalry up until World War II. The Refuge accelerated plans to completely removed the entire population of about … [Read more...]
Press Organizations Join Wild Horse Journalist Against BLM
(San Francisco, CA) An ongoing battle in US Federal Court to have meaningful access to document wild horses removed from public land has been joined by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the National Press Photographers Association and thirteen other news media organizations. Laura Leigh, journalist for Horseback Magazine and founder of Wild Horse Education, began the legal action almost four years ago when her access to document the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse and … [Read more...]
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