(Reno, NV) Legal action has been filed against Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) today in federal district court. The suit makes two claims: Sheldon NWR fails to follow policy to protect horses removed from the range from entering the slaughter pipeline, and Sheldon violates the First Amendment by failing to provide the public meaningful access to horses. Sheldon has stated in documents governing removals, as well as to the public, that they provide protections for the horses from being … [Read more...]
Federally Indicted Horse Slaughter Hauler’s Court Docs Available Online
Thanks to the behind the scenes work of the investigators from Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA)andWild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF) evidence was supplied to federal investigators and a known kill buyer, Dorian Ayache, has been indicted. Read more>> … [Read more...]
Sheldon Wild Horse Roundup Begins
(Denio, NV) On September 9th, the removal of the last of the horses that have called the area of Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge home for at least a century began. Observation was at least 1.5 miles from the trap allowing for no positive identification of individual animals being removed from the range. After a hike of over 1 mile observers could see that horses were being run distances of at least 8 miles repeatedly as bands fractured. The terrain is extremely rugged and many horses were … [Read more...]
How Big Energy and Fracking are at Root of Wild Horse Capture and Slaughter
One of the most popular questions we receive is “Do you think big energy is impacting wild horses?” The answer is...of course it is! On public land (for purposes of this piece we will discuss BLM, more public land than any other agency) we have “Multiple Use.” The term comes from the Federal Land Policy Management Act, or “FLPMA.” This policy outlines how land use plans are to be created to manage public land for the “public good.” This article from wildhorseeducation.org tells the … [Read more...]