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...]
Horses Versus Cattle: The Truth Behind Grazing Rights
Hanaeleh responded to the articles in the Salt Lake Tribune regarding the desire of Utah legislators to round up wild mustangs that are currently on federal lands - and under the supervision of the BLM - and send them to slaughter. This is illegal and goes against the Wild Horse Protection Act of 1971. You can read our open letter to the editor here. The argument that these and other millionaire cattle ranchers have across the United States, is that the wild horses are eating too much of the … [Read more...]
Open Letter to Salt Lake Tribune Regarding Wild Horse Slaughter
OPEN LETTER TO BRIAN MAFFLEY AND BRETT PRETTYMAN Regarding the article: Utah Lawmakers: The time has come to slaughter wild horses and Iron County to feds: Remove wild horses or we will February 22, 2017 Dear Mr. Maffley and Mr. Prettyman: I recently read your articles in the Seattle Lake Tribune that reviewed the "discussion" lawmakers are supposedly having about slaughtering wild mustangs and burros. Unfortunately, there were some inaccuracies and issues you did not go into detail … [Read more...]
BLM Mustangs: Why 45,000 Are in Danger (Hint: the BLM is Corrupt)
If you've looked at our Facebook page, or any other page that deals with equine advocacy, you most likely have heard that the BLM wants to kill 45,000 mustangs that are currently in holding pens. A number of people have asked about this, so here is the issue in a nutshell. BLM is a corrupt institution. First off, it needs to be acknowledged publicly that the BLM is a corrupt institution that supports the cattle ranchers. They have allowed privately-owned cattle to graze on over 80% of … [Read more...]