posted January 17, 2005 12:00 AM         

please write to the bureau of land management asap requesting a stop to this bill -- next month a bill legalizing the slaughter of wild horses and burros on all public lands will take effect.

the above link features an in-depth video explaining the issue, including an instance of concerned people requesting then-president Ronald Reagan to stop the shooting of 1000 wild horses, which he did.

so this too may be reversed -- with enough immediate action.

posted January 17, 2005 01:29 PM         

Thank you for this post, link and information! I don't have sound on this computer and the video didn't work too well, so I couldn't get much info.

Geminstone ~

posted January 17, 2005 02:36 PM         

there is some text copy of the situation on the site; it's just a summary though...all the information is in the video, including the fact that even 'adoption' most likely ends in slaughter. i'll include it below.

i would recommend watching the video when possible. i have cable internet and the medium, which is suggested for cable internet connection, didn't work. i had to use the high speed which worked very well.

you really need sound though, to hear the very sad story.

quote:

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Dear Colleague,

25% of the landmass of the lower 48 states is public land which is controlled by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The states and US Forest Service control additional public land.

This land is leased to “investors” who either run cattle on the land, or charge cattle ranchers a hefty fee to run their cattle on this land – your land – wildlife land – wild horse land!

In order to make it worthwhile to the 3.2 million cattle, there has to be a lot of grass to eat. The government says that deer, elk and wild horses & burros can’t eat the grass any more – it’s only for privately owned cattle. So they shoot the deer and elk, and they round up the wild horses and burros for “adoption.”

Shockingly, we just found out during the recent elections that Congressmen don’t read the bills they vote on! Well, the Friday before Thanksgiving, Congressmen woke up to a 14-inch thick budget bill and they voted it into law – without reading it!

And guess what? A Senator sneaked in a few pages changing the law about wild horses - and when the President signs the bill on Monday, the government will be able to get rid of all the wild horses and burros in America even by selling them to slaughter houses.

The 3.2 million cattle amount for only 2.5%of US beef consumption. The 32,000 horses equal about 1% of the cattle. And after the holocaust, we will continue paying about $100,000,000 in subsidies to the ranchers and investors who graze their cattle on our land.

Our only chance is for the President to use his veto power to prevent the largest wholesale slaughter of horses in North America. Horses like “Missy.”

With love for the animals,

Leo Grillo
actor, rescuer
December 2, 2004

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posted January 17, 2005 09:33 PM         

welcome, and thank you for reading about this. i'm sorry it's so heartbreaking.

i hope our efforts will make a difference.

and....you will find a lot of love here!

posted January 18, 2005 09:56 PM         

Thank you for posting the information. It is so, so sad. I don't get how so many men can be so cold-hearted and non-empathetic. I just don't get it.