BLM Budget Cuts Put Wild Horses at Risk, Advocates Say
Pat Raia
May 26, 2017
Proposed budget cuts would save $4 million by eliminating restrictions on horse sales and other management options.
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Proposed budget cuts would save $4 million by eliminating restrictions on horse sales and other management options.
A PhD student describes her recent experience applying her research skills during an equine community outreach event.
The BLM is gathering horses due to a lack of water sources in the area.
The conference concluded with presentations by individuals from inside and outside the Thoroughbred industry.
Alleged animal abusers could also avoid consequences by signing an affidavit banning future animal ownership.
Recommendations include adding to the forbidden drugs or substances list, creating educational efforts, and more.
Thus far, the BLM has transported 70 horses from the water trap site to the Indian Lakes Facility in Fallon, Nevada.
Cure restaurant sparked a federal investigation after it served horsemeat as part of a special dinner menu.
The BLM will remove about 60 horses from private land near Boone Springs due to a projected lack of water this summer.
Provisional suspensions were also lifted from three trainers and two horses.
A Cargill product, Progressive Nutrition Soothing Pink, was found to contain the banned substance ractopamine.
The revised EA includes a discussion on a historically significant gene in some wild horses in the complex.
While the bill effectively prohibits horse processing in the United States, some believe it could endanger wild horses.
Volunteers discovered a healthy colt, now named Cactus Fire, near the wildfire zone on May 3.
The new test could lead to faster, low-cost diagnosis and enable better treatment and management.
The tour and barbeque will take place May 6 at the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area (HMA), in Colorado.
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