Sunday, February 28, 2010

Say NO to Federal Funding for Wild Horse Salazoos « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Say NO to Federal Funding for Wild Horse Salazoos « Straight from the Horse's Heart

CHICAGO, (EWA) – The funding testimony for the planned sanctuaries dubbed by wild horse supporters as “Salazoos” outlined last October by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, will be heard by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Energy and Natural resources on March 3, at 10am.

Friday, February 26, 2010

California Senator Quizzes Salazar on his Deadly Wild Horse Fiasco « Straight from the Horse's Heart

California Senator Quizzes Salazar on his Deadly Wild Horse Fiasco « Straight from the Horse's Heart

WASHINGTON, DC, (Horseback) – California’s Sen. Barbara Boxer released a letter demanding answers from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar regarding the embattled Bureau of Land Management. It’s Wild Horse and Burro Program is under fire after the deaths of scores of horses in a mid-winter “gather” in Nevada’s Calico Mountains.

BLM’s Abbey Takes Fox in Hen House Approach to Humane Observer Issue « Straight from the Horse's Heart

BLM’s Abbey Takes Fox in Hen House Approach to Humane Observer Issue « Straight from the Horse's Heart

HOUSTON, (Horseback) – In a letter to Emmy Award winning documentary Filmmaker Ginger Kathrens after a query about a BLM offer to allow humane observers, the agency’s director, Bob Abbey, responded that the agency would choose them. The BLM is mired in scandal after the deaths of scores of horses following a stampede induced by a roaring helicopter.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

March for Mustangs « Straight from the Horse's Heart

March for Mustangs « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Roundups increased significantly in 2000 in the Bush years and they haven’t let up under the Obama administration. 12,000 wild horses and burros are scheduled for removal from our public lands this fiscal year alone. These helicopter roundups come at enormous expense to our wild herds and to the American taxpayer.

Convicted Wild Mustang Murderer Jason Meduna Gets Off Easy « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Convicted Wild Mustang Murderer Jason Meduna Gets Off Easy « Straight from the Horse's Heart

The former owner of the 3-Strikes Ranch in Morrill County has been sentenced to a prison term of 40 months to ten years for criminal neglect of animals.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Help Habitat for Horses for FREE « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Help Habitat for Horses for FREE « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Since December, iGive special challenges have meant tens of thousands of dollars for the organizations listed at iGive, groups just like Habitat for Horses. These challenges are our response to the tough economic times.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Jason Meduna: For What It’s Worth « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Jason Meduna: For What It’s Worth « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Jason Meduna is sleeping in jail tonight. Almost a year ago his crimes were discovered – dead horses stacked on top of one another, hidden from view in the sandhills of Nebraska. Despite the claims of poison, either from his neighbors, radiation, aliens or whatever other factor his mind could come up with, the good people of Nebraska found him guilty of 145 counts of animal cruelty. Tonight he starts paying back, with a minimum of 20 months in prison with excellent behavior. That’s a minimum of 600 nights for him to close his eyes; at least two nights per horse, both dead and alive, to visit with him in his dreams.

Horse Trainer Ken McNabb in Bed with the BLM « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Horse Trainer Ken McNabb in Bed with the BLM « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Mr. McNabb confronted Ginger Kathrens, volunteer Executive Director of the Cloud Foundation, on the morning of September 3rd after the attempt to procure a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to delay the unwarranted round-up of the Pryor Mountain wild horses had failed.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Tomorrow Convicted Horse Murderer Jason Meduna is Sentenced « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Tomorrow Convicted Horse Murderer Jason Meduna is Sentenced « Straight from the Horse's Heart

From across the bridge and through the fog of death the screams and cries of the starved horses were heard; heard loud and clear. Jason Meduna was found guilty. A horse murder was brought to justice. Strike one up for the horses, or 145 up as that is the number of felony animal cruelty counts that Meduna was found guilty of, 145 out of 149, the horses were clearly heard.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Wyoming Rep. “Slaughterhouse” Sue Wallis is challenged for her Bloodied House Seat « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Wyoming Rep. “Slaughterhouse” Sue Wallis is challenged for her Bloodied House Seat « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Have you ever heard the phrase “what goes around comes around” or “someday all that bad karma is coming back to haunt you”? Well I am willing to bet that Wyoming’s bloody queen of horse slaughter, Sue Wallis, is beginning to believe in such statements as her state house seat is being challenged well in advance of the required pre-election announcement date.

Wild Horse Protests Stampede to Carson City « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Wild Horse Protests Stampede to Carson City « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Many people are against how the Bureau of Land Management is handling wild horses and burros. On Saturday, wild horse advocates stood in front of the Legislative building in Carson City to bring more attention to protecting these animals.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Wild Horse Outrage Greets President Obama in Vegas « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Wild Horse Outrage Greets President Obama in Vegas « Straight from the Horse's Heart

LAS VEGAS (SFTHH) – It seems people are very serious about saving the lives and freedom of America’s wild horses and stopping the gruesome practice of horse slaughter, where many of our wild mustangs still end their lives in terror together with over one hundred thousand domestic horses yearly

Thursday, February 18, 2010

A Journey of Love « Straight from the Horse's Heart

A Journey of Love « Straight from the Horse's Heart

It was a gorgeous summer afternoon off the Atlantic coast of Southern Africa. The humid November wind was blowing up out of the south matching the aggressive current fed by the nearby mouth of the Congo River. I inhaled deeply as I hung over the rail just underneath the helideck of the offshore production platform.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

BLM “Processes” Publicly Owned Wild Horses Behind Secret Closed Doors « Straight from the Horse's Heart

BLM “Processes” Publicly Owned Wild Horses Behind Secret Closed Doors « Straight from the Horse's Heart

As had been feared, the BLM has announced that effective immediately, visits to the 320-acre Indian Lakes Road facility where the wild horses rounded up from Nevada's Calico Mountain Complex will be restricted to a two-hour window on Sundays, by appointment only.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Canadian Rules Could Impact Horse Slaughter Exports « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Canadian Rules Could Impact Horse Slaughter Exports « Straight from the Horse's Heart

New Canadian horse processing regulations could slow the flow of U.S. horses to slaughter plants there, say equine welfare advocates.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Horse Whispers « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Horse Whispers « Straight from the Horse's Heart

I pressed my ear against Ethan’s hairy shoulder to try to hear if I could detect his voice resonating in those great lungs, but I could not.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Wild Horses Forced into a Stampede of Death « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Wild Horses Forced into a Stampede of Death « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Contrary to assurances from the Bureau of Land Management, dozens of horses were killed during the Calico roundup. What's more, the horses are still dying inside government corrals because of injuries suffered during their frightening run across tough terrain.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Selling the “Unwanted Horse” « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Selling the “Unwanted Horse” « Straight from the Horse's Heart

One cannot imagine used cars being marketed as “unwanted cars” or existing homes being offered as “unwanted homes”. But amazingly the Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) has managed to define horses offered for sale and unlucky enough to be purchased for slaughter as “unwanted horses”.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Obama Spent Millions Chasing Wild Horses in 2009 « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Obama Spent Millions Chasing Wild Horses in 2009 « Straight from the Horse's Heart

HOUSTON – (SFTHH) While thousands of Americans lost their homes and tens of thousands lost their jobs the Obama administration was spending millions of dollars chasing wild horses, killing some and penning up the rest with no regard to science, proper research or the bottom line.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Captured by BLM: Wild Horses Continue to Die « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Captured by BLM: Wild Horses Continue to Die « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Even though the Calico Mountain Complex roundups were concluded by the BLM on Friday, February 5th, wild horses who are now being held in the Indian Lakes Road facility near Fallon, Nevada, are continuing to perish at an alarming rate.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Death by Helicopter: BLM Vet Releases Report on Calico Foal’s Death « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Death by Helicopter: BLM Vet Releases Report on Calico Foal’s Death « Straight from the Horse's Heart

HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The federal Bureau of Land Management has released a veterinary report to Horseback Magazine that was requested by several individuals and advocacy groups. The report provides sketchy details on the final days of a foal filmed by photo journalist and videographer Laura Leigh on assignment for Horseback during a Nevada “gather” of wild horses.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Video: Foal Aggressively Attacked by BLM/Cattoor Helicopter during Calico Wild Horse Round-up « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Video: Foal Aggressively Attacked by BLM/Cattoor Helicopter during Calico Wild Horse Round-up « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Acclaimed artist and videotographer Laura Leigh has released a devastating video of a young foal aggressively and dangerously “pushed” and attacked by a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) contractor’s helicopter during the much contested Calico Wild Horse round-up.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

One Wild Horse Round-up Canceled, another Scheduled « Straight from the Horse's Heart

One Wild Horse Round-up Canceled, another Scheduled « Straight from the Horse's Heart

I swear, there’s just no winning for losing. Only hours after we heard that the BLM had postponed the highly controversial Eagle round-up we learn that another assault is being planned at the Twin Peaks Management area in southeastern California. Same bad numbers, same junk science and twisted interpretation of the law.

BLM’s Wild Horse Numbers Just Don’t Add Up « Straight from the Horse's Heart

BLM’s Wild Horse Numbers Just Don’t Add Up « Straight from the Horse's Heart

HOUSTON (SFTHH) – Friday, the 5th of February, seemed more like Groundhog’s Day than did February 2nd. There was an unpleasant odor of déjà vu in the air all thanks to the bumbling and mumbling of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Saturday, February 6, 2010

American Quarter Horse Association blames non-existent “ban” for the consequences of its own policy « Straight from the Horse's Heart

American Quarter Horse Association blames non-existent “ban” for the consequences of its own policy « Straight from the Horse's Heart

CHICAGO, (EWA) – On February 4th the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) posted a release issued by the Animal Welfare Council (AWC) claiming that “experts” warned of current issues facing the horse industry if slaughter was ended. Reminiscent of past years, the AQHA is again promoting disinformation in the hope the American public will trust them for their good name.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

An Open Letter to the President to Stop the Extermination of our Wild Horses « Straight from the Horse's Heart

An Open Letter to the President to Stop the Extermination of our Wild Horses « Straight from the Horse's Heart
by Laura Allen

I did vote for you. I was intrigued by your call for “change“. You signaled a dramatic new course, one of openness and inclusion. Certainly I applauded your choice of Joe Biden as vice president, a staunch animal welfare advocate.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Horse Meat Super Bowl Pizza Sickens Fans « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Horse Meat Super Bowl Pizza Sickens Fans « Straight from the Horse's Heart

HOUSTON - (SFTHH) How often do we take the time to peer under the stones and rocks that our horses kick up as we ride down the trail of the Internet Forest? Not too often as we are usually on a mission with a destination in mind. But the other day, I made the mistake of dismounting, kneeling and looked down at a squirming, slimy life form that I should have ridden past. That little bug-eyed monster was one Ira Scott, the pride of Indiana and the alleged “inventor” of Road Kill Pizza.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Another Wild Horse Foal Killed by BLM Actions « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Another Wild Horse Foal Killed by BLM Actions « Straight from the Horse's Heart

HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The federal Bureau of Land Management confirmed today that a second foal has died at their hands after losing its hooves possibly from being driven down a Nevada mountainside by a roaring helicopter.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Alleged Pro-Horse Organizations admit to funding by known Horse Slaughter Buyers « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Alleged Pro-Horse Organizations admit to funding by known Horse Slaughter Buyers « Straight from the Horse's Heart

HOUSTON – (SFTHH) -In a recent promotional email, Wyoming Rep. Sue Wallis, Executive Director of the United Organizations of the Horse and Dave Duquette of the United Horseman’s Front display photos of their participation with and boast about receiving donations from known horse slaughter buyers (aka killer buyers).