Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Wild Horse Freedom Federation VP on Truth Squad Radio Tonight « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Wild Horse Freedom Federation VP on Truth Squad Radio Tonight « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Laura Leigh is an award winning artist, journalist and videographer. She is founder and President of Wild Horse Education, which funds her work and is on the Board of Directors and is Vice President of the Wild Horse Freedom Federation which supports her legal efforts along with other noted advocacy groups.

Wild Horse Freedom Federation’s Lady Leaders Know No Rest « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Wild Horse Freedom Federation’s Lady Leaders Know No Rest « Straight from the Horse's Heart

From months on the range, weeks on keyboards or days in court the Board of Directors of Wild Horse Freedom Federation can now add equine wild fire evacuation to their list of horse related rescue operations.

BLM Wild Horse & Burro Advisory “Bored” To Meet « Straight from the Horse's Heart

BLM Wild Horse & Burro Advisory “Bored” To Meet « Straight from the Horse's Heart

After reading the Federal Register notice (Sept. 6, 2011) announcing the next Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting in Arlington, VA, Oct. 13-14, 2011, it seems that the “Public Comment Procedures” as written here may be in violation of your First Amendment right to free speech.

Friday, September 2, 2011

BLM Releases Wild Horse Vet Report On Same Day of Judicial Spanking « Straight from the Horse's Heart

BLM Releases Wild Horse Vet Report On Same Day of Judicial Spanking « Straight from the Horse's Heart

On Friday August the 26th, Laura Leigh, VP of Wild Horse Freedom Federation, filed in a Reno Nevada Court for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the BLM and their contractors in an effort to stop the well documented inhumane and cruel treatment of stampeded wild horses at their Triple B helicopter stampede in eastern Nevada. Centerpiece of the complaint was the abusive piloting of a contract helicopter that actually struck a horse with it’s skids and was, obviously, operating dangerously close to not only the animal but the ground based contract workers.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

BLM Remains Silent Over Wild Horse Helicopter Ruling « Straight from the Horse's Heart

BLM Remains Silent Over Wild Horse Helicopter Ruling « Straight from the Horse's Heart

A federal judge in Nevada is taking the U.S. government to task for misconduct by a helicopter contractor during one of the biggest mustang roundups in the West, granting a rare emergency order sought by wild horse protection advocates who argue all of the gathers on public lands are inhumane and illegal.