Call to Action: The Implied Threat of the BLM « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Call to Action: The Implied Threat of the BLM « Straight from the Horse's Heart

In this day and age there is plenty that is going on to keep one from sleeping well and gaining a good night of much needed rest.  Usually, I am pretty good at holding such monsters at bay and obtaining the required sleep to function properly for yet another day.  But last night was a different story, several words of text and droning voices kept nagging at me through the mist of the night and I could not shake the feeling of dread and the threat of an evil presence as I floated through the fog with my head looking squarely back behind at where I had just been.

The letters of the elusive words rushed by so quickly I could not read them and the raspy voice droning away was unintelligible until this morning when I entered my office and read the words as clear and crisp on my own computer screen from a blurb that I had written, yesterday.

Sweden on Horse Slaughter: Pumped Full of Drugs – Sold as Food « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Sweden on Horse Slaughter: Pumped Full of Drugs – Sold as Food « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Toxic horse meat imported into the EU and Sweden from South America and above all Mexico may contain substances which are directly dangerous to humans.

Bumbled BLM Chopper Meeting Gets Bad Press and Crashes in Poll « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Bumbled BLM Chopper Meeting Gets Bad Press and Crashes in Poll « Straight from the Horse's Heart

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) covert holiday weekend announcement of a planned public hearing on the use of controversial helicopters during much contested wild horse stampedes, to take place only hours later, drew the nation’s ire and resulted in the federal grazing agency conducting the sparsely attended meeting on May 29^th  while extending the period for comment until June 12^th.

Update: American Public Speaks Out on Lack of BLM Transparency « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Update: American Public Speaks Out on Lack of BLM Transparency « Straight from the Horse's Heart

RENO (May 28, 2012)—Protect Mustangs has discovered that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) scheduled an important public hearing for 10 a.m. the morning after Memorial Day weekend without adequately notifying the public. The hearing is scheduled for 10-11 a.m., at the BLM Carson City District Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, in Carson City, Nev. The wild horse preservation group is requesting the BLM reschedule the public hearing—regarding the use of helicopters and other motorized vehicles for roundups and management—in order to give the public at least 30 days notice.

NJ State Senate, Governor Next to Consider Bill Banning Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption « Straight from the Horse's Heart

NJ State Senate, Governor Next to Consider Bill Banning Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption « Straight from the Horse's Heart

TRENTON — Horse slaughter is one step closer to being illegal in New Jersey.
A bill designed to prohibit the sale of horses for human consumption passed in the state General Assembly on Thursday with a vote of 72-3 in favor.
The bill specifies in prohibiting horse meat for human consumption.