Program to Save Horses Dooms Them By Martha Mendoza, Associated Press writer RENO, Nev. -- A multimillion-dollar federal program created to save the lives of wild horses is instead channeling them by the thousands to slaughterhouses where they are chopped into cuts of meat. Among those profiting from the slaughter are employees of the Bureau of Land Management, the federal agency that administers the program. These are the conclusions of an Associated Press investigation of the U.S. … [Read more...]
Ruling Expected This Week in Sheldon Wild Horse Case
(Reno, NV) After a daylong hearing in Reno federal district court, Judge Miranda Du stated that she would give a ruling by next week on the viewing restrictions imposed by Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge to view and report on the horses captured from the range last month being held in corrals at the Refuge. Testimony given today established that the public was once allowed to view roundups and horses in holding despite the declaration of Refuge manager John Kasbohm. Kasbohm stated in a … [Read more...]
Judge Denies Government Motion To Delay Sheldon Hearing
(Reno, NV) Today Reno Federal Court Judge Miranda Du denied a request by government attorneys to delay hearings on First Amendment claims made against Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in regard to access to horses removed from the Refuge last month. The government argument was based on the current “shutdown.” “I am afraid that horses from Sheldon are going to disappear once again without any ability to document their condition and identity prior to shipping to such an uncertain fate,” stated … [Read more...]
All Documents in First Phase of Sheldon Case on File: Wild Horse Advocates Make a Last Stand For America’s War Horse
(Reno, NV) Final briefs were filed in Reno Federal Court yesterday to gain transparency of action and protections from slaughter for the last of the Sheldon mustangs. The hardy horses that have resided in the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge for more than a century are being permanently exterminated from the range and left vulnerable to slaughter. Horses from Sheldon served the US cavalry up until World War II. The Refuge accelerated plans to completely removed the entire population of about … [Read more...]
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