Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
Age and herd size do not determine genetic diversity.
A herd of 150 to 200 breeding aged animals will vanish if the advocates ruin the mares with PZP.
Think of the Salt River and Virginia Range.
Section 4.4.6.3 in H-4700-1 sets the record straight.
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The June 1 news release seeking public comments said the proposal would give ranchers more flexibility, improve the health of rangelands and support rural communities across the West.
But the goal is to limit the uses of public lands, contradicting a statement at the end of the announcement.
The concept of production-oriented livestock appears 28 times in the notice.
The idea of restricting permits to such animals, an attempt to thwart those would weigh the advantages of using grazing allotments for conservation purposes, such as wild horse and bison refuges, permeates the discussion.
It’s got the cattlemen’s fingerprints all over it.
The current administration is now guilty of using the same tactics as the previous administration, which it condemned, to, in effect, modify FLPMA while doing an end run around Congress.
The news release states in the final paragraph that DOI rescinded the BLM’s public lands rule, reaffirming the Department’s commitment to multiple use.
The rule elevated conservation, or what was described as “no use,” to the same level as other uses outlined in FLPMA.
But in the latest move, they’re trying to expand the use of America’s public lands, including increases to active AUMs regardless of management status, just not for wild horses and bison.
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Its sponsor said next year he’ll introduce a bill in his name and it’ll have enhanced protections for the Salt River herd according to a story by the Arizona Capitol Times.
The measure was filed earlier this year as a strike-everything amendment to another bill.
The Senate’s failure to act means that 25 wild horses will be removed from their habitat this summer, not by the Forest Service but by the advocates.
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The BLM will add production-oriented livestock, including a definition thereof, to Part 4100 of Title 43 according to a notice in the Federal Register dated May 12.
Permits issued under section 4130.2 would only be valid for the production of meat, milk or fiber and would include any animals used in support of such operations, such as horses for moving cattle.
Describing the proposed change as a limitation, the agency “is seeking to head off suggestions that grazing permits may be appropriate for other purposes, including preservation or conservation.”
The revamp, promulgated by an unelected bureaucracy, would mean no more Mustang Monuments or Wild Horse Refuges if approved.
Western Horse Watchers opposes the restriction.
Comments are due by July 13.
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You know an idea is bad for wild horses if the advocates support it.
Likewise for the farm bureaus, stock grower’s associations and public lands councils.
You don’t have to understand all the issues, you just need to know who’s behind it.
Consider this example in the Arizona Daily Independent.
Arizona Congressmen Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert, members of the Pesticide Caucus, wrote a letter asking the USDA to work with them so management decisions for the Salt River and Heber herds are humane, transparent and on solid legal footing.
They went on to say that the animals deserve to be protected and treated humanely.
The Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses praised them for their advocacy.
What you may not realize is that protection and humane management are codewords for long-term use of PZP, with the inevitable result of permanent infertility and herd collapse.
Like other advocates, CAAWH and its partner organizations work with their political allies to suppress wild horse populations in favor of livestock, under the guise of reform.
They’re pesticide salesmen, not conservationists.
They want the ranchers to win.
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The project template has been filled in.
Two documents have been uploaded.
The Decision Record indicates that public lands within a five-mile radius of active trapping locations and temporary holding facilities will be closed to public entry while the incident is in progress.
The closure area, shown on page 4, extends well to the west and north of the HA.
The decision, effective immediately, is necessary to protect persons, property, public lands, resources and to avoid conflicts among public land users.
The First Amendment was overrated anyway.
A roundup is on the schedule with a start date of July 27.
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1. Read the ISPMB report about the long-term effects of PZP, starting on page 30.
2. Recognize that the advocates are friends of the ranchers and enemies of the horses.
3. Tell them you want your money back.
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The contractor must have at least three years of experience and be able to trim up to 100 animals per day.
The population at Wheatland according to the May 28 facilities report was 2,226 wild horses and 83 wild burros.
The period of performance is one year with an option to renew for four more years.
Other details are given in the scope of work.
The solicitation was posted yesterday.
Proposals are due by July 24.
This and other such expenses could be avoided if your faithful public servants would just listen to the advocates.
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The contractor will provide approximately 2,500 tons of 2026 crop alfalfa hay (about 6,700 AUMs) meeting the specifications in the scope of work.
Proposals are due by July 15 according to the solicitation.
The May facilities report gave a population of 398 wild horses and 33 wild burros at Rock Springs.
Given the cost of off-range holding, the contract may be worth about $1.2 million.
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There is no description.
It’s tied to the Bristlecone Field Office and classified as wild horse and burro.
The project name is “Temporary.”
The planning level is categorical exclusion.
No documents have been uploaded.
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The contractor will test captured animals for equine infectious anemia according to the scope of work.
The period of performance runs from July 15 to August 31.
Proposals are due by July 6.
The solicitation was published yesterday.
The roundup is on the schedule with a start date of August 1.
The goal is to achieve AML, which is zero.
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The incident occurred over the weekend without advocate involvement according to a report by WCTI News.
It’s still not clear if the darting program was stopped soon enough to spare the herd from total collapse.
The following video, just posted, gives numerous examples of fencing in their habitat.
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Foal #71, first seen on June 20, was found dead over the weekend according to a report by Shore Daily News.
She was apparently trampled other horses.
The ponies live in the Chincoteage NWR on the Virginia side of Assateague Island.
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The incident will begin on July 8 according to today’s news release.
The capture goal is 450.
Operations will be open to public observation on a limited basis.
Animals identified for removal will be taken to the Double Devil corrals in Alturas.
Progress reports might be posted to the Inyo wild horse page.
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The incident concluded on June 19 with these results:
Horses
Burros
The overall death rate was very low.
Foal proportions do not correspond to herd growth rates of 15 to 20 percent per year.
There is some evidence of an abnormal sex ratio in the horse population but not enough to supply a basis for action.
There were no plans to treat any of the mares or jennies with PZP and return them to the range, a huge disappointment to the advocates.
The operation liberated 3,714 AUMs per year for other mandated uses of public lands.
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At the Onaqui Mountain HMA with David Huang.
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The incident concluded on June 8 with 868 burros captured, 867 shipped, none released and one dead.
There were no unaccounted-for animals.
The capture total included 400 jacks, 413 jennies and 55 foals.
Youngsters represented 6.3% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female.
There were no plans to treat any of the jennies with PZP and return them to the range, a huge disappointment to the advocates.
The operation liberated 5,208 AUMs per year for other mandated uses of public lands.
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The total climbed to 73 on June 21, up from 65 on June 6.
Thunderbolt came out on top, producing eight foals.
Hoppy and Twist were tied for second place with seven apiece.
Colts led the fillies 38 to 35.
Refer to this spreadsheet for a ranking of sires.
The herd has been engineered for maximum production and revenues, despite a limit of 150 horses in the refuge.
The pony swim will occur on July 29 according to the guide, followed by the auction on July 30.
The events nowadays resemble those in the 1961 film but with more fanfare.
The Museum of Chincoteague Island purchased the Beebe Ranch three years ago.
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A. 12 AUMs per year.
Q. What’s the forage requirement of a wild horse?
A. Multiply by 12.
Q. How do you convert an AML to AUMs?
A. An ovary-killing pesticide.
Q. What is PZP?
A. It’s safe, proven and reversible.
Q. What’s the top-selling lie about PZP?
A. They want the ranchers to win.
Q. Why are the advocates so dishonest?
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The incident, not yet announced but on the schedule with a start date of July 10, will not be open to public observation according to documents in a new project folder.
The order applies to all public lands within two miles of the trap sites.
The Final DNA and DR were copied to the original project folder on June 18.
The decision authorizes these actions:
The schedule calls for the capture of 150, removal of 105 and treatment of 22.
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