WaPo Op-Ed Calls for Horse Slaughter?

The editors placed it behind a paywall so the identity of the writer is not known.

Western Horse Watchers will not subscribe to any news source, whether it’s written by liberals or conservatives.

Foal-Free Friday, the Great Disconnect Edition

The advocates tell us that wild horses face competition from livestock, unfair resource allocations and shrinking habitats but their solution—mass sterilization—aligns with and can only aggravate the problem.

The ranchers couldn’t have asked for more feckless opponents.

Why are you still giving them money?

Eighth Annual Devil’s Garden Roundup Ends Early

The incident concluded on September 30.

The documented capture total, based on the daily reports, is 268, including 120 stallions, 121 mares and 27 foals.

The capture goal was 350.

Youngsters accounted for 10.1% of the sample.

Of the adults, 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female.

The average daily take was 7.7.

The death rate, based on the stated capture total of 276, was 2.5%.

Body condition scores were not given.

The number of animals shipped is not known.

The operation liberated 3,216 AUMs per year.

The WHT is subject to permitted grazing.

BLM Issues Antelope-Triple B Final Planning Documents

The Decision Record authorizes Alternative A, the Proposed Action, discussed in section 2.4 of the Final EA.

Details of the new HMAP can be found in Appendix XIII.

No changes to AMLs or authorized AUMs
Forcible removal
Application of fertility control pesticides
Skewing of sex ratios in favor of males
Monitoring of genetic diversity
Massive interference in natural order

Recall the rallying cry in the Nevada Current op-ed: “America’s wild horses have faced competition from livestock, unfair resource allocation, and shrinking habitat for generations.”

How does the new plan fix any of that?

It doesn’t. The only change the advocates want is more government spending on services they provide.

Defund the Advocates Day Set for December 2

In some circles it’s known as Giving Tuesday but think of it as an opportunity to give the advocates the boot.

BLM Approves Nuisance Roundup at Pinehurst School

The Decision Record authorizes the Proposed Action, discussed in Section B of the Categorical Exclusion, clearing the way for bait-trap removal of six wild horses that have strayed from the Pokegema HMA onto school property.

A map of the project area was not provided but the incident would probably take place near Highway 66 on the west side of the HMA based on the school address.

The news release did not indicate if Oregon was a fence-out state and if the barrier around the school meets the requirements of a legal fence.

Funding for the operation would come from ______________________.