Unlawful to Feed or Water Virginia Range Mustangs?

The herd falls under NRS 569 according to the presentation by NDA at the August 26 Washoe County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Slide 5 says it’s illegal to feed or water the horses.

NRS 569.040 says it’s illegal to feed them.

Signs posted in the area refer to feeding and harassing but not watering.

The warning may apply to herds protected by the WHB Act, which does not include the Virginia Range “estrays.”

RELATED: NDA Gives Virginia Range Fencing Update.

Chincoteague Herd Produces One More Foal in 2025?

A palomino filly has been added to the list of foals by DSC Photography, boosting this year’s birth record to 102.

She was first seen on August 26.

The Saltwater Cowboys have turned the island into a puppy mill for wild horses by skewing the sex ratio in favor of females, lifting revenues from auctions into record territory as well.

RELATED: Chincoteague Herd Sets New Birth Record.

CAAWH Runs Interference for Salt River Advocates

Why did KNXV News of Phoenix go to the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, a leader in nonmotorized removal and instigator of the largest attempted eradication of wild horses in Nevada, to write a report about a herd in its own back yard?

Perhaps the Salt River Wild Horse Darting Group, hired by the state to manage the herd and one of the contenders for the new contract, was not allowed to comment.

Why are statements in the report inconsistent with remarks in the video?

For example, the report says that federal fencing and reduced access to habitat—not the advocates—have pushed the population down from 460 horses to around 280.

But the video says it’s a combination of fertility control—the handiwork of the Salt River advocates—and the boundary fence.

Both include an allegation by CAAWH that the Tonto National Forest and Governor Katie Hobbs’ office discussed a plan with the Arizona Department of Agriculture that would leave as few as 21 horses on the range, which would doom the herd.

The herd is already doomed, thanks to the advocates.

A minimum of 150 to 200 horses is needed to preserve genetic diversity according to CAAWH, which does not take into account the number of mares ruined, or being ruined, by the fertility control program.

A herd of 500 would not be enough when you can count the breeding population on one hand.

Humane disposal of wild horses, demonstrated by Jay Kirkpatrick on Assateague Island and popularized by the advocates, has two components:

  • Snuffing out new life with PZP
  • Praying for the older horses die

The Salt River herd has been shrinking at a rate of 9% per year, more than can be attributed to natural causes.

RELATED: Salt River Advocates Submit Management Proposal?

Salt River Advocates Submit Management Proposal?

If there’s any praying going on, it’s for the older horses to die.  That’s how they’ll achieve their population target.

AZDA has done a great job of concealing the process and thwarting public involvement, as there are no announcements at its news page.

Western Horse Watchers does not read or link to anything on socialist media because of its left-wing bias.

RELATED: Advocate Calls for More Poison at Salt River.

Do You Think There’s a Wild Horse Population Problem?

The Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses does, as stated in an undated solicitation for volunteers on Mobilize, a site for community organizers and other left-wing kooks.

There are more horses than allowed by plan but not more than the land can support.

The problem is the way your public lands are managed.

RELATED: AMLs Don’t Indicate Genetic Diversity or Carrying Capacity.

Top Producer in Chincoteague Herd This Year?

It’s not Ajax, Riptide or Thunderbolt.  It’s Twist.

Those four guys accounted for 36% of this year’s foal crop.

NameFoals produced
Twist12
Ajax8
Riptide8
Thunderbolt8

Refer to this spreadsheet for a complete breakdown.

A public relations officer with the Chincoteague Fire Company told Western Horse Watchers on August 19 that the herd consisted of 23 males and 126 females.

The advocates cannot comprehend foal production.  Like the legacy contractors, they are experts at herd reduction.

RELATED: Chincoteague Herd Sets New Birth Record.

Advocate Calls for More Poison at Salt River

Hey Western Horse Watchers, I searched that letter and couldn’t find “poison.”

It’s right here: “Stop the politics, continue SRWHMG’s humane management.”

Humane management is a codeword for mass sterilization, the inevitable result when PZP is used for herd reduction.

How stupid do you have to be to believe anything from the wild horse advocates?

RELATED: Horses Vanishing as Salt River Contenders Trade Barbs.

Foal-Free Friday, the Company You Keep Edition

Consider these remarks from the Lahontan Comment Summary:

ItemComment
95Agree with herd size reduction
98Want horse levels at AML
114Recommend the use of fertility control
116Adjust the sex ratio to 70/30 males/females

They were submitted by the Nevada Department of Agriculture during the NEPA review of a wild horse gather plan.

They’re pretty much what you’d expect from a government agency whose job is to promote agriculture, which includes permitted grazing.

What you may not realize is that the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses provides fertility control services to NDA, supporting its mission.

This speaks volumes about the attitudes and allegiances of the nonprofit.

RELATED: Foal-Free Friday, Playing the Long Game Edition.