Western Horse Watchers Association
Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
Opinion
Princesses might be more accurate.
The advocates want you to think they’re the good guys.
If you’re a hunter or rancher, they are the good guys.
The rest of us know them as phonies, enemies of the horses, not worthy of our support.
Beware of the wild horse advocates. They’re not who they say they are.
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Families were roaming the sage, foals were discovering the world and mares were carrying the next generation.
Oh the humanity!
Do you know who wrote this crap?
The Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, a leader in nonmotorized removal and instigator of the largest attempted eradication of wild horses in Nevada.
They hate foals.
They’re sterilizing the mares with PZP.
The only problem they have with Montgomery Pass is that the horses are being removed with helicopters not ovary-killing pesticides.
RELATED: Montgomery Pass Roundup in Progress.
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If it was, your faithful public servants would not be trying to insert “production-oriented livestock” into the Part 4100 regulations, restricting grazing permits to operations that produce meat, milk or fiber.
They are, in effect, trying to make wild animal preserves illegal, even though the concept has been demonstrated in Montana, Nevada and Colorado.
Did you know the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, though its LLC in Nevada, holds 75% of the active AUMs in the Buckeye Allotment?
Refer to the Allotment Master and Authorization Use reports for details.
Why hasn’t the nonprofit converted its preference to wild horses, establishing the Pine Nut Wild Horse Preserve? There would finally be winners of the Buckeye Lottery.
Approval of the grazing rule update would give it the perfect excuse to continue running cattle on the allotment, much to the delight of its allies, the public-lands ranchers.
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The Public Lands Council supports them.
The ranching advocacy group stated in a May 12 news release that the reforms were a clear signal of BLM’s commitment to restoring effective multiple-use management, which is not true.
The update would reduce the uses of public lands identified for grazing, limiting them to production-oriented livestock.
There would be no opportunities for conversion of allotments to wild animal preserves, a practice that has already been demonstrated in Montana, Nevada and Colorado.
If multiple use was really the goal, the rules would not only accommodate allotment repurposing but encourage it, at great savings to American taxpayers.
You can comment on the proposed changes at the Federal Register.
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Let’s see,
In consideration of the foregoing body of evidence, the answer is No.
They want the ranchers to win.
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The moratorium on helicopter roundups concluded on July 1.
The idea is that foals born in the spring are now strong enough to endure forcible removal from their lawful homes (in favor of privately owned livestock).
The largest roundup of FY26 will occur at the Callaghan Complex starting on July 10.
At least 25% of the captured animals will need to be foals to support claims that the herd is growing at a rate of 20% per year.
The incident has not been announced and a gather page has not been created.
The advocates want to replace motorized removal with long-term use of fertility control, resulting in permanent infertility and herd collapse.
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What would you say if the city cancelled your building permit, duly obtained, because your neighbors didn’t like the style of your roof, and the planning department imposes new rules later in the year to justify it?
That’s what the BLM is doing to American Prairie and anyone else who would lawfully obtain a base property and convert the preference to animals disliked by ranchers.
It’s wrong, there’s no statutory warrant for it and it must be stopped.
You can put an end to it by commenting on the proposed changes by July 13.
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There is no statutory basis precluding the use of grazing allotments for conservation herds.
If there was, Mustang Monument never would have gotten off the ground, American Prairie’s bison restoration project would have been dead on arrival and Wild Horse Refuge would have been told to keep their animals on their own property.
The avowed enemies of wild horses, consisting of hunters, ranchers, trappers and their supporters, not drillers and miners, know this so they’ve strongarmed their allies at the BLM into rule changes that would, in effect, amend FLPMA by prohibiting certain uses of public lands, without the approval of Congress.
Did you know that a rancher in New Mexico has a permit to graze burros?
It’s a devious plan that will funnel wild horses into private care on deeded acreage only, exactly what the ranchers want.
Now is the time for the advocates to put their darting rifles aside and comment against the changes.
If a proposed sanctuary does not include public lands and does not displace livestock therefrom, it’s not worthy of your support.
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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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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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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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If so, the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses and the Salt River Wild Horse Darting Group, its partner in Arizona, should respond to the ASNF RFI.
The Park Service has been using low-stress techniques at Mesa Verde and the Forest Service probably knows about it, but would they accept humane disposal, sometimes referred to as wild horse conservation, as a legitimate method?
It’s a chance for the advocates to break into the big leagues and prove their worthiness to the hunters and ranchers.
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Their video begins with a remark about competition for resources on public lands, followed by an image of a hydrocarbon processing plant, not hundreds of cattle strewn across an area identified for wild horses.
Their news release says “At the center of protecting these iconic animals is RTF – a national nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the freedom, welfare, and future of America’s wild horses and burros through humane, science-based solutions,” a reference to fertility control and its disastrous consequences.
They are phonies, eager to do the will of the hunters and ranchers, and don’t deserve a penny of your support.
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Q. How many mares will it sterilize?
A. None, the advocates are doing that.
Q. Will it drive the breeding population to zero?
A. No, the advocates are doing that.
Q. Will it compromise genetic diversity?
A. No, the advocates are doing that.
Q. Will it skew the sex ratio in favor of females?
A. No, the advocates are doing that.
Q. Will it inflict injuries and infections?
A. No, the advocates are doing that.
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The advocates could get rid of more wild horses if they had more money.
Why not advertise in publications and websites that promote hunting and ranching?
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The event runs from 10 AM to 1 PM on June 13 according to an announcement in the Cody Enterprise.
BLM expert Tricia Hatle will talk about wild horses and herd dynamics but will probably avoid the sterilization program (initially sold as a fertility control program) inflicted on the herd by your hosts.
The picnic will take place at the FOAL educational kiosk 28 miles east of Cody on US Hwy 14/16/20.
If the advocates were honest, they’d change their name to Friends of the Ranchers.
Protection, preservation and conservation are codewords for long-term use of fertility control pesticides, with the inevitable result of permanent infertility and herd collapse.
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They will meet at Washoe Lake, across from the bird watch area, on June 13 according to an announcement in Carson Now.
Organizers are urging the Nevada Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management to pause the project and engage with the public to discuss humane, practical alternatives that protect both public safety and the long-term welfare of the horses—a likely reference to the mass sterilization program, which has already inflicted more harm than a fence ever could.
Are you surprised that the advocates would push for the greater of two evils?
They are phonies, leaders of the blind, and don’t deserve a penny of your support.
RELATED: BLM Issues Decision on Virginia Range Fencing Project.
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They could get rid of more wild horses if they had more money.
Why aren’t the donations pouring in?
Their would-be suitors and chief beneficiaries, the hunters and ranchers, still think of them as disciples of Velma, a role they abandoned years ago.
What’s the best way to change perceptions without sacrificing their current supporters?
A morally depraved public supports the use of contraceptives, which are more harmful in the long run, but won’t tolerate the “cruel and costly” roundups.
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The House engrossed version of SB1199 says in section 5 that the act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.
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Motorized removal provides quick but temporary relief from the pests.
Nonmotorized removal provides lasting results but requires patience.
Shooting, practiced by rogue elements in the population while your faithful public servants look the other way, provides the best of both worlds.
Quick results, permanent relief.
Protection, conservation and preservation are codewords for long-term use of fertility control pesticides, with the inevitable result of permanent infertility and herd collapse.
If you’re a hunter or rancher, know that the advocates are on your side and are more than deserving of your financial support.
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