Western Horse Watchers Association
Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
Opinion
Could it be the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, a leader in nonmotorized removal?
The WHB Handbook calls for a minimum herd size of 150 to 200 wild horses to ensure a breeding population of at least 50.
Who’s driving breeding populations into the ground with an ovary-killing pesticide known as PZP?
The Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses.
“Less bait, more poison.”
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The new filly and her aunt will grow up together as playmates, according to a report dated August 7 by The News & Observer of Raleigh, NC.
Five foals have been born this year, for a birth rate of four percent, given a starting population of 124.
The breeding population must be very small, typical of herds subject to fertility control.
Don’t worry though, it’s safe, proven and reversible because the advocates said so.
As for the grandma, the pesticide patrol may decide she’s produced enough and will redouble their efforts to take her out of service.
Another possibility is that the herd has already been ruined, like Currituck and Assateague, and now they’re watching it implode.
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“Words have to match actions,” Laura Leigh told a reporter in a story posted yesterday by the Las Vegas Sun.
Agree. But you’ll find as many counterexamples from the advocates as you will from the bureaucrats.
They tell their supporters that they’re protecting wild horses as they poison the mares with ovary-killing pesticides.
The topic of fertility control was not discussed in the interview, but Leigh is on record in BLM planning documents as a PZP adherent.
She cited habitat loss and fragmentation as the driver of challenges faced by all wildlife, including wild horses, but did not explain how those conditions evolved.
She lamented an increase in mining claims over the last two years but did not acknowledge that the trend is driven in part by the search for lithium and vanadium, two essential constituents of “clean energy,” which she votes for! (Yes, she’s a liberal and climate alarmist.)
Again, words don’t match deeds.
As for the so-called conservatives who back the public-lands ranchers, they won’t admit that it’s government dependency and redistribution of wealth, hallmarks of a political ideology they despise, supposedly.
Her remark about management planning is probably a reference to HMAPs, reflecting a erroneous belief that they help wild horses. Sadly, they can only ratify and reinforce the lopsided resource allocations that drive the roundups and benefit the ranchers.
She should know that. But telling the truth might upset her financial supporters.
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The BLM should be controlling their numbers with ovary-killing pesticides, not motorized equipment, according to a report by KRNV News, suggesting that these voices for the horses are actually shills for the public-lands ranchers.
A BLM spokesman said they’re just trying to protect the habitat for other wildlife species, by balancing the herd size with what the land can support.
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The advocates have their own vocabulary to conceal the truth about themselves and their anti-horse / pro-ranching agenda.
Zonastat-H is a vaccine not a pesticide.
Their targets aren’t pests, they’re cherished/beloved/innocent/treasured wild horses.
They’re protecting them from removal by getting rid of them with PZP.
They don’t cater to the bureaucrats and ranchers, they manage the numbers to fit what’s available to the horses.
Overdosed mares are self-boosting, not sterile.
Herds don’t die off, they age out.
Sex ratios aren’t abnormal, mares live longer.
Families consist of barren mares and confused stallions.
They don’t disrupt the natural order, they reinforce it.
They want to be greeted with respect in the marketplace and they expect your unwavering financial support.
Give them a thumbs up on socialist media.
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The event starts at 9:00 AM local time at the BLM state office in Reno, according to a news release on EIN.
Organizers will likely focus on mistreatment of captured animals, not the reasons for removal from their lawful homes, guaranteeing the problems will continue.
No more posts going around on Facebook?
Couldn’t care less!
The advocates have their little fiefdoms and Potemkin Villages online, where they try to separate you from your money, but hopefully those sites are crumbling as well-meaning donors realize they’re liars and frauds.
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GonaCon Equine has been applied to wild horses in the park but what are the long-term effects?
Most wild horse advocates condemn the product but praise Zonastat-H, an ovary-killing pesticide known as the Montana Solution.
What happens when you argue about symptoms and the best way to treat them?
The illness continues or gets worse.
That’s what you’ll find in an article about the Antelope roundup by The Hill.
Apparently, the writer wasn’t interested in looking upstream in the management process to understand why roundups occur.
An advocate with WHE offered an explanation:
Habitat fragmentation and habitat loss is the main driver of problems for all wildlife, wild horses included.
OK. Why is their habitat shrinking? What’s causing the fragmentation?
Like the author, the advocates and their supporters have no interest or no ability to distinguish between cause and effect.
Their “solutions” don’t cure the disease, they make the patient feel more comfortable.
It’s like adding inspectors at the end of a production line to cull out defective items.
The practice can only prolong the problem because it does not fix the causes.
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The defeatists at Return to Freedom, signatory to the ill-advised “Path Forward,” applauded Senate lawmakers last week for directing the BLM to implement thoughtful management that would slow (not stop) the growth of wild herds, keeping them on their home ranges rather than relying on the costly and traumatic capture, removal and warehousing of wild horses and burros.
This, of course, means pummeling the mares with ovary-killing pesticides. It’s not a question of proper implementation as suggested in the announcement. The stuff is poison and those who promote it are frauds.
The group works with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to demand the immediate scaling up of safe, proven and humane fertility control for wild horses and burros, according to a news release dated July 29.
Like the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, its affiliates, offshoots and supporters, Return to Normal (Before WHB Act) is always eager to beat down wild horse populations so ranchers can access most of their food.
The bureaucrats refer to this as achieving and maintaining AMLs, which are small relative to the available resources.
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The first step in restoring public lands and wildlife in the state is to stop scapegoating wild horses and start addressing the root cause of the problem, which is reining in the excesses of the cattle and sheep industries, according to a column dated July 28 in CounterPunch.
Western Horse Watchers says let the ranchers do whatever they want on their own land.
Confine them to their (multi-million dollar) base properties in a year-round off season and let them pay the going rate to feed their animals.
No more sucking on the sugar teat.
The Veterans for Mustangs Act, HR 726, was reintroduced in the House on February 21 and referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
The bill directs the Department of the Interior, but not the Department of Agriculture, to prioritize the use of on-range fertility controls to manage populations of wild horses and burros.
In particular, the Secretary (of Interior) shall recruit and train of military veterans to apply said controls, including Zonastat-H, an ovary-killing pesticide.
The Pesticide Platoon would include paid graduates from the Billings School of PZP Darting and Public Deception.
The measure does not preclude the use of other products, such as GonaCon Equine.
The bill does not alter but instead reinforces previous amendments to the WHB Act that favored livestock operators: The Secretary shall immediately take steps to remove excess animals and achieve appropriate management levels, which are small relative to the available resources.
It has gone nowhere since introduction, another stupid idea endorsed by the advocates, proving once again that they’re allies of the public-lands ranchers, not wild horses.
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Keep the advocates away, at least 100 yards, beyond the range of their darting rifles.
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Not only do your enemies want to get rid of you, so do your “friends.”
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As expected, a volunteer with the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, a leader in nonmotorized removal, suggests there is a better way to manage wild horses in an opinion piece dated July 24 in the Reno Gazette Journal.
And what would that involve?
Safe, proven and reversible fertility control instead of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, code words for poisoning the mares with Zonastat-H, an ovary-killing pesticide.
The roundup schedule has been divided into three parts.
The first part covers nonmotorized removals. The advocates want this section to grow.
The second and third parts cover motorized removals. The advocates want these sections to shrink.
But they still want removals. They still want horses off the range. They still want ranchers to receive the lion’s share of the resources.
They’re not protecting the horses, as the writer would have you believe, they’re protecting the ranchers, while taking market share from the legacy contractors.
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The July edition of Horse Tales features a brief column about the Antelope roundups titled “What Do You Think?” Go to page 7.
Roundup season is in full swing as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues its attack against thousands of wild horses across the West. Right now, innocent horses on Nevada’s Antelope Complex are being subjected to cruel and brutal helicopter roundups putting them in danger of severe injury and even death.
The writer does not admit that her group advocates for removal of these animals with pesticide-laced darts.
How do you explain this? They’re hypocrites!
They want the horses off the range as much as the bureaucrats and ranchers, but they want it done by non-motorized methods. Why are you still giving them money?
The EPA approved PZP (Zonastat-H), so training is required to receive and/or apply the vaccine to cherished/beloved/innocent/treasured equids, according to the Billings School of PZP Darting and Public Deception.
Makes perfect sense, doesn’t it?
When the EPA approved Raid Ant and Roach Killer, you had to attend an eight-hour class before you could use it, right?
You didn’t?
Then why is training necessary for the Montana Solution?
Because it’s a restricted-use pesticide, on the same EPA list as toxic chemicals!
The brochure acknowledges that the product is a pesticide, describing the classification as regrettable, and the closest it comes to admitting that it’s a restricted-use pesticide is to say that there’s no such thing as off-label use (such as control of pests that pose safety hazards or interfere with animal agriculture).
It’s a poison, not a medication, and the sperm-blocking principle of operation is a myth.
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Roundups are set for Saturday and Sunday, the swim will occur on Wednesday and the auction will take place on Thursday, according to a story by Delmarva Now.
The return swim is scheduled for Friday, after which the herds resume normal life, minus most of the foals.
It’s massive interference in the natural process, not management at the minimum feasible level.
