Western Horse Watchers Association
Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
Around the ranch
The RFP was published on July 29.
The base period is one year with options for four more years.
Refer to the statement of work for a description of services to be provided.
Bidders must be familiar with CAWP.
Proposals are due by August 12.
The capacity of the preparation facility is 1,000 animals according to the May 28 report.
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The solicitation appeared yesterday at SAM.
The statement of work includes draining, cleaning and liner repair.
Proposals are due August 3.
The SOW does not indicate if the sludge was tested for hazardous materials.
The rectangular pond is at the north end of the facility.
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An alert by the Modoc National Forest says that entering or being in the Wild Horse Holding Facility Closure Area is prohibited from July 9 to August 3.
The map shows a development in S35 T43N R11E but does not identify it.
The ArcGIS Viewer puts it on Airport Road which may correspond to County Road 74, the address given in a Google search.
The order did not indicate if the closure was related to the Montgomery Pass roundup.
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The news release rolled out on the same day that the comment period for the grazing rule update closed.
The new rules would prohibit wild horse preserves on public lands.
The campaign, which starts on July 23, includes in-person and online adoption events.
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The solicitation does not include a statement of work.
Scroll down to the Attachments section and click on the pdf. Your download manager should ask you to open or save it.
Facilities should be located in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma or Utah and have the capacity of at least 200 animals.
They are not intended to be public viewing areas but the agency may require access for public and/or media tours during the life of the contract, which is ten years.
Proposals are due by August 3.
The facilities report gives capacities and inventories of existing corrals and pastures.
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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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A coalition led by Rewilding America Now, the former CANA Foundation (known for its checkered past), sent a letter to the Pesticide Caucus asking for a formal audit by the Government Accountability Office of the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Sale Program, including the use of “Sale Authority” and “sales without limitation,” according to its news release.
The signatories are concerned that the program’s insufficient protections enable the secondary sale of federally protected wild horses and burros via auctions, which ultimately results in their slaughter, despite long-established congressional mandates intended to prevent such incidents.
RELATED: More Wild Horses Land in Kill Pens as Sales Rise Sharply.
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A new five-year agreement is in the works according to a report by KAKE News.
The agency told prison officials earlier this year that the inmate training program had been defunded.
BLM horses are still at the facility but the current inventory is less than half of capacity.
RELATED: Reprieve for Hutchinson Training Program.
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It’s not a pardon but a response to an unfair sentence according to a story by The Hill.
The case may have been a factor in the decision to close the wild horse training program at Cañon City.
RELATED: Was Cañon City Closure Political?
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This time it’s six fillies born in Nevada according to a story by KLAS News.
Unlike adoptions, title passes immediately upon possession while federal protections stay behind.
The trend over the past ten years is “up.”
Chart based on figures at the program data page.
Sales of wild horses and burros were authorized in 2004 by the Burns Amendment.
RELATED: Kill Pen Horses Traced to Livingston Adoption.
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Their mom carried them naturally, full-term and both were born live at Green Hill Stables according to a story by the Star Beacon of Ashtabula, OH.
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The webinar will cover the proposal process and requirements for facilities that care for wild horses and burros removed from public lands.
The event runs from 5:00 to 6:00 PM CDT on May 7 according to the news release.
Registration is required.
RELATED: BLM Seeks Off-Range Corrals in Eastern U.S.
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The facilities will serve as waypoints for animals traveling to adoption and sale events and provide a pick-up location for participants in the Online Corral program.
They must be located east of the Mississippi River and must be capable of holding up to 400 animals.
They will be open to the public.
Instructions for accessing the solicitation are given in the news release.
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The agency has drafted five new forms to collect information from the public regarding adoption or purchase of wild horses and burros.
Refer to this notice in the Federal Register. There was no news release.
Comments on the forms will be accepted through May 26.
Unfortunately, they’re not available online but Western Horse Watchers has requested pdfs to post here.
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Most were taken from the Triple B Complex, the subject of another roundup starting next week, according to a story by KLAS News.
The report did not indicate if any arrests had been made in the case.
RELATED: Kill Pen Horses Traced to Livingston Adoption.
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A story by KLAS News says 15 wild horses sold at the event on February 28 were found at a kill pen the same day.
The animals had been captured in Nevada.
The report did not indicate if the BLM had launched an investigation or if any arrests had been made.
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Report by WFMY News. Seven survived, 36 died.
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The temporary position pays $26.85 to $31.32 per hour according to the announcement.
The facility has a capacity of 775 wild horses.
Applications will be accepted through February 18.
You need not be certified in the application of restricted-use pesticides.
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The scope of work includes transportation of 36 adults, 36 youngsters and 11 burros to a horse and cattle farm in Pikeville between February 15 and February 21.
The solicitation does not give a reason for the move.
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