Comments on: Federal Court Slaps the BLM – Says Mustang Removal Illegal

By: Marie Matte

Marie Matte — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:33:27 +0000

I write to you from a small all-volunteer equine welfare in NE Florida that is devoted to providing a safe haven for retired horses and unwittingly our county’s only option for rescue/abandonment cases. On behalf of everyone here at Diamonds in the Rough Farm, Inc. (www.DRFarm.org), Thank You for all your hard work and for your accomplishments in the Colorado case. Keep up the great work; we will do our best, in these challenging times, to do the same in our role within equine welfare.
On another note, it was disheartening to read Anne’s comment. No other species could be more invasive than the one we belong to. I wonder if it ever crosses any one’s mind that we continually re-create ecosystems to cater to elite Homo sapiens. Remember, it would take many lifetimes to undo what humans have destroyed. On horseback none-the-less. Where would humanity’s progress be today if it weren’t for the animals that carried them there? Don’t you think that we do owe horses, at the very least a few herds, a place to live without serving humans?

By: admin

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:28:20 +0000

Sorry Anne… you are wrong. The horses have been on that land for 52 million years. They began in what is now the American West and have lived there for all those years except about 10,000 years when an unknown cataclysm eradicated them but not before they had migrated across the Bering Strait Land Bridge and spread throughout the world. See my blog on this.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:24:32 +0000

Helen… the case you refer to was a case involving a herd in Colorado… and the ruling was specific to that herd. Can be referred to but cannot be used for legal precedent in other cases like the Pryors. That’s not to say the BLM is not breaking the law every time they do this. They are. But it has to be handled one case at a time for now. And the Pryor case won’t be in court until December. If Cloud wins then any horses rthat have been adopted and those that haven’t could go back. We have to just keep praying that the system will right these wrongs if enough work andpressure continues.

By: Helen Love

Helen Love — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:13:40 +0000

I’m sorry to bother you-all, but I found this site while I was trying to investigate the Pryor Mt. Gathering .You’ve been through the legal process, so I’m thinking, maybe, you will be able to answer a question….At this point the Federal Court Judgement is a Month Old, it’s in Public Possession, but just last week the BLM used helicopters to chase Clouds little herd off Pryor Mt, and has them penned, with 40 of them tagged for either auction or quick-paper release to kill buyers ( depending on the report)…Could someone ,please tell me, how this could be legal ? Is there some sort of loop-hole or have I misunderstood the Judgement.? A lot of people are really confused about this, so any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank You…Helen

By: Karen McLain

Karen McLain — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:36:22 +0000

We have so much of our heritage symbolized by the Wild Horses. Just like horses are reflective of how we are when we are around them, I see the endangerment of the freedom of the herds as reflective to our own freedoms. I spent some time with a UT herd, they were healthy, fat and in great shape. I am using images and feelings from that expierence for a painting seires to focus on the Wild Horses. Plus, I am makeing my voice heard. Just like our freedom is worth fighting for, so is theirs!

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:30:34 +0000

Maybe someone should point out that the horses aren’t “wild” they are feral (same as feral cats), and as such have to be managed b/c they are an invasive species and do not naturally fit in the ecosystems which we are trying to keep them in.

By: Cindy O'Dell

Cindy O'Dell — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:31:21 +0000

It is about time that someone removed the BLMs self appointed godhead!! They long since ceased being caretakers and became exterminators.Salazar is a very poor excuse for Sec. of anything and bears no resembalance to any who cares for the land or its wildlife save the $$$$ that it can bring in to line pockets!

By: MJNYC

MJNYC — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:30:37 +0000

God Bless these people who have filed! As many of us have believed for a long time, what they BLM and Salazar is doing is illegal.

How about hiring a known horse criminal to roundup the horses in the Pryor Mts. Please add that to this list!

By: Lori Faith Merritt

Lori Faith Merritt — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:11:52 +0000

I’m doing a benefit with Michael Blake this Saturday in Tucson, AZ for the ISPMB. If you’d like to see some images of the Mustangs that the ISPMB has saved, visit my website and go to slideshows/mustangs.

Blessings for all you are doing, Camps!

By: Amanda Ryan

Amanda Ryan — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:57:01 +0000

What wonderful news. I want to post it on my FSHR facebook page but I don’t know how. So it’s on my profile. The more people who stay abreast of the mustang situation the better. Your blog is teriffic.