What is wrong with killing wild horses over the age of ten??? Tom
On 2 Jan 2005 at 7:03, Richard wrote: > Richard wrote: > > > > > Dear Friends of Wild Horses, > > > > > > Attached is a press release and below are actions that you can take to > > save America's wild horses from slaughter. > > > > The following site will give you access to your Congressional members in > > your state. > > > > > > http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html > > > > > > What the current rider to the Appropriations law will do: > > > > Wild horses over the age of ten will automatically be sent to slaughter > > Wild horses aged ten and under will go to slaughter is they are not > > adopted in three adoptions BLM does not have to advertise adoptions > > Horses will be sold to the highest bidder ("killer buyers") Selling wild > > horses to slaughter will no longer be considered a crime. > > > > Facts about Wild Horses: > > > > In 1971, there were 303 herd areas designated for wild horses and burros > > Today there are only 186 herd areas left In 1974, there were 60,000 wild > > horses and burros on public lands Today there are less than 35,000 wild > > horses and burros on public lands according to BLM statistics BLM plans > > to bring the population down to 20,000 wild horses and burros At above > > levels, 70% of the herd areas will have less than 100 animals - meaning > > that populations will not be genetically viable with reduced levels. > > Currently, wild horses are far more genetically diverse compared to any > > breed of domestic horse in the US. This means that wild horses are > > healthier and have little to no inbreeding in the herds. No age of wild > > horse is unadoptable. Time and patience allows for a bonding between > > human and horse regardless of age. Because of nature's breeding program, > > wild horses have nearly perfect conformations and are extremely healthy > > and survival oriented. They are by nature curious and form lasting > > human-animal bonds. Many of the herds have ancestry dating back to the > > Spanish Conquistadors. > > > > What will happen: > > > > Approximately 14,000 wild horses will go to slaughter immediately. > > The door is open for thousands of more horses to go to slaughter > > The great genetic diversity of wild horses will be diminished as BLM > > reduces populations to below viable levels. > > > > Why is this happening: > > > > Wild horses have had to fight for every blade of grass since the turn of > > the 20th century. Wild horses were driven out of plush ranges and > > survived in locations uninhabitable my cattle - hence the birth of > > public lands. Many public lands ranchers would like to see wild horses > > eliminated on public lands. Only 2% of the beef eatin in the US comes > > from public lands ranching. More than 50% of leased public lands is > > leased by 3% of the permittees who comprise large corporations such as > > mining, oil, banks etc. Public lands ranching costs the taxpayers > > approximately 1/2 billion dollars per year while the Wild Horse and > > Burro program costs the taxpayers 11 million per year. Ranchers pay the > > BLM $1.43 per cow plus a calf per month (AUM) to graze on public lands. > > Imagine feeding a 2,000 pound animal (cow and calf) for $1.43 per month. > > It is unlikely that you could raise a hamster for that amount of money > > per month. According to the GAO report in 1990, wild horses were NOT the > > cause of declining rangelands but it was attributed to overgrazing by > > cattle. Private ranchers must pay at least $35.00 per month for their > > cows and must compete against public lands ranching while most of the > > beef eaten in the US comes from our private ranchers. Most wild horse > > herd areas have cattle grazing in the herd areas. There are millions of > > acres where there are no horses and cattle graze. There is a complacency > > amongst the American people who think wild horses are being protected > > because of the Wild Horse and Burro Act. Few people know that we have > > less horses now than when the act passed in 1971. BLM has never really > > had a marketing plan or training program for staff and a business cannot > > produce without either. BLM originally was a grazing agency and were > > mandated by law to manage the wild horses. Therefore, the wild horse > > and burro program never really had a fighting chance during those early > > years when the program was in its infancy because those who wanted to > > rid the public lands of wild horses were in charge of the program. BLM > > is under the false impression that wild horses over the age of ten are > > unadoptable.. Not true. This really could be the "White Hat" program of > > the BLM if they desired. > > > > What to do: > > > > Call your Representative and ask them to remove the Rider #142 from the > > Appropriation Bill. House is due to meet on 12/6/04 Call Senator Conrad > > Burns of Montana and ask him to remove the rider from the Appropriation > > Bill. 202-224-2644 or 1-800-344-1513. Call the President's comment line > > and tell him that you protest the slaughter of America's wild horses. > > 202-456-2461 Call Senator Reid of Nevada and ask him to remove the rider > > from the Appropriation Bill 202-224-3542. E-mail this letter to as many > > people as possible > > > > For further questions: > > > > Call the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros > > - 605-964-6866 or 605-365-6991 > > > > Future Plans: > > > > A delegation of Native American presidents, chiefs, and spiritual > > leaders will go to > > Washington to speak with the President and Secretary Norton of the > > Interior. A press conference will be held in Washington. Our goal is > > to ask that the wild horses not be slaughtered and offer a solution to > > take excess wild horses to different tribal lands to protect the horses > > on those lands. Introduce legislation to amend the Wild Horse and Burro > > Act to reinstitute protections in 109th Congress. > > > > Current Situation: > > > > ISPMB is the oldest wild horse and burro organization in the US and > > responsible for the passage of the 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act that > > protected wild horses from slaughter. ISPMB is the only organization in > > the US that manages wild horse herds. ISPMB already manages three wild > > horse herds on the Cheyenne River Reservation. The Cheyenne River Sioux > > Tribe manages a fourth herd given to them by ISPMB. Plans are underway > > to give a fifth herd to the Osage Indians in OK. www.ispmb.org or > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Thank you for helping our wild horses > > > > Karen Sussman > > > > President ISPMB > > > > > > > > PO Box 55 > > > > Lantry, SD 57636 > > > > > > > > 605-964-6866 > > > > 605-365-6991 > > > > > > > > > > > > UPDATE: > > > > > > Please stay in touch with ISPMB as we have the most current information > > on the legislation that will kill thousands of wild horses. > > > > > > Correction - hot line for the White House (202)456-1111 > > > > > > Please flood your Representative's lines asking that they remove Rider > > #142 from the > > Appropriations Bill HR 4818. > > > > Tell them that you will not stand by while our wild horses are > > slaughtered. The wild > > horses represent what our country stands for and that is FREEDOM. > > > > > > Below is the Bill. IT HAS NOT PASSED THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. > > They meet on Monday at 2PM and work through Wednesday. There is time to > > STOP THIS!!! > > > > > > > > Here is the link to the H.Rpt. 108-792 Conference Report to Accompany > > H.R. 4818 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. Click on Division E > > which covers appropriations language for DOI, either the text version or > > the PDF version, whichever you prefer. The amendment is under Sec. 142. > > The text is as follows: > > > > SEC. 142. SALE OF WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS. (a) IN > > GENERAL.--Section 3 > > of Public Law 92-195 (16 U.S.C. 1333) is amended-- > > (1) in subsection (d)(5), by striking ``this section'' and all that > > follows through the period at the end and inserting ``this section.''; > > and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(e) SALE OF EXCESS > > ANIMALS.-- ``(1) IN GENERAL.--Any excess animal or the remains of an > > excess animal shall be sold if-- ``(A) the excess animal is more than > > 10 years of age; or ``(B) the excess animal has been offered > > unsuccessfully for adoption at least 3 times. ``(2) METHOD OF > > SALE.--An excess animal that meets either of the criteria in paragraph > > (1) shall be made available for sale without limitation, including > > through auction to the highest bidder, at local sale yards or other > > convenient livestock selling facilities, until such time as-- ``(A) > > all excess animals offered for sale are sold; or ``(B) the > > appropriate management level, as determined by the Secretary, is > > attained in all areas occupied by wild free-roaming horses and burros. > > ``(3) DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.--Funds generated from the sale of excess > > animals under this subsection shall be-- ``(A) credited as an > > offsetting collection to the Management of Lands and Resources > > appropriation for the Bureau of Land Management; and ``(B) used for > > the costs relating to the adoption of wild free-roaming horses and > > burros, including the costs of marketing such adoption. '`(4) EFFECT > > OF SALE.--Any excess animal sold under this provision shall no longer be > > considered to be a wild free-roaming horse or burro for purposes of this > > Act.''. > > > > Sorry this took so long -- I've been swamped, needless to say. Even > > though it is highly unlikely that we can get this amendment pulled > > before the President signs it, we are working Nancy Pelosi's office just > > in case, if at the very least she can make a statement on the House > > floor on Monday so it can be recorded in the Congressional Record. > > > > > > > > Below is how to access your Representatives and Senators. Call and > > e-mail. > > > > > > > > http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html > > > > > > > > Call these numbers and e-mail > > > > > > > > President Bush - 202-456-1111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > VP Cheney - 202-456-2461 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Senator Harry Reid - 202-224-3542 > > > > Senator Conrad Burns 1-800-344-1513 or 202-224-2644 > > > > > > > > For more information please contact ISPMB at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Thankyou for your help! > > > > > > > > Karen A. Sussman > > > > President, ISPMB > > > > > > > > PO Box 55 > > > > Lantry, SD 57636 > > > > > > > > 605-964-6866 > > > > 605-365-6991 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! 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