America’s Wild Horses and Burros are NOT Out of Danger
Sept. 16, 2016, Los Angeles, CA - Fate of 44,000 Wild Horses remains under Threat of EXTERMINATION pending BLM decision TBA spring 2017. Meanwhile status quo BLM practices leave horses with no real protection from killing or slaughter.
The BLM
(Bureau of Land Management) neither approves nor rejects recommendation by its
Board to exterminate 44,000 wild American horses. A number of recent media reports have essentially
renounced valid concerns which threaten the lives of over 45,000 wild horses
and burros in America. In truth, the BLM
has yet to decide the fate these innocent animals. Reportedly the BLM has no intention of issuing
a formal response on the issue until sometime in 2017.
Saving
America’s Horses, an international initiative under the Wild For Life Foundation
points to the BLM’s long history of creative damage control and propaganda campaigns when
confronted with public exposure and uproar over its highly camouflaged wild
horse and burro program. “The BLM
claims to protect the wild horses and burros under a so-called “without
limitation” policy which they fail to enforce,” said Katia Louise, president of
the Wild For Life Foundation. Amidst the
media flurry, it’s been reported that Tom Gorey, a spokesman for the bureau
said that the agency will “continue its current policy of caring for unadopted
or unsold wild horses and burros” and will “not sell or send any animals to
slaughter.”
“To
sell the animals ‘without limitation’ effectively strips their protection from
abuse and slaughter,” adds Katia Louise. “In other words, countless wild horses and
burros will continue to die under BLM status quo practices.”
Despite
mainstream news reports, America’s horses are not out of danger, said Wild
For Life Foundation (WFLF) representatives. Saving America’s Horses is therefore stepping
up its educational campaign in effort to increase exposure of the truth to the
public. In a statement from WFLF’s Saving America’s Horses Initiative, “We will
be strengthening our fight to stop the killing, end the cruelty and save
America’s horse and burro population from suffering gruesome death from
roundups and slaughter.” On Sept. 14,
2016, The Wild For Life Foundation, announced its release of a new series of
PSA's based on evidence presented in the powerful documentary film, Saving America's
Horses: A Nation Betrayed (2012)
Saving
America’s Horses: A Nation Betrayed is a “searing indictment of governmental
agencies involved in the slaughter of horses. The impassioned pic amasses
impressive documentation, visual and testimonial, of systemic mistreatment of
the animals, illegal and fraudulent practices regulating their sale, and the
very real possibility of their extinction in the wild.” - Variety
With
over 44,000 innocent wild American Mustangs lives at stake, and under what is
now recognized as a valid veiled threat of EXTERMINATION by the BLM, it's critical for these innocent beings that the true facts get out to the masses. WFLF is asking horse and animal enthusiasts to help stop the dangerous and violent expulsion of America’s Mustangs from our lands by taking action. Supporters are encouraged to sign the Saving America’s Horses’ petition and join the Saving America’s Horses Initiative. Through these efforts we will expose the systemic corruption that has left virtually worthless the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act, which is supposed to protect horses and burros. We can stop the killing and reverse the degradation to open rangelands caused by BLM mismanagement, but we must remain vigilant. Horse and burro supporters can stay informed and get the facts they need through the WFLF Saving America’s Horses educational PSA series recently launched through the Saving America’s Horses Facebook page.
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Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is a federally registered grassroots volunteer based nonprofit charity established for the prevention of cruelty to animals with a focus on animal welfare and the protection of wildlife. Among our greatest concerns are imperiled wild horses and burros, abused, neglected and slaughter bound wild and domestic equines, and inadequate standards of protection for America’s equine population as a whole. The WFLF promotes the conservation of wild horses and burros on their Native lands and the preservation of natural ecosystems and wildlife. WFLF works to reduce suffering in the world and advocate humane behavior. The WFLF is achieving these goals through operating lifesaving animal rescue, sanctuary, rehabilitation, preservation, protection and educational programs that foster symbiotic environmental stewardship and healing partnerships with animals.
