BLM Captures 1,400 Wild Horses: Releases 31

Straight from the Horse's Heart

Eye Witness Report from R.T. Fitch ~ Author/Director of HfH Advisory Council

Wild Horses Stripped from Nevada Public Lands  

Mare attempts to defend herself during BLM contractor's "Processing" ~ photo by Terry Fitch

The controversial Antelope Complex wild horse stampede was concluded on the 25th of Feb with nearly 1,400 federally protected wild horses removed from their rightful land with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) releasing 20 chemically sterilized mares and 2 studs back to the HMA the size of Rhode Island on Feb 26th.
Nine horses died in the much contested stampede with nine other horses released earlier during the “scorched earth” wild horse eradication operation.

The stampede was called off three days earlier than scheduled as wild horses advocates documented large numbers of near full term mares being run for miles by the BLM’s questionable helicopter contractor.  Early in the stampede both video and still photos documented the inhumane and abusive assault upon wild horses by an inexperienced contractor helicopter pilot but an “internal” review by the BLM found the horrendous attacks to be approved and within the norm accepted by the BLM and current administration. 

Although wild horse advocates applaud the early suspension of the mustang eradication program they heartily condemn the introduction of hundreds of privately own cattle upon the same range that the native horses inhabited BEFORE the stampede was even concluded. 

The Release of a Band 

Four Burned Out and Frozen Advocates Give a Closing Thought