Observation by Grandma Gregg
What the ‘ell strategy is BLM using now? Their internet adoption in the past has been for ADOPTION of wild horses and burros with a minimum bid of $125 and a written promise that the adopter would not sell the wild horse or burro to slaughter for at least a year – but now it appears that they are auctioning off our wild horses online for $25!
We know that in the past, the BLM has sold older sale authority horses and burros for as little as $10 each – with free delivery if you bought a trailer load – and we also know that many of these have gone to disappeared into the BLM’s never seen again pipeline – but now they are auctioning them off online for as little as $25 to prospective kill-buyers?
Below are two examples of older mares captured last summer from Sulphur Utah that BLM just auctioned offto someone in Oregon for $25 with free delivery to misc. sites – including some VERY questionable locations that have been known to have kill-buyers lurking.
Does anyone actually believe that these beautiful older mares are going to find happy, healthy and safe “forever homes”???
Or will it be the same kind of “home” that Tom Davis gave the 1,700 that BLM sold to him and conveniently “disappeared”?
Recent Sales Figures | |||
Fiscal Year | Mustangs | Burros | Total |
2014 | 17 | 58 | 75 |
2013 | 22 | 43 | 65 |
2012 | 320 | 71 | 391 |
2011 | 855 | 16 | 871 |
2010 | 528 | 15 | 543 |
2009 | 772 | 19 | 791 |
The BLM’s sale authority figures have dropped WAY WAY down since the article came out in Sept of 2012 about BLM selling hundreds and hundreds of our wild horses to Tom Davis who could not account for the horses and burros whereabouts or well-being. (see chart)
Did that “discovery” actually slow the sales to questionable buyers way down?ORDid that “discovery” just channel the BLM to get rid of them with a different plan?
Such as … selling from LTH by the truck load and not including those in the “sales” chart?ORAre they experimenting with selling our older horses on the internet for a mere pittance?ORSelling them from Palomino Valley (and Fallon etc.) with no brands? (I have seen them at P/V with no brand or tag#)Not to mention selling them directly from the range when nobody is looking?
Current Time is Dec 6, 2014 10:39:57 PM Central Time Bidding is now over.
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Sale ProgramBLM Wild Horse and Burro Sale Information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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