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www.easyvegan.info/2008/11/20/kinship-circle-updateact-do... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net Date: Nov 18, 2008 3:23 PM Subject: Update/Act: Doomed Wild Horses Have A Hero? KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY, PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN 11/18/08: UPDATE + ACTION Doomed Wild Horses Have A Hero? FOR A FORMATTED LETTER (WORD DOC), EMAIL: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net Easily modify letter. Copy/paste it into an email or print letter to fax or mail. Wild horses gathered from the Fox & Lake Herd Management Area in near Empire, Nev., wait in a pen. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27738672/ ========================= UPDATE: PICKENS TO THE RESCUE? NEW HOPE FOR BLM HORSES ========================= EDITED FOR LENGTH, READ FULL STORY HERE: A Dramatic Rescue for Doomed Wild Horses of the West www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/... The unwanted horses seemed destined for death... The Bureau of Land Management knew that euthanasia was a legal alternative, but officials were proceeding slowly, afraid of an intense public outcry. The wild horses had become too expensive to maintain, and cattlemen argued that turning them loose would be a drain on the already scarce grazing lands of the West. Then (11/17/08), at a public hearing in Reno, Nevada...Madeleine Pickens, wife of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, made known her intentions to adopt not just the doomed wild horses but most or all of the 30,000 horses and burros kept in federal holding pens... Madeleine Pickens is looking for land in the West that would be an appropriate home for the horses. She is working with the BLM staff to adopt the horses, said Henri Bisson, the bureau's deputy director, while the agency persuades Congress to shift $20 million in funding to feed and protect the horses now in captivity for another year. As backup to Pickens's offer, he said, two other groups, both animal rescue organizations, have expressed similar interest in adoption. "We are very hopeful that euthanasia won't be necessary this year," he said. News that Pickens and others intend to adopt wild horses and burros was celebrated by animal rights groups; several were preparing legal challenges to prevent the government from putting the horses to death... MORE: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/... ========================= FULL CONTACT INFORMATION. Sample letter follows. ========================= Bureau of Land Management National Wild Horse and Burro Program, WO-260 ATTN: Ramona DeLorme 1340 Financial Boulevard Reno, Nevada, 89502-7147 ph: 775-861-6583; email: Ramona_DeLorme [at] blm.gov **Include "WH&B" in the subject of your email + name/address in the body** U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Office of Public Affairs 1849 C St NW, #5655 MIB; Washington, DC 20240 ph: 202-208-3801; fax: 202-208-5242 James Caswell, Director: James_Caswell [at] blm.gov Henri Bisson, Deputy Director Operations: Henri_R_Bisson [at] blm.gov Luke Johnson, Deputy Director Programs and Policy: Luke_D_Johnson [at] blm.gov Janet Lin, Chief of Staff: janet_lin [at] blm.gov To identify your federal legislators and find contact info, try: Congress.org – www.Congress.org USA Senate – www.senate.gov USA House of Representatives – www.house.gov Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121 The Honorable Representative _____________________________ U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Senators _________________________________ The U.S. Senate, U.S. Capitol Building Washington, D.C. 20510 *Kinship Circle cannot guarantee validity of email addresses. During campaigns, recipients may change or disable their email addresses. Emails from government, corporate, or institute websites may be incorrect. =========================================================== SAMPLE LETTER -- This letter is prepared to inform you about the issue. Try to shorten and personalize your letter before sending. =========================================================== U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Senators, and Representative: I understand the Bureau of Land Management's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board convened on 11/17/08 to consider the fate of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands. The BLM has angered citizens worldwide by depleting 19.4 million acres once allotted to wild horses. The roundup of thousands of animals in eight years alone has thinned viable herds to all but a scattering. In their place, millions of privately held cows graze on public rangelands. Oil and gas drilling leases squeeze out wild herds as well. Contrary to BLM misinformation, the public now realizes: Wild herds are not overpopulated. They do not require mass "rescue" and relocation to government compounds, only to be slaughtered because BLM captures more animals than it can adopt out. Fortunately, Madeleine Pickens, wife of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, has stepped forward to adopt not only 2,000 healthy mustangs set for immediate slaughter, but also some 30,000 other horses and burros trapped in federal holding pens. Considering the couple's crusade to shut down the last U.S. equine slaughter plant, along with their aid for animals stranded by Hurricane Katrina -- they may just be the heroes who help BLM save face. Clearly, the present system does not work. At the root of the debate is a law that allows euthanasia and a national outcry against it. For over 30 years, the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burro Act of 1971 preserved "wild free-roaming horses and burros," as "living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West." The law mandates horses be "considered...an integral part of the system of public lands." Yet, this same law directs the government to maintain "appropriate management levels." I strongly urge BLM to integrate non-violent methods -- such as range expansion in conjunction with the National Park Service and intensified contraception programs. In addition, property owners who permit wild horses on their grounds ought to receive tax incentives. The BLM is tasked to monitor federal lands that belong to all Americans. This agency and the U.S. Congress should heed overwhelming opposition to death. Please release wild horses and burros to some of the 19.4 million-acre range they once roamed. Thank you, ========================= KINSHIP CIRCLE NEEDS FUNDING TO CONTINUE ITS WORK: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/ The sad truth is: Any nonprofit organization has to function like a “business,” with daily overhead for office supplies, hardware/software, web design, phone and internet, printing, disaster-related supplies, travel, communication... Currently, Kinship Circle board members are at work on prospects for long-term grant funding. Unfortunately, grants are a very long and tedious process -- and Kinship Circle needs operational funds NOW. We are extremely grateful for any tax-deductible donations. ========================= SOURCE OF INFORMATION / REFERENCE LINKS ========================= BLM Sets Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2008/october/NR_10_17_... BLM Wants To Kill Wild Horses www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter_new.asp?Lette... WILD HORSES IN IMMEDIATE DANGER www.all-creatures.org/alert/alert-20081116.html Lost Thunder: BLM Preparing to Execute 30,000 Wild Horses www.pubrecord.org/commentary/499-lost-thunder-blm-prepari... Wild horse advocates decry government proposal to euthanize symbol of American freedom www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-wild-horses-... Wild horse advocates decry euthanasia option www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27738672/ ********************** Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net www.KinshipCircle.org * www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/ Kingship Circle / Public (501c3) Charity Status: 170 (b) (1) (A) (vi) UNSUBSCRIBE: * Select a Kinship Circle ALERT received in your mailbox * Hit "FORWARD" * Enter kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net * Type UNSUBSCRIBE in your subject line and hit send SUBSCRIBE: Kinship Circle Primary: subscribe [at] kinshipcircle.org Action campaigns on animal cruelty issues worldwide Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net Animal rescue coordination/news in disasters + companion animal alerts SEND: Address / Phone / Email for placement in geographic disaster zone *DISCLAIMER: The information in these alerts is verified with the original source. 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