The Mustang family pictured here travels between the federal land in the Pine Nut Herd Management Area (HMA) and a rural area outside Carson City, NV. The horses have lived in this area for at least 40 years. Originally the band had 50 members, but it’s down to just six wild horses currently due to the scheduled BLM removals. The local community and leaders love these horses and advocates have pleaded for the BLM to build a fence to keep the horses in their designated range. The agency regularly builds fencing for livestock, but has refused to build a fence for this purpose. On Wednesday, February 27th, the BLM captured 5 out of the six horses in this band and are trying to gather the last lead mare that is out on the range still calling to her group. Please take the time to write to the BLM and tell them to work with this community and leave the band where they are and not send them to short-term holding facilities.
URGENT
Oklahoma has 2 bills that have passed committee which allow for the slaughter of horses, and possibly wild mustangs, in the state. Oklahoma House Bill HB 1999 allows for horse slaughterhouses to open up and slaughter our wonderful horses for human consumption.
Also, Senate Bill SB 735 makes it legal to have and export horse meat for human consumption. NO PUBLIC input has been allowed and they have both passed the committee with the potential to be voted into law AT ANY TIME.
Here is the contact form to write to the Oklahoma Governor, Mary Fallin, and tell her you do NOT support this!
Sincerely,
Madeleine Pickens
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