Speak Out for Mustangs and Burros in Arizona

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Join us in Phoenix to represent the last of America’s wild horses and burros

The clock is winding down for the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting in Phoenix. On March 10 and 11 (Thursday and Friday), The Cloud Foundation will be in leading the charge, along with friends of wild horses and burros from across the country. We are calling for an immediate halt to all BLM roundups that are destroying the last of America’s wild herds at enormous taxpayer expense. We urge you to join us on those two days at the Phoenix Sheraton Downtown Hotel (340 N. 3rd St). Even if you cannot come to the meeting itself, we urge you to come show your support at one or all of the events below:

Join me, Academy Award-winning author of Dances with Wolves, Michael Blake; wild horse philanthropist, Madeleine Pickens; R. T. Fitch of Habitat for Horses Advisory Council; Simone Netherlands of Respect4Horses; Laura Leigh of Grassroots Horse and others who will be voicing our support for our wild horses and burros at a Thursday Press Conference, March 10, 11:30 am to 12:30 in the Sheraton’s South Mountain Room. The BLM meeting will start at 1 pm.

Attend the candlelight vigil, organized by Garnet Pasquale of American Wild Horse Advocates and other wild horse and burro supporters, Thursday evening from 7-8pm, or the rally on Friday from 12-2pm (scroll down for a complete list of events).

“Americans need to stand up to save what’s left of our wild horses and burros.  We no longer have millions. The removal forever of the animals that played a key role in allowing America to be settled by humanity is not only wrong… it is done with criminality,” states Michael Blake. “The BLM and the Secretary of the Interior should be in court… defending themselves. Stop them now America.”

There are only a few hundred wild burros and wild horses left in Arizona, but they are still being targeted for removal. The BLM claims there are over 38,000 wild horses and burros nationally on Western ranges, but an independent statistical review, using the BLM’s own numbers, reveals a population of less than 18,000. The BLM has stockpiled over 40,000 wild horses and burros in costly government holding, leaving millions of their homeland acres empty or devoted to livestock.

Please come help us in supporting and giving voice to our nation’s last vestiges of our free wild horses and burros.

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, March 10th:
11:30am – 12:30pm: Press conference at the Phoenix Downtown Sheraton Hotel, 340 N. 3rd St, South Mountain Room.
1:00pm – 5:00pm: BLM Advisory Board Meeting begins in a hotel conference room.
7:00pm – 8:00pm: Candlelight vigil for the wild horses and burros who have died and suffered at the hands of the BLM, beginning in front of the Sheraton.

Friday, March 11th:
8:00am – 9:00am: BLM Advisory Board Meeting resumes.
9:00am – 12:00pm: Public comment period of meeting.
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Demonstration/rally beginning in front of the Sheraton.
1:00pm – 5:00pm: BLM Advisory Board Meeting concludes.

We hope to see you there!

Happy Trails,
Ginger

The Cloud Foundation
107 South 7th St
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
719-633-3842

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