The Cloud Foundation files lawsuit against BLM
Dear Friends of our Wild Horses and Burros;
I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful 4th of July! In the spirit of freedom for our wild horses, the Cloud Foundation filed a lawsuit against the BLM in Nevada to prevent the removal and warehousing of over 1,700 wild horses from their vast 1.7 million acre home in northeastern Nevada (Maverick-Medicine, Triple B, Cherry Creek and Antelope Valley West Herd Management Areas).
Taxpayer dollars paid to the infamous Sun J helicopter roundup crew alone will total approximately $600,000 and that’s just the beginning of the expenditures. The costs in short-term holding, where all the horses will go at least temporarily, will be $8,000 per day based on the target number of horses to be removed. Incarceration for life will add millions to the price tag — all funded by American taxpayers.
The cost to the horses is the permanent loss of family and freedom… what wild horses live for. Some horses will pay the ultimate price — losing their lives either during or as a result of this planned operation.
The Cloud Foundation is represented by attorneys Rachel Fazio and Julie Cavanaugh-Bill. We are the primary Plaintiffs in the case and are joined by plaintiffs Craig Downer and Lorna Moffat. In order for the judge to rule on our plea, the BLM has delayed the start of the roundup (originally scheduled to begin on July 7th) until the 16th of July, The hearing will be held at the Nevada District Court, 400 South Virginia Street in downtown Reno at 10 am on July 14th. Please come if you can to show your support of Nevada’s wild horses!
Ironically, the first roundup I ever filmed was in Antelope Valley in 1994. Back then only young animals were removed. Not so with this proposed operation which I refer to as the “scorched earth” policy adopted by the BLM in past few years — remove all wild horse you can catch regardless of age… everything from tiny foals to horses in their 20s. We need your help to stop the BLM cruelty.
You can donate to our fight for these herds here.
On a happy note, stay tuned for updates on the release of Conquistador and his family, and our recent visit to see Cloud and the Pryor wild horse herd. It was a spectacular trip!
Thanks so much for your continued support and your kind words regarding our efforts to protect wild horses and burros in their legally designated wild homes on the range.
Happy Trails,
Ginger
The Cloud Foundation
107 South 7th St
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
719-633-3842
A rare band of pintos we saw at the Antelope roundup
I am deeply sadden by the abuse of these innocent-VOICELESS-animals. Thank God for the Cloud Foundation and all the others that work tirelessly and heroically to save these precious horses. I feel that although the Helicopter owner/company was sued that the PILOT should have been also! His wonton conduct and total disregard for this horse is clearly ANIMAL ABUSE and he should have been prosecuted for that. Was he? And if not, it’s NOT too late. Maybe if made an example, other pilots will think twice about flying in these raids of torture. And if they still choose to fly then at the very least, they’ll think twice about behaving in this way towards the horse. JMHO.