The Cloud Foundation visited a government holding facility in Utah and brought back video evidence of the poor conditions.
I actually had no idea the government rounds up wild horses and burros and keeps them in holding facilities. And after watching the video of the terrible conditions of some of the holding facilities I was shocked and it angers me. Even though the holding facilities are necessary after roundups there is absolutely no excuse for the facilities to be like that. Those horses are being neglected and kept in horrible conditions. I’d like to round up whoever is running those facilities and make them live in those conditions..... The government is supposed to protect the wild horses and burros so why aren’t they?
The Cloud Foundation posted the video online and sent a copy to the Bureau of Land Management. The agency responded and admitted the conditions are unacceptable.
The people of the Cloud Foundation are people like you and me, we care about the well being of the wild mustangs. The Cloud Foundation caught the poor conditions of the Utah facility. So can we help and make sure no more injustice is done to the wild horses? I’m thinking now that there is more unacceptable things occurring with the process of controlling the population. So what is the solution to this? If the government or the BLM isn’t watching closely then is it just up to us as individuals? Perhaps we need more detailed and concrete laws on this subject to be enforced.
Nevada is in a lot of financial trouble, so you’d think the state lawmakers would welcome a project that will bring millions of dollars to the state and attract tourists. The project is a wild horse sanctuary. But a panel in the Nevada State Senate turned down the project without even hearing from the investors who are backing it. Apparently The Natural Resources Committee has no power to do anything about wild horses because the state has no say over what happens on federal, BLM controlled land. It’d be a shame if the project were not to pass because the wild horses that have already been gathered and are warehoused in BLM holding facilities could be released to roam free in their natural environment in the new sanctuary. And like stated before, it’d be good for people too by generating money. So why not encourage the project?
DeMarco, Guy. "Wild Horses Removed from Utah Holding Pen." Las Vegas News, Weather, Traffic, Sports - KLAS-TV 8 News Now. Web. 06 Oct. 2011. http://www.8newsnow.com/story/14500702/wild-horses-removed-from-utah-holding- pen.
Jackson, Stephen. "I-Team: Anti-Wild Horse Bill Passes Nevada Senate Committee." Las Vegas News, Weather, Traffic, Sports - KLAS-TV 8 News Now. Web. 06 Oct. 2011. http://www.8newsnow.com/story/14309867/i-team-anti-wild-horse-bill-passes-nevada- senate-comittee.
A WILD HORSE SANCTUARY IS A VERY VIABLE SOLUTION. TOURISM DOLLARS ALWAYS BOOST THE ECONOMY OF ANY STATE. ALSO, SANCTUARY STAFF COULD MONITOR THE ROUND-UPS. A CHECKS & BALANCES TYPE OF SYSTEM WOULD MAKE THE BLM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS AS WELL AS PROTECT WILD HORSES DURING ROUND-UPS AND HELP TO ENSURE MENTAL HEALTH BY PRESERVING FAMILY GROUPS AND SAFE-GUARDING AGAINST INBREEDING.
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