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Retirement Ranch Planed For Wild Horses
WASHINGTON POST - NOV 19, 2008.
Madeleine Pickens, the wife of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, who this week offered to rescue more than 30,000 wild horses kept in federal holding pens, said yesterday that she wants to create a permanent retirement ranch for the horses and burros that could be open to the public.
Madeleine has created a website devoted to information on what her plans are and as a way for the public to contact her regarding her efforts. www.madeleinepickens.com
This is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart as I have had the opportunity to be with and love many wild horses and have two of my own. It is unimaginable to me that they could face this fate. Please, let's do all we can to support Madeleine's efforts!
THANK YOU, MADELEINE. WE LOVE YOU DEARLY! |
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Wild Horses May Face Death Sentence
NPR REPORT - JULY 21, 2008, Morning Edition.
With the price of hay up and horse adoptions down, a federal agency may begin killing wild horses to deal with surplus numbers. Letting evolution take its course doesn't cut it these days, the Bureau of Land Management says, prompting wild horse advocates to rally around this symbol of the old West...
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On Mustang Range, A Battle On Thinning The Herd
NEW YORK TIMES REPORT - GERLACH, Nev. —
Five mustangs pounded across the high desert recently, their dark manes and tails giving shape to the wind. Pursued by a helicopter, they ran into a corral — and into the center of the emotional debate over whether euthanasia should be used to thin a captive herd that already numbers 30,000. |
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