November 10, 2007

• Over 10,000 wild horses slaughtered as the Australian government has decided to perform a "major culling" of their wild horse population, home to approximately 100,000 wild horses currently targeted for a 3-4 year eradication program. Australian officials decided the most humane solution is to employ sharp shooters to kill the wild horses. Report also states that while some shooters were told to "hide the bodies" due to fears of public outcry, those shot in more remote regions were left to merely rot where they fell and are reported to number in the thousands. Eyewitness accounts also report the "humane aftermath" included wounded horses in pain and foals left by their dead or dying herd members. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22733074-421,00.html
• Another story on BLMs reopening of the Palomino Valley Holding Facility scheduled for November 13, 2007. Opportunity to post comments. http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/11154411.html
• Residents outside of Carson City in Northern Nevada are trying to drum up support for passing a law that requires local residents to fence their property against wild horse intrusions after complaints caused BLM to remove seven wild horses from the area. http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/RC/20071109/News/111090026
• National Public Radio posted a small summary to a program topic yesterday titled, Round up Rescues Wild Horses in Nevada. It's truly amazing how much press the "rescued" horses get with little or no attention on the real issues. Wildlife ecologist and wild horse advocate, Craig Downer, responded to the NPR program topic in attempts to help educate the public to these often ignored underlying causes, namely livestock and big game being given priorities to the deteriment of the wild herds. http://wztd.com/news/nevada/2007/11/09/round-up-rescues-wild-horses-in-nevada-npr/
• "Paint the Wind", a new novel by Pam Munoz Ryan, is touted as "no disappointment" and a book for horse lovers. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071109/FEATURES05/711090392/1030/ENT
• Lawsuit filed by women who hit a horse that escaped a local stable claiming negligence by the horses owner. http://www.wweek.com/wwire/?p=9946