November 9, 2007

• The BLM announced today that the Palomino Valley Holding Facility is scheduled to re-open on November 13, 2007. BLM believes the horses have improved sufficiently and proper sanitizing has been done that the facility may again begin processing wild horses and burros for shipment. The article highlights why the 178 horses that died since being driven from the range by BLM were all attributed to "no fault of agency" as it describes poor range conditions, failure to adjust to feed as well as deformities or "old" injuries as the causes of the fiasco. Nothing was said about horses in "weakened condition" being driven by helicopter or why their new diet was so disagreeable to this legendary hardy species. For the full article, go to- http://www.lasvegassun.com:80/sunbin/stories/nevada/2007/nov/08/110810081.html