January 19, 2008

• The Humane Society of the United States has asked all of us to speak out and up for America's horses by urging everyone to participate in the National Call In Day For Horses on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. PLEASE everyone participate and let your voice be HERD! For more information and dowloadable flyers, Click Here to read the issues and how you can help!
• Nevada Department of Agriculture's Executive Director Donna Rise issued a statement that involved a courteous correction of NDA's position on the recent announcement of a draft cooperative agreement being worked out for Virginia Range wild horses and the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center. Director Rise felt state veterinarian Dr. Anette Rink statements in a previously published article did not accurately reflect NDA's position - one of willingness to work towards a plan to support a viable herd and habitat for the historic Virginia Range herds. http://www.nevadaappeal.com:80/article/20080118/DAYTON/112044187
• The American Chronical presents a brutally descriptive article about horse slaughter and animal cruelty of a staggering variety with musings on the psychological damages to both individuals and societies as a whole. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/49446
• In yet another old familiar scene being played out to the tune of "can't make up their mind", an article by the AFP titled, "Kill all wild horses in Australian national park: environmentalists", those reporting on the "crisis" of wild horses to the native habitat just can't seem to make up their minds about WHAT those impacts are. First the article reports that 1,700 wild horses, known as "brumbies" in Australia, have cause HAVOC in Kosciuszko National Park! Then officials go on to state that "It is a very undisturbed. It is a very intact ecosytem". So which is it? http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gGIeingejGE2OSQp9bRBJ-9wy2Qw
• Award winning author Deanne Stillman has proudly announced the release of "Mustangs: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West" available for pre-order at Amazon and is due out in June 2008. Deanne has been compiling information, stories and facts to create this accounting of our wild horses for almost 10 years. We are all eagerly anticipating its arrival! Thank you Deanne!!!! You can place your order now at: http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0618454454/104-7106821-2507123?SubscriptionId=15VEWHERF6Q30X94NX82