International Society for the Protection of Mustangs & Burros is allowed to keep & breed horses LANTRY, South Dakota––The fate of the remaining horses at the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs & Burros ranch straddling the Dewey and Ziebach county lines in north-central South Dakota was on January 27, 2017 “settled” on […]
Auction date set for survivors of ISPMB wild horse sanctuary meltdown
Victorious Dakota Access protesters unlikely to ride to the rescue LANTRY, South Dakota––If just one Dakota Access pipeline protester in 10 could stop at the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs & Burros premises en route home from the multi-month vigil that kept the pipeline from crossing the Missouri River by passing under Lake […]
Trump election puts 45,000 wild horses at risk––and much, much more
No animal advocates among Trump advisors WASHINGTON D.C.––Every animal advocacy gain of the past eight years at the federal level stands at risk with the November 8, 2016 surprise election of Republican candidate Donald Trump as U.S. President, reinforced by Republican majorities in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. Hunting & fur […]
810 allegedly starving horses impounded from Wild Horse Annie’s charity
International Society for the Protection of Mustangs & Burros and Friends of Animals were leading foes of PZP for wild horses LANTRY, South Dakota––The International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros, a leading opponent of contracepting wild horses, has surrendered custody of about 810 allegedly neglected horses, some apparently at imminent risk of […]
“Can’t fix wild horses? Kill ’em,” say BLM advisors
Recommendation to kill horses came after advocates blocked multiple fertility control proposals Part II of a two-part series. See also: Is BLM advisory board threat to kill 45,000 mustangs a wild bet? The BLM National Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board frustratedly recommended that the 45,000 horses in holding facilities be killed only hours after […]
Is BLM advisory board threat to kill 45,000 mustangs a wild bet?
Who holds the chips after showdown at the Stockmen’s Hotel & Casino? Part I of a two-part series. See also: “Can’t fix wild horses? Kill ’em,” say BLM advisors ELKO, Nevada––Will the Bureau of Land Management really kill all 45,000 wild horses now in off-range holding facilities, as recommended on September 9, 2016 by […]
How conservationists nearly drove a rare fox extinct
“Biologic genocide” almost finished Channel Islands’ top predator SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, California––U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director Dan Ashe on August 11, 2016 personally visited Channel Island National Park to announce that the Channel Islands fox, native to Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Santa Cruz islands, off the southern California coast, are no longer […]
Suspension of PZP test means more people could eat a horse
Friends of Animals blocks contraceptive project in the Pine Nut Mountains of Nevada. Part III of a three-part series examining winter, wildlife, & livestock. See also If “your ass is grass,” ranchers lost their butts in 2015-2016, and Winter policy favors feeding elk but starving bison. RENO, Nevada––Even a quick glance at satellite photos suggests that the […]
Robert “Bob” King Hillman, 71
Cowboy turned humane investigator had a long, wild ride Robert “Bob” King Hillman, 71, an often controversial humane professional for more than 39 years, died on January 30, 2016 at his home in Henderson, Nevada, six weeks before what would have been the 46th anniversary of his marriage to Peggy Casper Hillman. “My dad […]
Wildlife contraceptive researcher Jay Kirkpatrick, 75
Developed PZP for use in 85 species Jay Kirkpatrick, 75, for more than 40 years a leading developer of contraceptive vaccines for wild horses, deer, elk, and other wildlife, died on December 16, 2015 in Billings, Montana “from a brief but serious illness,” family and friends said. Kirkpatrick, originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, spent […]