Because the BLM contracts out most of the site gather jobs, the safety of the animals is the responsibility of the contractors. Obviously the number one concern for the workers should be the welfare of the horses/burros. The Standard Operating Procedure provided by the BLM here is laid out/worded in such a way to ensure the … Continue reading Standard Operating Procedure
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“Welfare” Cattle and Our Wild Equines (Part II)
Here is the link for the first part of this post, number 1-11 I think. This is part two. Twelfth is Jackson Mountains, Nevada HMA. This HMA is a roomy 276,634 acres of what I can imagine is breathtaking beauty. The AML here is 130-217. There is no grazing information available on this HMA, though I believe … Continue reading “Welfare” Cattle and Our Wild Equines (Part II)
BLM Wild Horse Buyer (Part II)
Hopefully, you have already read the unlabeled part one. If not, here it is. I have asked myself many many questions about this case and what went wrong on the inside and this is one of those things. The BLM has "marketing specialists" that conduct telephone interviews, which is how they approve a buyer for … Continue reading BLM Wild Horse Buyer (Part II)
Gathers (1)
I am choosing to title this post as Gathers (1) because I suspect that I will be writing on more than only this one gather in particular. Today is going to be about the deaths of four (4) horses during the six (6) day long Conger HMA gather. Day 1: In the BLM report, found … Continue reading Gathers (1)
Getting to Know Our Government
Hello! Today's post is going to be about our wonderful, free government, however it's only going to be about one tiny twig of the tree of our government and our world in the US. The sources that I will be using today for our research can be found here. Now, this article has changed since … Continue reading Getting to Know Our Government