Why Is The Government Killing The Last Of Our Wild Horses?

[Sun Devil 92]

Isn't this the same government whose dick Spitting Bull is constantly sucking on ?

 

[Old Rocks]

C'mon all you bleeding hearts. Get real.

There have no real wild horses in North America for tens of thousands of years.

The Prehistoric Horses of North America

They could not adapt to the land as it changed. Then, Man comes along and reintroduces them to the Americas where they soon compete with other, better adapted creatures.

They simply breed too fast and there are too many of them for nature to support. Would you let them starve or die in these spaces where they roam? Or would you do the humane thing and put them out of their pain?

Simply bullshit, Longknife. The horses died the same way most of the North American mega-fauna died. And we are still not sure of the primary cause. During the depths of the last glaciation, we had a far richer variety of large mammals than have existed in North America for the last ten thousand years. Something we need to understand better.

 

[Old Rocks]

You're running. It seems like it's been days … and it has. You're strong and powerful but your legs hurt so badly because you've been running for what seems like forever. You can barely catch your breath. You're trying to protect your baby, as well, but she can barely keep up and is stumbling on her brand new legs. But the predators are literally on your tail. You're being chased by those who intend to inflict harm, so you keep on running. You're in a panic. You're frantic. You're hungry, you're thirsty, but you can't stop. If you stop, they catch you. And when they catch you, it's over.

This is the life of wild horses today. The mustangs.

Our great mustangs descended from Spanish horses and were brought here in the 16th century by Spanish explorers. Their name in Spanish, mustengo, means "stray horse."

Just last month the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completed a roundup of roughly 1,400 wild horses in Oregon in Beaty's Butte, historically known as the area of the Kiger mustangs.

According to a Pacific Standard report, there were five deaths on November 19, including "one 8 year old mare with old break in right hind leg and one 4 month old colt with old break in left hind leg." Two days later, 16 horses were dead. According to another report published in the same article, "The most heartbreaking [scene] of the day involved the foals. The helicopters are running these horses from very long distances, and often foals just can't keep up for as long as the rest of their herd."

What we once considered an American icon is now fodder for the latest cull by government entities. It seems nothing is sacred these days, even a beautiful part of our history.

When we hear that dogs are culled in Asian countries for fear of rabies, we rant and rave and express our disgust. Yet here in our very own country we are culling the last of our great wild horses, and our rants and raves seem to fall on deaf ears.

The horse has a long and integral part in the history of the U.S., which was founded on the backs of these great icons, as they helped pioneers settle the West. After being brought here by the Spaniards, the mustangs were used by Native Americans for a variety of tasks such as transportation. They were revered for their "fantastic stamina and speed," while their stocky legs made them perfect for long hauls.

Where once 2 million wild horses roamed in the 19th century, according to an article referencing Western writer J. Frank Dobie, "by the time the wild horse received federal protection in 1971, it was officially estimated that only about 17,000 of them roamed America's plains. More than 1 million had been conscripted for World War I combat; the rest had been hunted for their flesh, for the chicken feed and dog food companies, and for the sport of it."

In response to public outrage over the horses' annihilation, the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horse & Burro Act was passed, protecting wild horses from capture and death. The BLM and the U.S. Forest Service were responsible for implementing the act and ensuring protections were in place for the wild horses while they also issued grazing permits to cattle ranchers on public land.

While they were once considered iconic and majestic, wild horses are now deemed nothing more than a nuisance by ranchers who use federal land for subsidized grazing. And we've let them down. Big time.

The kill buyers don't hide, according to Meagher. "There is nothing illegal in what they are doing. It's immoral, but it's not illegal. It is legal to buy horses here and transport across country lines" to sell to slaughter.

We owe our wild horses so much more than extinction.

To find out more about protecting and helping our wild horses, visit American Wild Horse Preservation, International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros, and The Humane Society of the United States.

More: Why Is The Government Killing The Last Of Our Wild Horses?

This is really sad. Cattle ranchers pushing iconic and majestic wild horses off government grazing lands. So now they're just a nuisance and sold to slaughter. Damn, that is really sad.

If you wish to contact President Obama:

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-456-1111
​

Petitions: Take action today to stop roundups and mustang slaughter!

Protect Mustangs™

Living here in tamed Midwest, I get a good feeling knowing there are wild mustang.roaming the west. Why are they considered a nuisance? Is it because they are grazing on Federal land that partly belongs to me and not just the ranchers out there?

Well, there are ranchers that feel they own that land. But that is not the primary reason for the killing of the wild horses. You see, that area, which I know very well, has been in drought for a long time. The horses are overgrazing the land.

Now it was stated in the article that the horse being killed were Kiger Mustangs. If that is the case, that is really stupid. Allow some of the local cowboys to round up and sell the Kigers. They are a very prized breed, and bring good prices. Smart, tough, and sure footed.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Their shit is full of methane. We can't have that.

Much less than cows grazing on our taxpayer-owned public lands.

Every little shit hurts ( cue the crying Indian )

 

[longknife]

This is where they're trying to survive.

 

[dannyboys]

This is where they're trying to survive.

Kiger horses are from S. Oregon.
Check out where these wild horses 'Pocahontas' claims are being killed are located.

 

[longknife]

This is where they're trying to survive.

Kiger horses are from S. Oregon.
Check out where these wild horses 'Pocahontas' claims are being killed are located.

They are sill an "invasive species" that were never bred to adapt to the climate. Beautiful horses though @ Kiger Mustang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[dannyboys]

This is where they're trying to survive.

Kiger horses are from S. Oregon.
Check out where these wild horses 'Pocahontas' claims are being killed are located.

They are sill an "invasive species" that were never bred to adapt to the climate. Beautiful horses though @ Kiger Mustang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Exactly! Some fuck-wit took Kigers from the environment they has adapted to over hundreds of years and set them down in the fucking desert!
Yes beautiful horses. We had a couple which had been breed to Belgium rhones on the farm.
Problem was if they weren't handled every day they would go wild. Getting them rideable after winter was a job of work.

 

[Unkotare]

Why Is The Government Killing The Last Of Our Wild Horses?

Good question. Why is the Obama administration slaughtering these animals?

Selling the meat to Japan...in exchange for Cuban cigars.

Ever tried horse meat? It's pretty good.

 

[JoeB131]

Why Is The Government Killing The Last Of Our Wild Horses?

Good question. Why is the Obama administration slaughtering these animals?

Since the horses aren't native to North America, and are effectively an "invasive species", I'm not seeing the problem here.

 

[JoeB131]

That's really messed up, I agree with you. Wild horses should be protected.

Why? They aren't a native species. Nor are they endangered.

 

[MarathonMike]

That's really messed up, I agree with you. Wild horses should be protected.

Why? They aren't a native species. Nor are they endangered.

They represent freedom.

 

[Old Rocks]

This is where they're trying to survive.

Kiger horses are from S. Oregon.
Check out where these wild horses 'Pocahontas' claims are being killed are located.

They are sill an "invasive species" that were never bred to adapt to the climate. Beautiful horses though @ Kiger Mustang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Exactly! Some fuck-wit took Kigers from the environment they has adapted to over hundreds of years and set them down in the fucking desert!
Yes beautiful horses. We had a couple which had been breed to Belgium rhones on the farm.
Problem was if they weren't handled every day they would go wild. Getting them rideable after winter was a job of work.

Really, do a little research before posting something like that. The Kigers probably were in Southeastern Oregon before white men arrived. They descended from horses that the Spanish brought over and that escaped into the wild.

 

[Old Rocks]

This is where they're trying to survive.

Kiger Mustangs, kiger mustang history

The History of the Kiger Mustang


Kiger Mustangs…intelligent, beautiful, versatile athletes…are considered “living genetic treasures” that embody the very essence of what it means to be called a horse.

The Kiger Mustang is uniquely different from any other horse found in North America. Most wild mustangs are of mixed bloodlines and exhibit a wide variety of colors and body styles. However the wild Kiger Mustangs possess many characteristics of the original Spanish Mustang.

When the Spaniards set out to conquer the New World in the early 1600’s, they brought with them their horses. These carefully bred descendents of the early Iberian horse had carried many a warrior into battle and proved themselves as sturdy, sure-footed and intelligent mounts.

For thousands of years, the horses of the Iberian Peninsula have been considered the ideal "essence" of what a horse should be. Throughout European history the Iberian horse was praised as the finest horse of war by the Romans and Greeks and known for its uncanny agility, courage, presence, tractability and beauty

I have had the great good fortune to have been able to explore much of the country these wonderful horses inhabit. Catlow Valley, the Steens, and the Eastern Oregon High Desert in general. This is wild and unforgiving country. A ragged beauty all it's own. And these horses are well adapted to this harsh environment. But in drought times, they, and other animals, represent a danger to the very environment that supports them. And there are many other mustangs inhabiting that area, also. The Kigers are much desired, there is no reason to destroy them.

 

[Wyatt earp]

You're running. It seems like it's been days … and it has. You're strong and powerful but your legs hurt so badly because you've been running for what seems like forever. You can barely catch your breath. You're trying to protect your baby, as well, but she can barely keep up and is stumbling on her brand new legs. But the predators are literally on your tail. You're being chased by those who intend to inflict harm, so you keep on running. You're in a panic. You're frantic. You're hungry, you're thirsty, but you can't stop. If you stop, they catch you. And when they catch you, it's over.

This is the life of wild horses today. The mustangs.

Our great mustangs descended from Spanish horses and were brought here in the 16th century by Spanish explorers. Their name in Spanish, mustengo, means "stray horse."

Just last month the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completed a roundup of roughly 1,400 wild horses in Oregon in Beaty's Butte, historically known as the area of the Kiger mustangs.

According to a Pacific Standard report, there were five deaths on November 19, including "one 8 year old mare with old break in right hind leg and one 4 month old colt with old break in left hind leg." Two days later, 16 horses were dead. According to another report published in the same article, "The most heartbreaking [scene] of the day involved the foals. The helicopters are running these horses from very long distances, and often foals just can't keep up for as long as the rest of their herd."

What we once considered an American icon is now fodder for the latest cull by government entities. It seems nothing is sacred these days, even a beautiful part of our history.

When we hear that dogs are culled in Asian countries for fear of rabies, we rant and rave and express our disgust. Yet here in our very own country we are culling the last of our great wild horses, and our rants and raves seem to fall on deaf ears.

The horse has a long and integral part in the history of the U.S., which was founded on the backs of these great icons, as they helped pioneers settle the West. After being brought here by the Spaniards, the mustangs were used by Native Americans for a variety of tasks such as transportation. They were revered for their "fantastic stamina and speed," while their stocky legs made them perfect for long hauls.

Where once 2 million wild horses roamed in the 19th century, according to an article referencing Western writer J. Frank Dobie, "by the time the wild horse received federal protection in 1971, it was officially estimated that only about 17,000 of them roamed America's plains. More than 1 million had been conscripted for World War I combat; the rest had been hunted for their flesh, for the chicken feed and dog food companies, and for the sport of it."

In response to public outrage over the horses' annihilation, the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horse & Burro Act was passed, protecting wild horses from capture and death. The BLM and the U.S. Forest Service were responsible for implementing the act and ensuring protections were in place for the wild horses while they also issued grazing permits to cattle ranchers on public land.

While they were once considered iconic and majestic, wild horses are now deemed nothing more than a nuisance by ranchers who use federal land for subsidized grazing. And we've let them down. Big time.

The kill buyers don't hide, according to Meagher. "There is nothing illegal in what they are doing. It's immoral, but it's not illegal. It is legal to buy horses here and transport across country lines" to sell to slaughter.

We owe our wild horses so much more than extinction.

To find out more about protecting and helping our wild horses, visit American Wild Horse Preservation, International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros, and The Humane Society of the United States.

More: Why Is The Government Killing The Last Of Our Wild Horses?

This is really sad. Cattle ranchers pushing iconic and majestic wild horses off government grazing lands. So now they're just a nuisance and sold to slaughter. Damn, that is really sad.

If you wish to contact President Obama:

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-456-1111
​

Petitions: Take action today to stop roundups and mustang slaughter!

Protect Mustangs™

I thought BLM was liberals hero?

 

[Old Rocks]

Moments in Kiger History. A tribute to... - Kiger Mesteño Association | Facebook

To this point in time, nearly 4,000 wild Mustangs from the Southest Oregon area had been inspected at the BLM pens in Burns. Of those, only 40 exhibited strong Spanish markings and characteristics. That is 1% of the horses brought in, and nearly half of those were from the Oriana Rim of Beatty's Butte. The BLM Officials knew they had to protect and preserve these horses before they were gone forever. Bill Phillips, Chris Vosler, and E. Ron Harding worked to implement a plan to manage, protect, and preserve these horses.

The Kiger Mustangs are named after a deep gorge which borders the HMA. This gorge was carved by a glacier that existed thousands of years ago. This gorge is named Kiger Gorge. From Kiger Gorge, the term "Kiger" was adopted to refer to these unique and beautiful horses. Thus, the Kiger Mustang is a geographically named Mustang herd, as are many of the Mustang herds throughout the United States.

Bill, Chris, and Ron worked to set up the original HMAs where the Kigers would be placed.

According to Ron Harding, Kiger Gorge reportedly got its name due to a gentleman whose last name was Kiger, and who in search of forage for his cattle came upon the gorge. He wintered his cattle there, and the story also says that this Mr. Kiger saw horses there of "golden dun" color. However, those seemed to have disappeared by the time the BLM created the Kiger HMA.
"One thing I do know is that the golden duns spoken of were not here when I arrived in 1974," said Harding. "When I first came to the knowledge about the dun factor horses now referred to as Kigers, an old horse runner by the name of Bob Bailey was the person that told me about them in 1974. He called them the 'Orianna mustangs' and said that if any of the duns were left that they would be found on Beatys Butte. I asked him why, and he said that there were no fences there and the terrain was so rocky you couldn't get to the area with a saddle horse. Needless to say, when we gathered Beatys Butte three years later, we found the dun horses. We put some of them on Riddle Mountain and some in the East Kiger Herd Management Area, after cleaning the horses out of the East Kiger HMA. Two mares from the East Kiger HMA were put back with the duns. Anything that has been done on the Riddle Mountain and Kiger HMA is a matter of record. Fortunately I kept good records through the years until 1996, when I retired. From what I can tell, the records are still in good shape."

A fitting place for these wild horses.

 

[JoeB131]

They represent freedom.

Definitely shoot them, then. Nothing worse than a domestic animal that ceases to be useful.

 

[Anathema]

For the first, and probably last time, Im going to agree whi Lakotah on something. The are majestic animals with a history and background thst is pRt of whst made America what it is today.

These animals should be treasured by the American people, not abused and slaughtered by our Government. BLM needs to get their shit straightened out and pit the needs of these animals above the desires of ranchers, on Federal land. The US Government has already wiped out or nearly done so to at least 2 other breeds of horses because of their association with native tribes. To lose the Mustang as well would be a disgrace of rpic proportions.

 

[JoeB131]

For the first, and probably last time, Im going to agree whi Lakotah on something. The are majestic animals with a history and background thst is pRt of whst made America what it is today.

These animals should be treasured by the American people, not abused and slaughtered by our Government. BLM needs to get their shit straightened out and pit the needs of these animals above the desires of ranchers, on Federal land. The US Government has already wiped out or nearly done so to at least 2 other breeds of horses because of their association with native tribes. To lose the Mustang as well would be a disgrace of rpic proportions.

It's not a native species. Nor is it a useful domesticated one. There's really no compelling reason to preserve them.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Their shit is full of methane. We can't have that.

Much less than cows grazing on our taxpayer-owned public lands.

but the government gets paid for that

wild horses don't pay taxes and fees so they must die