Interior plan: Create preserves in Midwest and East to save thousands of wild horses in WestOctober 7th, 2009 Salazar wants to move West's wild horses eastWASHINGTON — Thousands of mustangs that now roam the West would be moved to preserves in the Midwest and East under a new Interior Department plan to protect wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday the plan would not require killing any wild horses.
Fla. woman clawed, flown to hospital after trying to take wild emu to animal shelterOctober 5th, 2009 Fla. woman hurt trying to 'save' wild emuMOSSY HEAD, Fla. — A Florida Panhandle woman was flown to the hospital after being clawed by a wild emu she was trying to corral.
Wild horse roundup captures 131 mustangs from Montana rangeSeptember 8th, 2009 Wild horse roundup captures 131 MT mustangsBILLINGS, Mont. — Federal officials say they will complete a wild horse roundup along the Montana-Wyoming border within the next few days.
Wild horse roundup in Montona, Wyoming to start Thursday after judge denies effort to block itSeptember 2nd, 2009 Wild horse roundup in Montana, Wyoming plannedBILLINGS, Mont. — A federal judge has rejected a request to halt a roundup of about 190 wild horses in the Pryor Mountains along the Montana-Wyoming border.
23 San Diego County show horses poisoned with oleander leaves in feed mixAugust 1st, 2009 23 San Diego show horses poisoned with oleanderRANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — A San Diego County ranch owner says 23 show horses have been poisoned by someone who fed them highly toxic oleander leaves.
House votes to expand grazing range for wild horses and burros, ban their slaughter by gov'tJuly 17th, 2009 House votes to save wild horses, burrosWASHINGTON — The House has voted to expand the range of the nation's wild horses and burros by millions of acres and to block a plan to kill thousands of the animals to prevent overgrazing. The bill passed 239-185 Friday.
House to vote on saving wild horses from slaughter, giving them more acres to roamJuly 17th, 2009 House to vote on saving nation's wild mustangsWASHINGTON — The nation's wild horses would be protected from slaughter and given millions more acres to roam under legislation moving toward passage Friday in the House. Supporters of the bill mobilized after the Interior Department announced last year that it may have to kill thousands of healthy wild horses and burros to deal with the growing population on the range and in holding facilities.
House votes to protect wild horses from slaughter, give them more acres to roam out WestJuly 17th, 2009 Room to roam: House votes to rescue wild horsesWASHINGTON — Galloping to the aid of the nation's wild horses and burros, the House voted Friday to rescue them from the possibility of a government-sponsored slaughter and give them millions more acres to roam. But the effort may get penned up in the Senate.
Equine advocates outraged over horse found abandoned in Nevada with brand cut out of hideJuly 10th, 2009 Horse found with brand cut out of hide in NevadaRENO, Nev. — A domestic horse found loose in Nevada with the brand cut out of its hide is drawing outrage from equine advocates concerned about the growing number of horses abandoned in the wild.
Midwest Living recommends Indiana's Antique Alley along old US-40June 29th, 2009 Midwest Living recommends Indiana's Antique AlleyDES MOINES, Iowa — Turn a hunt for antiques into a getaway on the 60-mile stretch known as Indiana's Antique Alley. That's one of the recommendations from the editors of Midwest Living in the magazine's August issue.
Thousands still without power after storms that killed at least 7 people in MidwestMay 10th, 2009 Thousands without power after storms sock MidwestCARBONDALE, Ill. — Nearly 100,000 customers in Illinois and Missouri still have no electricity days after a wave of deadly storms socked the Midwest.
NY breeder's farm gives away unwanted horses; owner Paragallo charged with crueltyApril 24th, 2009 NY thoroughbred farm is giving away horsesALBANY, N.Y. — Horse lovers from around the country are hauling away sickly horses from thoroughbred owner Ernie Paragallo's upstate New York breeding farm.
Federal agency spurs people to adopt older wild mustangs with a new incentive programApril 24th, 2009 Federal agency spurs people to adopt wild horsesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal agency is hoping older wild mustangs rounded up from the range will find new homes with a program that will offer stipends to owners who adopt them.
Report: Venezuelan polo team member links commonly used supplement to deaths of 21 polo horsesApril 22nd, 2009 Polo player links supplement to 21 horse deathsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A member of a Venezuelan-owned polo team says a supplement likely killed 21 horses before a match last weekend in Florida.
Probe underway into sudden deaths of 21 polo horses in USApril 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - An official investigation has opened into the mysterious deaths of at least 21 horses in the US, the US Polo Association said Monday. The animals died just hours before a quarter-final match Sunday at the 105th US Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Florida.
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October 7th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
If there isn’t enough room for them on the western side of the Mississippi, just where on the eastern side is he proposing to put them?
If he’s considering IL I”d like to ask him for employment as their caretaker.