My morning took a turn for the worst once I turned my computer on. Along came Yahoo (one of my home pages)… A striking article titled “Wild horses: Billionaire’s wife vs. Nev. Rancher” caught my eye. Generally, I don’t like to watch podcasts or broadcasts but would prefer to read an article. Some though, never have the full impact unless you actually watch them.

Yahoo’s story, regarding the wild horses in Nevada, fall into the “must watch” category. According to reports, Nevada has an abundance of wild horses. Today’s video, revolved around a Billionaire’s wife, and her distaste for what the ranchers in Nevada stand for. Her take is to preserve the horses. The ranchers believe they have 3 to 5 times the number of wild horses the land can sustain, and need some relief. Ranchers as well as others speak of round ups, or mass slaughters. There has been mention of selling them for personal use, which basically means to be slaughtered. It is sick! With round ups, the horses lose their social structure. It is like taking a baby from a mother. If one of my children were taken from me, I am not sure how I would move on with life. It is no different when this is all the horses know. In my opinion, this is similar to a holocaust environment (yes, I understand that is a bold statement). This is their home. Those who are greedy and feel the need to remove the horses from their homes should have theirs taken away as well.

The video creates quite a stir in my mind but I believe there are options that have not been entertained as of yet. As a lover of horses, it is hard for me to take the side of the rancher. I consider living in an area surrounded by graceful horses running wild a luxury. I always dreamed of owning acres of land, surrounded by horses running free, and the smell of fresh air. One of my favorite daydreams includes waking up to a cup of coffee, sitting on my front porch, and being surrounded by horses living on my land. Why not create conservations to protect them all? Create the conservation, and try to monetize their reproduction. Same sex horses in same sex stalls per say. Move many of the horses so that they don’t need to use as much land, and create a few protected areas in other states. Surely Nevada cannot be the only place these horses can be kept and selling them for personal use (whatever that may be), is just plain cruel. In this day and age, do we really need to consider slaughtering these animals? I thought we were above that now.

Regardless of whether the Billionaires wife has money or not, she clearly cares about this cause. I do as well. If I had mass amounts of money to spare, I would send whatever I could her way. I am banning together with those that believe we should PRESERVE THE MUSTANG!

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Please call and write your U.S. Representative and two U.S. Senators to protest the amendment to the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act introduced by Senator Burns as a rider to the 2005 Appropriations Bill, and to request a Congressional inquiry into the government’s wild horse management practices. Specifically:

• Denounce the aggressive wild horse removal campaign currently under way at the behest of special interest groups and at the cost of millions of our tax-dollars.
• Tell them that your tax-dollars would be better spent on an in-the-wild management program not based on removal.
• Call for a moratorium on round-ups until actual numbers of wild horses on public lands have been independently assessed
• Make sure to include your full name and address and to ask for a response on how your representative intends to address your concerns. Be firm but courteous.

Letters to Representatives should be addressed to: /The Honorable [Name Here], U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515/. Letters to Senators should be addressed to: /The Honorable [Name Here], U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510/. Letters sent via U.S. mail make a stronger statement than emails but are subject to significant delays due to concerns over anthrax. Therefore, we suggest sending your letters in both formats (faxes are also a good alternative). To find your members of Congress, call the Congressional Switchboard at 202.224.3121, or visit: www.congress.org and enter your zip code.