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The above presentation was done by our board president at the Save Our Wild Horses Conference in Washington D.C.
The information in this report was months of research and shows how BLM has worked to twist and contort the original Wild Free-Roaming Horses & Burros Act.
If wild horses had principal use of all the lands that they lived on in 1971 we would not hear BLM and some of our Congressional members saying there is an overpopulation problem. Overpopulation based on a fictitious number as proven in this presentation is a lie, and we want Congress to stop gathers, stop removals, and investigate the management of our horses from 1971 to the present. BLM is not above the law, and not only do they violate current regulations but they made some that are unconstitutional having gone against the original intent of the law.Please click on the horse image on the left and watch the video.
The presentation is available in pdf format by clicking the button below.
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Our legislative efforts include continuing letters to Congress and educating advocates about the laws and changes that have been or need to be made. We hold weekly Zoom meetings to discuss these and other issues with anyone interested. Send us an email if you'd like to receive the weekly Zoom invitations.
Building advocacy that is as active on the ground as we are online and in the halls of Congress is important to OWHO.
OWHO is part of collaborative efforts to provide lifesaving water to not only wild horses and burros but all wildlife on the drought-stricken western lands.
We are always looking for volunteers who live in or near these areas who can help as these situations come up. So if you love to watch the wild horses please consider becoming part of the team. You can join or send any inquiries to us by filling out the form on the bottom of this page.
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Message to Congress
We all need to repeat and demand an answer to this: "Where is the law that says that horse areas which were designated as a result of the 1971 Act (which we don't disagree can have multiple uses on them) are no longer to be managed "principally" for the wild horses/burros?"
That law does NOT exist. So while you may have other uses on their (horses or burros) lands they do NOT get to take principal use from these wild equines. Until Congress passes a law that says these areas, no matter what BLM calls them (Range, HA, HMA, Complex, or anything new they label them as) are no longer to be managed "principally" for wild horses/burros, that language is still in effect and still the prevailing law on all wild horse lands.
Photo Credit Rick Bowmer, Associated Press file
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