Fresh allegations of wild horses going to slaughter
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) faces fresh allegations that federally protected wild Equus caballus convey gone to slaughter.
The latest allegations emerge every bit government buy the farm on an investigation sparked past times a story published slow final September which questioned the fate of 1700 wild horses.
That written report explored the dealings of Tom Davis, 64, a livestock hauler as well as proponent of the Equus caballus gist manufacture who has purchased to a greater extent than than 1700 wild horses from the bureau since 2008 – amounting to around lxx per cent of all horses sold past times the agency.
Late inwards October, Edwin Roberson, assistant manager at the Bureau of Land Management, told KSL Television: ”I tin order the sack confirm correct instantly that the inspector full general of the Department of Interior is investigating, (and) has an ongoing investigation into those allegations.”
No give-and-take has emerged withal to satisfactorily explicate the fate of the horses bought past times Davis for $US10 a head, as well as wild Equus caballus advocates convey expressed fears the animals went to slaughter inwards Mexico.
Now, inwards what it is calling a citizen investigation, the Wild Horse Freedom Federation has released bear witness it says exposes a Bureau of Land Management’s wild Equus caballus long-term belongings contractor selling wild horses to an alleged “kill buyer”.
It alleges the horses in all probability went to slaughter.
Debbie Coffey, volunteer manager of wild Equus caballus affairs amongst the federation, uncovered bear witness purporting to exhibit the contractor selling at to the lowest degree 34 federally protected wild horses.
“This bear witness shows that the BLM is non protecting our wild horses as well as is allowing alleged kill buyers to purchase them,” explains R.T. Fitch, volunteer president of the federation.
“The world wants Congress to enforce the Free Roaming Wild Horse as well as Burro Act that they unanimously signed into police pull inwards 1971. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Congressional Investigation needs to hap now.”
The federation joined amongst Protect Mustangs to telephone yell upwards for a freeze on roundups, access to documents at all belongings facilities every bit needed, likewise every bit an immediate Congressional investigation into the bureau as well as its contractors allegedly selling America’s iconic wild horses into the slaughter pipeline.
The executive manager of Protect Mustangs, Anne Novak, said: “It’s fourth dimension for a deep investigation – done past times an entity exterior the BLM – to bust these crimes against the American mustang as well as champion Blue Planet who were deceived past times officials inwards accuse of protecting our icons of freedom.
“The world is outraged. Protests are existence planned every bit a number of the evidence.”
Coffey, amongst the assist of Animal’s Angels, researched as well as released an in-depth article based on her inquiries. Evidence was obtained through South Dakota Brand Board Inspection records as well as Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Coffey continued: “The BLM leads Blue Planet to believe that captured wild horses are living out their lives grazing peacefully on long-term belongings pastures, as well as claims they produce non sell wild horses to slaughter, exactly at to the lowest degree 1 contracted middleman did sell BLM wild horses to an alleged kill buyer as well as the horses real probable met a horrific fate at a slaughterhouse.
“We desire a freeze on roundups, immediate access to document all long-term belongings facilities every bit needed as well as a Congressional investigation into all aspects of the BLM’s Wild Horse as well as Burro Program.”
Coffey’s report, together amongst links, tin order the sack last accessed here.
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