Free Government-Held Wild Horses to Madeleine Pickens’ Sanctuary

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Targeting: Mike Pool (Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management), Marcilynn Burke (Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management), and Bob Abbey (Director, Bureau of Land Management)

Started by: Stephanie Feldstein

The federal government’s controversial wild horse roundups have resulted in tens of thousands of wild horses being removed from public lands. Some of these horses are adopted out, but the government is currently keeping around 34,000 horses in expensive, inadequate holding facilities.

Madeleine Pickens, long-time horse advocate and wife of Texas billionaire, T. Boone Pickens, has purchased a 14,000-acre ranch in Nevada, which she plans to convert into an eco-sanctuary for horses. She has petitioned the government to free 1,000 horses from holding facilities to the sanctuary to start; she eventually hopes to buy enough land in the surrounding area to save all 34,000 wild horses in captivity.

The proposed government stipend would cost a fraction of what is being spent annually on the holding facilities, and the horses would get to return to their natural range.

Tell the Bureau of Land Management to approve Madeleine Pickens’ proposal and free the wild horses.

PETITION TEXT

I recently read on Change.org that Madeleine Pickens has submitted a proposal to move wild horses from long-term government holding facilities to a non-profit-run  eco-sanctuary in Nevada. I strongly urge you to accept this proposal.

Under the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, any management plan for wild horses is supposed to be undertaken with the welfare of the horses in mind, and the goal of allowing them to continue to roam free. In addition, the horses are supposed to remain on land that was their home range at the time the legislation was enacted. The long-term government holding facilities around the country are inadequate and far from the horses’ natural habitat.

The sanctuary proposed by Ms. Pickens would allow for the horses to return to their natural territory and environment. In the spirit of the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, these American icons would be preserved in a way that the public could view them and learn about our nation’s heritage. In addition, the sanctuary would save taxpayers money compared to the costly holding facilities.

This proposal is a solution that helps the government resolve the issue of housing the horses and provides for the animals’ welfare. Please accept the proposal and work with Ms. Pickens to start moving horses as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Please sign Free Government-Held Wild Horses to Madeleine Pickens’ Sanctuary

Wild Hoofbeats: America’s vanishing Wild Horses
Author: creddin22

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i am a wild horse
i wish to roam the land
with my herd
i will make a stand
grazing and lazing
room to run and be free
i am a wild horse
and this is how it should be
no more pens, no more round ups
no more human intrusion
it is time for man to wake up
from his cruel and hostile delusion
give me my grass
give me my trees
let my entire life time pass
in horse only company

Karen Lyons Kalmenson