StartSelection:0000000199 EndSelection:0000006308 Horse lovers:
We need your help right now to save wild horses who have been caught up in a large tribal roundup that has snared 417 horses who await their fate at a slaughter auction in Fallon, Nevada. Many of the horses are branded and “owned” by the Ft. McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe, and sadly, there is nothing legally that we can do to save them.
But among the tribal horses are an undetermined number of unbranded horses – taken from public lands where federally-protected wild horses are known to roam. We must ensure that federally protected wild horses are not sold at the slaughter auction.
Please take to Facebook and Twitter to tell the Obama Administration to follow through on its opposition to horse slaughter and its legal obligations to protect wild horses by confiscating ALL unbranded horses from the auction.
This can’t wait. The auction takes place in a little over 24 hours from now.
How we got here is a long story which you can catch up on here. Suffice it to say that these horses have been captured off Forest Service and BLM, as well as tribal lands. The lands in question are in close proximity to a designated Herd Management Area (Little Owhyee) where federally-protected wild horses live.
There is no way to distinguish wild horses from tribal horses if they are unbranded. Unbranded horses captured from our public lands are sitting at the slaughter auction waiting to be purchased by kill buyers.
Join us on social media in demanding that the Feds intervene to halt the sale of ALL unbranded horses at this auction until a determination can be made which of these horses are federally protected wild horses.
Let’s make some noise,
– Suzanne Roy
American Wild Horse Preservation
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If you’re opposed to horse slaughter. http://wildhor.se/142pf8b
Wild horses could be sold to kill buyers tomorrow unless the Obama Administration — through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) — follows through on its stated opposition to horse slaughter and acts on its legal obligations to save him and other federally-protected wild horses awaiting their fate at the Fallon, Nevada slaughter auction.
Time is running out. The auction takes place in just 24 hours. Read more <http://www.buzzfeed.com/freewildhorses/the-obama-administrations-stealth-horse-slaughter-cqlw> about this situation and act below.
► Tweet @USDA by clicking on this button:
► Post on USDA’s Facebok page in two steps:
1. Copy the highlighted text:
Hey Secretary Vilsack, step in to halt the sale of ALL unbranded horses before the #FallonSlaughter auction tomorrow! Many of these horses have been captured off federal lands. Not only do you have a legal obligation to ensure that no wild horses go to slaughter, but you yourself have said that you’re opposed to horse slaughter. http://wildhor.se/142pf8b
2. Click on this link to go to USDA’s Facebook page and paste in the “post” box <https://www.facebook.com/USDA> .