Under no circumstances do I condone this practice, however it does exist and ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. Talking about it and getting involved will.
These images have been circulating the web for some time now & have generated quite a bit of controversy. Perhaps first popularized by an article in the Daily Mail.
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Recently I learned about the Fresh Air Fund which is a charity program that matches inner-city kids with host families in the suburbs & small town communities.
This is a program that provides kids a chance to enjoy some good old fashioned dirty fun. Learning how to care for horses, helping to plant a garden and falling asleep next to a campfire are things many kids never have the opportunity to try.
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Thanks to the folks at Aspen Valley Horse Rescue for their tireless efforts in bringing this issue to the headlines. Right now there are 400+ PMU Horses who are in desperate need of saving.
These animals have been put to work for our health industry and are now headed for auction and probably slaughter starting October 15th 2009.
The Pryor Mountain roundup this September was widely controversial & put the BLM in the hotseat again. Most of my readers have passionate opinions about the BLM roundups & I just have one thing to say…
Chasing animals with helicopters is inhumane & there is nothing anyone can say to make me believe otherwise.
The BLM is planning a roundup on the first of September that will rob the wild west of more of it’s wild horses. The time to act is now & every voice counts. Be sure to read more about the round up and what you can do to help the wild horses.
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