Sadly this plea has become more and more common lately, but no doubt Equine Rescue Association is a very worthy cause.

Constant Struggle

I’ve written about this operation before and was recently contacted by them with new developments.

The woman who runs the Equine Rescue Association is Dr. Vel Moore, a 76 year old woman who not only rescues troubled horses at her establishment, but she rescues troubled teens too.
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A quick update about the proposed Wild Horse and Burrow Act revisions.

The Status

HR 1018 has now been considered in committee, where they proposed that the amendment be considered by the House as a whole.

The amendment has been placed in rotation to be considered and voted upon by the house. However the date it will be seen is determined by majority party leadership and is unknown at this time.
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Issues surrounding wild horses are becoming more and more mainstream thanks to people like Madeleine Pickens and Deanne Stillman who work hard to publicize the injustices these animals face.

What They Want To Do

Currently a legislation has been proposed to update the sorely outdated Wild Horse & Burrow Protection Act of 1971 HR 1018.

These amendments were introduced on Feb 2009 and propose updating aspects of the bill that deal with horse handling, preservation, round up, land management and adoption (they are paraphrased below).
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Most of the horse world is famaliar with Madeleine Pickens and her plans to save the wild horses of the west. Recently Madeleine’s website has had a big facelift and she has begun to promote her ideas online.

Stay Updated

Regardless of your views on the fate of the BLM mustangs, you have to hand it to Madeleine for her dedication to the equine species & her desire to give wild animals a better life.

Be sure to follow her on twitter @mpickens to stay updated with the latest in her endeavors.

While you are at it…
Be sure to say hello while you are there @theequinest