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« Thread Started on Apr 21, 2008, 5:43pm »

This came to me on an email from the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign:

Dear wild horse advocate,

More than ever, America?s wild horses are under attack on multiple fronts. Please speak out on their behalf:

H.R. 767: A NEW THREAT TO THE WILD HORSES OF SHELDON
The REPAIR Act (H.R. 767) has been making its way quietly through the U.S. Congress. The stated goal of the bill is to eradicate ?harmful nonnative species? from federal wildlife refuges. This could have dramatic consequences for wild horses on wildlife refuges: although they are a reintroduced native wildlife species, horses are treated by the government as nonnative; the REPAIR Act could allow refuges such as Sheldon to appropriate federal dollars (our tax dollars!) specifically to eradicate wild horses (click here for a report on Sheldon?s last round-up - CAUTION: graphic material).

The bill passed in the House and is now awaiting a Senate vote. As Chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Barbara Boxer (CA) controls if and when the bill is brought to a vote.

Please alert Senator Boxer to the unintended consequences H.R. 767 could have for thousands of wild horses. Urge her NOT to move the bill unless it is amended to exclude wild horses from its scope. Web contact form; ph: 202.224.3553. Our Florida members should also urge Senator Nelson, bill-sponsor, to add such an amendment to his bill. Web contact form; ph: 202.224.5274.

If a Senator from your state sits on the Environment and Public Works Committee, please also contact him/her to voice your concern. Click here for a list of Committee members.

VIRGINIA RANGE HORSES IN JEOPARDY
Nevada?s Virginia Range is home to about 1,000 wild horses. Because it is located on state, rather than federal land, the herd is under the jurisdiction of the Nevada Department of Agriculture. The Department?s new Director, recently appointed by Governor Gibbons, just announced a plan to remove many of the horses and sell them at auction, where they will likely be picked up by kill-buyers. Grossly inaccurate data was put forth in support of this decision.

- Our Nevada members should contact Governor Jim Gibbons to protest this irresponsible and unwarranted plan: Web contact form; ph 775.684.5670; fax 775.684.5683.

- If you are out of state, please alert Nevada to the fact that continued mismanagement of its wild horse herds will hurt tourism in the state. Contact the Nevada Commission on Tourism, 401 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701 ? ph: 800.638.2328, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, TAinfo@lvcva.com - 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109 ? ph: 702.892.0711 - fax: 702.892.2906.

On behalf of the horses, thank you for your support.

The AWHPC Team
American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign
www.wildhorsepreservation.org

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