Have you heard of R.O.A.M.? I was just sent the website MadeleinePickens.com from which you can support America’s wild mustangs and burros from capture, captivity and slaughter.
You can tell Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, and the BLM to stop the slaughter and confinement of America’s wild horses and burros. Take action now! I did and encourage you to as well! Below is what I personalized my letter with…
Understandably the management of horse herds has been an issue constantly on the minds of those placed with the responsibility of doing just that since the BLM was first established. Like most things in life, and politics, it can be difficult to realize a hard, fast and simple fix with so many on different ends of the string all tugging and pulling in their own favor.
I do believe that there is a solution out there that is both responsible to these living, feeling and understanding creatures who deserve to be respected by not having to sacrifice their lives for our own purpose, as well as easing and appeasing the interests of those feeling the crush of their overpopulation.
I feel that there is a correlation between our management of wild horse herds and domesticated horses – and that is education and responsibility. Not only are wild horse herds out of control, so are domesticated breeding operations which continue to add to the overpopulation of horses in captivity.. which then directly affects the success rates of the BLM’s long-standing adoption program. Please, while looking into solutions to this problem, please be considerate of cause and effect, because the last thing we need is to put another bandaid on this severed limb. As a whole, equestrians and horse-people need to be equipped with both education and an interest in responsibility for self-created actions in order to come together and make the best decisions for horses, both wild and domesticated.