Ridecamp: [RC] Mustangs to Mexico?????

I don't mean to open the controversy between Cattle Ranching vs Wild Horses.
Somewhere in between lies a reasonable and humane approach. This is
forwarded as a FYI. My opinion is that there are indeed many rescue
organizations who would love to have some monetary assistance in caring for
and placing some wonderful horses.
Pat


> This is well worth the time to read.....
> Please pass it on if you think it is worth it...
> Thanks,
> Pat
> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:18 PM
> Subject: [DunnMare] Fwd: [act_now] Action Alert/Check out These Numbers!
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> > Holly Partington
> > HollyBerry Farm and Rescue
> > Gallup New Mexico
> > American Indian Horses, American Miniature, Arabian
> >
> > http://hollyberryfarm.tripod.com
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> > >From: Administration Rep <headquarters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Reply-To: act_now@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >To: Act Now <act_now@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Subject: [act_now] Action Alert/Check out These Numbers!
> > >Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 20:46:17 -0600
> > >
> > >From the AHDF website (www.ahdf.org)
> > >Are we going to pay some (in my personal opinion) "Schmuck", WE, US,
> > >U.S. TAXPAYERS!!! $4.6 MILLION PER YEAR TO KEEP MUSTANGS IN A PLACE IN
> > >MEXICO WHOSE NAME TRANSLATES TO "HORSEMEAT"?
> > >READ ON:
> > >Stop the BLM from Sending U.S. Federally Protected Wild Horses to
Mexico
> > >
> > >Wild horses have long been a target of disgruntled cattle ranchers, who
> > >see them as nuisance animals competing with livestock for food. Now, a
> > >plan is underway to ship 10,000 U.S. wild horses out of the country to
> > >Mexico. The "Sonora Wild Horse Repatriation Project" was developed by
> > >livestock businessman, Merle Edsall, who recently presented his latest
> > >business
> > >enterprise to the Bureau of Land Management's National Wild Horse and
> > >Burro Advisory Board: a sanctuary project in Cananea, Mexico, that
would
> > >involve shipping 10,000 BLM wild horses to Mexico. Since then, Mr.
> > >Edsall has been actively lobbying the U.S. Congress with the help of
the
> > >NATIONAL CATTLEMENS BEEF ASSOCIATION to garner support and potential
> > >funding for his proposal. Under his project, 10,000 wild horses would
be
> > >relocated from
> > >the U.S. to Mexico and Mr. Edsall would be paid by U.S. taxpayers for
> > >next 25-30 years over 4.6 million dollars annually to keep the horses
on
> > >his proposed sanctuary, land leased from Mexican ranchers already
> > >previously overgrazed by cattle.
> > >
> > >Listen, people.  We have plenty of rescues right here in the U.S. who
> > >would love to take on this many horses for this much money, and they
> > >could adopt them out, too.  The adoption option isn't one that would be
> > >exercised by Mr. Edsall while he is soaking up top dollar to keep
horses
> > >in Mexico.  And, whose best interest does this guy have in mind in the
> > >first place?  He doesn't sound like a horse-lover to me.  As a matter
of
> > >fact, it sounds like he's in bed with the horses worst enemy - CATTLE
> > >RANCHERS!
> > >
> > >Now, before you start recalling ANYTHING any cattle rancher has ever
> > >told you to defend their dislike of wild horses eating up all the
forage
> > >and overgrazing the land, check this out:
> > >(also from ahdf's website)
> > >Ranchers don't "pay their way" on OUR public lands. Ranchers are
charged
> > >only $1.81 per month to graze a cow and calf on OUR public lands.
THAT'S
> > >LESS THAN IT COSTS TO FEED A HAMSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > >A HAMSTER!!!!!!!!
> > >Are you listening?? A HAMSTER!!!!!!!!!!!
> > >The Bible says the love of money is the root of all evil.  Last I
> > >checked, nobody had ever been able to prove the Bible wrong, although
> > >many throughout history have tried.
> > >
> > >Oh, I can hear the cattle ranchers boo-hooing now..."Hey, we feed the
> > >U.S. with our cattle, so they ought to get first rights to government
> > >land!"  HA!!!  LESS THAN 3% OF BEEF CONSUMED IN THE U.S. COMES FROM
> > >CATTLE RAISED ON PUBLIC LANDS!  So why should innocent horses suffer
for
> > >them while their bed-buddy, Merle Edsall, collects so much more of our
> > >tax dollars?   What's screwy about this picture?
> > >
> > >So, WRITE.  WRITE RIGHT NOW!  Go over to the AHDF's website so you can
> > >get yourself eductated first.  Let them know we aren't stupid, that we
> > >know that unlike cattle grazing, wild horse and burro grazing habits
> > >benefit the ecosystem. Wild horses and burros spread their grazing and
> > >watering use over a large area, unlike cattle, which tend to "camp out"
> > >near water sources. This aids in both fire prevention and reseeding of
> > >the range, and other pertinent facts that can save thousands of horses
> > >from evil, greedy, selfish, uncaring enemies of horses!  The AHDF has a
> > >link on some of their pages to tell you where to write your
> > >congressman.  See specifically the Action Alerts page before you write.
> > >
> > >People, you've got a computer, and hopefully you've got a printer, too.
> > >If not, hopefully you've got paper, ink, and stamps.  So, please,
please
> > >get busy saving these horses.  Don't forget, all of this got started by
> > >JUST ONE PERSON, Wild Horse Annie.  After the Wild Horse Annie Act was
> > >passed, it took another 10 years to get it enforced.  How did we
finally
> > >do it?  Letters!  The legislation received the second largest
outpouring
> > >of mail in the history of Congress, second only to the Vietnam War.
> > >This time, let's top that and out-do those Vietnam letter-writers.
> > >
> > >Antoinette Smith
> > >
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