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

Well, using the figures shown that amounts to between $15
and $20 per horse per year! Much less than it costs to
maintain them on BLM land! That is rather cheap considering
the cost of forage. That also takes those 10,000 horses out
of competition as being subsidized in the equine market by
the BLM.

I sure would vote for it.

Bob

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID

-----Original Message-----
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superpat
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 10:45 AM
To: Ridecamp
Subject: [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!
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Holly Partington
> > HollyBerry Farm and Rescue
> > Gallup New Mexico
> > American Indian Horses, American Miniature, Arabian
> >
> > http://hollyberryfarm.tripod.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >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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