BLM’s Don Glenn Openly Lied to Press and Advocates while Wild Horses were Rounded up
article courtesy of The Cloud Foundation
Once free, their beautiful lives ruined - Palomino Valley 12/11/09 - Photo by K. McCovey
Read The AP’s Martin Griffith’s 12-12-09 article on the Clandestine Buckhorn Roundup of 217 horses (San Francisco Chronicle, Examiner.com)
Following the yet-unsolved shooting death of 6 federally-protected mustangs, more of America’s mustangs are removed; at least one mare has died to date.
The discovery of shooting deaths of six wild horses on the California-Nevada border has led to the exposure of an apparently clandestine BLM roundup of over 200 horses. The roundup of the Buckhorn Wild Horses was scheduled to begin in August 2010. However, in a surprise move by the Surprise BLM field office in Cedarville, CA, the roundup took place November 30- December 10th. The horses were run into traps in freezing conditions with rain and snow and overnight lows dipping below 0ºF. BLM spokesman Jeff Fontana reported that 217 were removed, leaving 59 on the range. This roundup was originally planned for a removal of 536 horses to get down to a BLM-approved level of just 85 horses or less.
No one was there observe because no one was told this roundup had been moved up 9 months until after the fact. How many horses were injured, how many were killed? How exactly was the roundup conducted? The truth is, any member of the public is seriously remiss in trusting this agency. Only the most dedicated members of the public would even be able and willing to drive in this weather to observe such a roundup.
Mare and Foal pen at Palomino Vally holdy facility - 12/11/09 - Photo by K. McCovey
One mare has died after being crushed by a metal panel, according to BLM and foals appear to be in poor condition in the BLM Palomino Valley holding pens following the ordeal and another winter storm. The horses have no shelter and the windbreaks are not up. BLM has zeroed out wild horses for just that reason in the past. The change to conduct this roundup in winter was made without notification to the BLM’s own press agents, the media or the public. The requisite 30-day comment period was conducted in August of 2009 on a suspect recycled 2007 Environmental Assessment (EA) that was reused in August 2009 to allow for a roundup in this area. When advocates learned that this roundup was taking place nine months ahead of schedule, the Surprise Field Office had no record of decision (ROD) or final EA posted on their website to authorize this roundup. On Friday, following inquiries from the public, an unsigned August ROD was posted on the BLM site.
While BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program Chief, Don Glenn, was telling the advocates in attendance at a National BLM Advisory Board meeting that they were welcome to observe any BLM roundup (which came as news to the many people there who had repeatedly been denied access to view roundups this year and in the past) roundup crews were in process of “gathering” horses. Mr. Glenn’s invitation is clearly hampered by not knowing when and where roundups will take place. To date an updated roundup schedule has still not been posted on the National BLM website.
Another heard destroyed by the BLM "Merry Christmas" - Photo by K. McCovey
Pressure is growing on the BLM as a unified moratorium letter signed by over 190 organizations, including the Cloud Foundation, the Equine Welfare Alliance and In Defense of Animals as well as noted scientists, and celebrities such as Sheryl Crow, Lily Tomlin, Viggo Mortenson, Ed Harris, Bill Maher and more. This call is supported by signatures of over 7,000 individuals. (add your name here!)
Ginger Kathrens of the Cloud Foundation, spoke with the Surprise field office in early December and learned that the Massacre Lakes roundup (scheduled to being December 7th) had been delayed until February. The BLM failed to inform Ms. Kathrens at that time that another roundup had been substituted in its place.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is moving forward with roundups of America’s wild horses and burros and carrying on with operations through the dead of winter in California, Oregon and Nevada. According to the most recent Roundup Schedule (12/4/09) the BLM plans to remove 7,163 wild horses and burros this winter, and another 4,395 in the summer of 2010. This roundup schedule was given to Advisory Board members on 12/7 but not to the Cloud Foundation until 12/10/09 upon request.
The notorious KD Livestock crews moves next to southeast Oregon where they are scheduled to remove over 200 horses in what could be equally dangerous winter conditions. BLM Chief Don Glenn invites the world to watch.
The BLM is the bull in the china shop of America’s public western wildlands. Their mismanagement is nearly as legendary as the mustangs themselves. Keep up the call for a moratorium on roundups! Sign the petition and send your comments to President Obama and your representatives here.
AP article on Shooting deaths of 6 wild horses 12-10-09
another new article from Virginia City news “No Merry Christmas for 8 Wild Horses”
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Categories: Horse News, Wild Horses/Mustangs
Straight from the Horse's Heart 
Tragic! There is only one reason why the BLM would have a round up moved up by 9 months w/o letting everyone know in the normal fashion…..because they have something to hide!! Crooked crooked Govt. Agency. People hide the truth because they know what they are doing is WRONG!!!
I feel gutted…
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Watch “Criminal Minds” on TV?
BLM is escalating, and the FBI profilers on Criminal Minds would say that is because THEY WANT TO BE CAUGHT~
So, OK, Obama, or whoever, SOMEONE CATCH THESE B#%*%@#S!
BLM is practicing aniimal abuse – the conclusion about that at the YouTube about the prison rodeo debacle, that those hardened criminals began as animal abusers.
I will not believe Don Glen did not know about this as he sat and spoke at the Advisory Board, even if he took a lie detector because psycopaths (spell?) believe what they say! Someone in BLM better take responsibility for this! You know they are laughing at us – “ho ho, didn’t get that restraining order you stupid people, and we, BLM just keep pulling this off right under your noses, ha, ha!”
This is an outrage!
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Outrage is a mild word for this atrocity! There MUST be something to be done besides writing letters! I don’t understand how this can be happening – where is the rule of law in this country?!
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You guys said it! It is so frustrating to see the BLM commit yet another outrageous atrocity against the mustangs while our gov’t officials sit idly by and do nothing. Makes me furious! And I know it feels like we’re spinning our wheels – but we ARE making progress. Every letter/email/phone call is another voice heard and pretty soon that voice will get to a deafening roar and the folks in Washington won’t be able to ignore us or the dirty deeds of the BLM any longer. The BLM wants us to get frustrated, feel like we’re getting nowhere and just give up – but we won’t do that, and I hope they feel just as frustrated about that! I think the BLM is hurrying things along because they are feeling the pressure from us, thinking that if they don’t hurry now to remove the horses and burros they may not get a chance to in the future. So we gotta keep the pressure on. Just let our anger fuel our determination. Let’s stand as defiantly against them as Cloud did that helicopter at the roundup!
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The BLM is breaking the law and is out of control! I rescued a very damaged horse which went through Palomino Valley as a baby. She was run down by helicopter and orphaned at 5 months. My sanctuary has three animals with permanent damage from BLM abuse. STOP THE ROUNDUPS! Catherine Ritlaw, http://www.jeranimalsanctuary.org
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There are no other words to say except this makes me wanna curse up a storm. What a filthy, evil liar Don Glenn is along with every member of that Advisory Board. They all sat there with stupid grins on their faces all day long knowing Mustangs were being brutally rounded up behind our backs. Then at the end of the day, they priviledged us with 3 minutes of comment time per person, while under their hideous breath chuckled to each other that none of our words, passion or demands would mean one tiny bit to the grand plan being played out as we spoke. “Stupid fools” I am sure they uttered in whisper to each other. “They have no idea”.
I am so angry. I wish I could have my 3 minutes of comment time to do over. I wish I could approach Don Glenn and his band of greedy Mustang killers again like I did after dinner on Monday. I would not be polite this time. I would NOT abide by the rules of fair play during public comment. The BLM, the Advisory Board and their good ol’ buddies are breaking every rule & law they possibly can with no consequences the average citizen would face.
We cannot have a defeatest attitude, I know. This news makes it ridiculously hard not to lose my heart. I have seen people working 10, 15, 20 or more years on the issue of Mustang and Burro preservation. Perserverence is the key. How do we keep going in this fight if there are no Mustangs to save anymore?
Wednesday is the hearing in Federal Court on the Calico Mountain Complex roundup. I know Craig Downer will be testifying along with Denize from In Defense of Animals. Dear God, I pray for Divine intervention. We need the help only You can provide Lord.
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morgan, you’re over here, too! welcome back!!! we missed you in BOTH places!!! looking forward to hearing your stories about the meeting……
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Hey guys, it’s me again. I can’t believe it. It’s hard not to be angry at all of this. But I am spreading the word via facebook and letting my equestrian friend know about this site. I just hope it doesn’t break his little heart 😦
May God take righteous judgment on those who abuse His creatures!
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It would be interesting to know if God spoke to Conrad Burns, as he was rushed to the hospital, and the form the He chose to appear in was that of one of His most perfect creations, one that Burns was very, very familiar with, the Horse.
May the “Force of the Horse be with You” would be prophetic to say the least!
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Haha! Yes it would, Brother Fitch (if you don’t mind my reffering to you as such, that’s just the LDS coming out there 😀 )
I truly believe God has a mission for you in all that you do on this blog and elsewhere!
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DOI/BLM with the help of othe Fed and Stae agencies are escalating this round-up thing for one or two reasons: 1. They know the law is going to pass; and 2. Because they can. I think it is the former.
The people fighting this corrupt action must include this action and continuing failure to follow their own regulations AND the 1971 Act as a point of law to invoke moratorium/injunction and at best, remove BLM as the final authority in any management of the wild equines.
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I believe you have hit the nail on the head, but I am confident that it is for BOTH reasons.
It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
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I have changed my writing campaign, I have included every White House staff, and Cabinet Member, and will send this outrage to them every day – join me in a blitz?
I know we are busy for the holidays – this is lousy timing, and perhaps they are counting on that – since they all wanted to work on Christmas anyway.
In the notes from the advisory board meeting on TCF, there was a comment from the board or BLM about “can’t have another 2006 (or 2007) again”. What are they referring to, anyone know and can enlighten me?
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great roxy; let me know if you get any replies; that’s right; the BLM planned the Nevada roundup knowing peoplw would be busy for the holidays;
however alot of us put the holdiays on hold to get the horses out of holding; thanks
keep me posted on any replies; THIS MUST STOP ! anna wahpoose bridgeport conn. usa
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I think they are planning this purposefully at Christmas-time. It is one of this country’s busiest, biggest holiday celebrations. They are not only evil, but planfully so.
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As with the Labor Day weekend round up of the Pryor Mountain horses they hoped for low attendance of protesters and a total disconnect with the press and politicians. They were only partially correct as horse advocates don’t take vacations.
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The reason BLM is pushing this so far so fast? I agree with D. Masters. I think that they know this law will eventually pass, sooner rather than later, and are taking proactive steps now to further their cause. After all, when the herds are decimated, driven to extinction with no provisions for returning to the wild those horses previously held in holding corrals, in order to “maintain herd genetic viability”, what’s left to protect?
Once the herds are gone, won’t that then open the lands up to more cattle contracts? What’s next to erradicate? Our deer, elk and antelope populations?
I have PERSONALLY seen the results of poor herd genetic viability management by the BLM. Abuse, torture, neglect, cruelty- all are too weak of words to adequately describe the total lack of concern by the BLM towards these animals.
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Oh yeah. They know they’ll lose in court. They know they’ll lose in public opinion and elected officials will have to give into to all those demanding the abuse stop! It could be nothing else but a long term agenda. They are barely even trying to hide it. It’s terrifying that this is a government agency.
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YUP! I was right atleast in these pix; There Is NO shelter for the wild horses;
none; and these poor Horses have to stand outdoors in the middle of the winter ?
in empty barren pens with no hay food water or shelter in sight ?
just look at those poor horses ! anyown with eyes can see how they are suffering !
no tree;s nor bursh; no ledges; no run in sheds; STANDING OUT IN THE COLD SNOW !
THIS is not acceptable and this is not good management of care of any Horse; ps
I can see right through their unevolved thinkging; they think like this;
hey a wild horse lived outdoors in the brush for 20 years with nor problem;
so the wild horse can live in a pen with no shelter with no problems…ummmmmmm…
to the BLM; You cannot compare a lush green grassy range with rocks; ledges; even caves for critters to get shelter from…
to a barren fenced in mere 1.3 acres of land with no run in sheds or barns;stables!
Wow THESE HORSE ARE STANING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITHOUT ANY SHLETER ! ! !
will they survive?; ps WHERE IS THE HAY ? I do not see any Hay in sight for them !
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Running horses like that in bad (Cold) weather will kill them as fast as it does hot. What the HELL are these people thinking? Oh, I forgot, THEY DON’T THINK!!!
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