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Bureau of Land Management
National Wild Horse and Burro Program, WO-260
ATTN: Ramona DeLorme
1340 Financial Boulevard
Reno, Nevada, 89502-7147
ph: 775-861-6583; email:
Ramona_DeLorme@blm.gov
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Office of Public Affairs
1849 C St NW, #5655 MIB; Washington, DC 20240
ph: 202-208-3801; fax: 202-208-5242
James Caswell, Director:
James_Caswell@blm.gov
Henri Bisson, Deputy Director Operations:
Henri_R_Bisson@blm.gov
Luke Johnson, Deputy Director Programs and Policy:
Luke_D_Johnson@blm.gov
Janet Lin, Chief of Staff:
janet_lin@blm.gov
SOURCE:
www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/directory.2.html
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Senators, and Representative:
I understand the Bureau of Land Management's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board convened on 11/17/08 to consider the fate of
wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands.
The BLM has angered citizens worldwide by depleting 19.4 million acres once allotted to wild horses. The roundup of thousands of animals in
eight years alone has thinned viable herds to all but a scattering.
In their place, millions of privately held cows graze on public rangelands. Oil and gas drilling leases squeeze out wild herds as well.
Contrary to BLM misinformation, the public now realizes: Wild herds are not overpopulated. They do not require mass "rescue" and relocation
to government compounds, only to be slaughtered because BLM captures more animals than it can adopt out.
Fortunately, Madeleine Pickens, wife of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, has stepped forward to adopt not only 2,000 healthy mustangs set for
immediate slaughter, but also some 30,000 other horses and burros trapped in federal holding pens. Considering the couple's crusade to shut
down the last U.S. equine slaughter plant, along with their aid for animals stranded by Hurricane Katrina — they may just be the heroes
who help BLM save face.
Clearly, the present system does not work. At the root of the debate is a law that allows euthanasia and a national outcry against it.
For over 30 years, the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burro Act of 1971 preserved "wild free-roaming horses and burros," as "living symbols
of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West." The law mandates horses be "considered…an integral part of the system of public lands." Yet,
this same law directs the government to maintain "appropriate management levels."
I strongly urge BLM to integrate non-violent methods — such as range expansion in conjunction with the National Park Service and
intensified contraception programs. In addition, property owners who permit wild horses on their grounds ought to receive tax incentives.
The BLM is tasked to monitor federal lands that belong to all Americans. This agency and the U.S. Congress should heed overwhelming
opposition to death. Please release wild horses and burros to some of the 19.4 million-acre range they once roamed.
Thank you,
