Since 1971, wild horses Burros share their habitat In 2008, less than 5% of
have been zeroed out
with bighorn sheep that BLM’s wild horse and burro
from 111 herd areas rep-
now outnumbers them at program budget was allocat-
resenting over 19 million
least 16 to 1 on public lands. ed to herd management on
acres.
BLM’s target for nationwide the range, with the remaining
burro population is less than 95% allocated to captures,
3,000. holding and placement.
rehabbed and healthy survivors go to either new homes or quality sanctu-
aries where their bodies can recover although their minds and souls may
never heal. We know where all of these good folks are.
But where is that coven of “Jason Worshipers” who clawed and cried that
the horses would be okay if left on the ranch if only Jason would be given a
chance? Where are all of the members of Jason’s group who rallied around
him as the bodies were being buried and said that it was not his fault and
that the neighbors were poisoning the horses?
Where are the half-baked “Wild Horse” experts who said that the horses
had some strange, equine disease and that the rescuers would spread the
illness across the U.S.? Where is Jason’s wife who watched the horses die
a horrible death? Where are all of these co-conspirators and why did they
not rush to his aide at his trial? Probably, no good press to be had. (It’s all
about egos, you know.)
Meduna’s wife, Anissa, was fined, shortly after Meduna’s arrest, $325 for
treating an adopted wild horse inhumanely. “ Whoopee”. She lived right
on the property and she didn’t have a clue that 70 wild horses and burros
were dead and all the rest dying? Someone had to help Meduna stack the
bodies. Why does she get off the hook and move on to damage more ani-
mals?
What about the members of Meduna’s group who backed him in this dead-
ly project. Some jumped up and down and impaired the ability of rescue
operations while others quietly tiptoed away, hoping that no one would
notice. Several of these individuals ranted and raved for months before
disappearing off into the shadows, but why were they not held account-
able? Why did they not pay the price?
Where was the supportive testimony of good buddy, self-proclaimed wild
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