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The Horses Finally Won
r.t.fitch
In the 19th century, more BLM’s first census in 1974 Today, less than 30,000
than 2 million wild horses reported 42,666 horses
wild horses likely remain
roamed the West (source: and 14,374 burros. (source:
on public lands.
J. Frank Dobie, “The Mus- BLM/FS Joint Report to
tangs”, Southern Methodist Congress, FY1992-95, pg
University Press, Dallas, 37-40)
1952)
HOUSTON (SFHH) – It’s not very often that out there amongst all the
troubled waters of bad news a small blurb of good news and triumph bobs
about and is visible to those who are searching for it. There was just such
a little victory that rose to the surface, last week. Long awaited justice was
served and a very, bad man was found guilty and will be held accountable
to pay the price; that man is Jason Maduna.
The horses won a victory last week and they win so very few. Meduna, a
cruel and inept keeper of the lives of over 200 formerly wild mustangs was
found guilty of 145 class 4 felony animal abandonment and cruel animal
neglect charges resulting in injury or death to the very horses he purported
to love and train.
The piles of dead horses on his property were sickening, the whitened
bones laying in the fields were straight out of a horror novel and finally
justice was served with sentencing coming next month. So Meduna is go-
ing to pay the price; it’s been a long time coming and a lot of human blood
has been shed along with the horse’s in bringing this murderer to justice,
but there still begs a very important question, something murky and foggy
just outside the ability to focus upon; What about the others?
Meduna did not act alone he had not only his wife but a support group of
people who slowly watched these horse’s once healthy bodies begin to eat
themselves from the inside out and eventually die. Where are all of these
people now?
We know where all the good people are. We know of the professional
rescue groups and volunteers who heeded the call and came to help. We
heard the testimony of shocked owners who thought their mustangs were
living out their lives as close to wild as they could. We have all seen the
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