| Name |
Views and Comments | Date |
| Barbara Ries |
August 9,2009
Hear, our humble prayer, O God, for our friends, the animals. Especially for animals who are suffering; for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must be put to death. We entreat for them all thy mercy and pity, and for those who deal with them, we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words. Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals and so to share the blessings of the merciful.
Go into silent vigilance of hope, prayer and meditation for Cloud and his Herd,( in the Pryor Mountains ) all the Wild Horses in Nevada and and all USA beauties.
No one is allowed to look down on wild horses but GOD.
Wild Horses do have purpose! They hold the doorway to our transition to a better life. Holding all qualities of life few human attain. The stay close to their home and companions. They run free and cherish freedoms which symbolize our journey to free humans from each other bonds. They charish family time and companionship to extends their lives.
Pray, Meditate, hold the Wild Horses in your heart. Put them on prayer lines and keep this beauty vigilance 24 -7 until they are released to the land.
Contact the Dalia Lama, TM groups, Churchs, country folks, horse advocates and mediatation group, long distance healers and good vibe folks.
We can do it together with the bond we have and hold with this devine beings. There heart get bigger each time we pray lines or lists. Animals especially horses have a direct connection to the source.
They have the ability to survive anything if we believe in them...
Many Blessings
Barbara Ellen Ries
I did enjoy watching bands interact peacefully a little later when Diamond's band came down to water. Diamond's two year old colt came over to Morningstar and they played together for a little while, while Diamond's yearling colt played with Bolder!
Soon all about the coming round up, and how nothing here will ever be the same.
You can make comments on the EA for the roundup of the Pryor Mountain Herd by August 17. Here is a link to the Cloud Foundation information for commenting and also for contacting Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar's office.
Tell him you will not be a part of the public murders of our national treasures!
A sense of urgency gripped me this year with the threat of the impending round up at the end of August looming large. How many of these horses would I not see again after the August 2009 roundup and Death to Cloud Herd.
Wild Hoof Beat by Carol Walker
Gingers Kathren. Collection by
Barbara Ellen Ries |
8/9/2009 |
| Jelly |
Is this going backwards or what? This is The United States of America for crying out loud! Eating horses? I don't think so. Horses are like our dogs and cats; I can't imagine seeing these graceful and powerful animals as food for whomever or whatever. The thought is repulsive. |
2/24/2009 |
| bickhamkid |
I have written to all the senators, the govenor, and am not getting good responces, we should show them we care!!!!! It has even been proven that horsemeat is bad for your health!!!
go to hoofpac dot com to see who your senators are. Write to them, we need all the support we can get!!!
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10/18/2006 |
| bickhamkid |
It is soo mean what they do to them!!!! Its horible!! Most of the time they are not even dead when they hang them upside down to cut their necks open and let them bleed to DEATH!!!! |
10/18/2006 |
| KimberlyKubalek |
Anyone who has ever seen a band of wild horses run, and I'd be willing to bet not many American's have had this opportunity, is touched by the beauty of them. Do some face getting sick and starving? Yes, but so do all wild animals. Is it our job to round them up and make ground round out of them? Absolutely not. It is a waste of tax dollars and a barbaric practice. Let nature take its course. |
9/21/2006 |
| Tammy Lollis |
I think it is brutal and inhuman treatment. These animals are a part of our American history. If you have ever seen these animals running free you know how amazing it is to witness. There are so many folks here in this country that are willing to adopt and give loving homes to these magnificient animals. We cannot let this continue. |
9/11/2006 |
| ChevetteLE |
"Barbarosa" ate horse meat. The name of his movie actually came from "Los Barbaros".The Comanches.Since when are Comanches not American? |
9/7/2006 |
| Robin Sans |
I think the American people should be allowed to see a documentary showing the truth of how the horses are rounded up,
transported to slaughter houses and then slaughtered. It would
make them sick if they had any empathy. |
9/6/2006 |
| barrett newton |
i am a 12 year old girl trying to save wild horses. my name is barrett newton and i need help to save them i have done my reading on this .i have writen the presadent and i have writen to the u.s hummasisiocty about this BUT I AM ONLY A KID I STILL NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!! PLZZZZZZZZZZZ HELP!!! |
9/5/2006 |
| Wanda Roberts |
I have lived in South Texas all my life, and one of my interests, and goals is to preserve as much of our wildlife and our heritage as is possible. The slaughter of wild horses cannot be compared to deer or duck hunting - it is true that if an area is overpopulated with a species that no longer has natural enemies, the lack of proper nutrition can cause mutations (such as "spikes" that are several years old) or a loss of immunity to various diseases. The game in Texas is very carefully managed.
The exporting of wild horses for food is barbaric. The mustang has a history that goes back to the conquistadors, and the magnificent animals have managed to survive "mass murders", dog food factories, and various other sad and disgusting measures. I think that often when there is an issue such as this, there is a financial link. Why is it so difficult to allow the mustangs to live, whether it is on well-managed preserves, with the colts being sold., or at least under the protection of government game officials. In South Texas we often have too many deer, not enough food, due to recent droughts. Nobody rounds up the deer, or the javelinas, and sends them off to become a hamburger somewhere.
Why is it such an issue? If the Fish and Game Commission can manage a goose or a duck, why can't they manage the horses and give them the dignity that they have earned? I feel that these people have never owned or ridden a horse. They sit in their offices and look at numbers- a mare and her foal are statistics.
There has been a connection between man and horses for as far back as history goes. So, now the mustang is being singled out as a problem. I am sure that if our "horse committee" people could present the "horse issue" to graduate programs to some of our finer agricultural universities, (like Texas A &M) that these intelligent young men and women could come up with an arrangement that makes much more sense than walking on the moon (and what, exactly, is that going to do to make the lives of our children better?)
I am sure it would be much more cost efficient. Or, do we just send some of the horses to Canada, like the bison, so that they can have the honor of preserving these beautiful animals. We are mere humans. We are NOT gods. Why should we think that we have the "right" to decimate a species with a rich history like that of the mustang. But we will stop construction on a project that is worth millions of dollars for a snail darter or some small, but important owl. Yet, as we do this, in the name of "ecology" we do not feel that the mustang is as valuable. It is to me, and to my sons, and to anyone who has ever loved a horse, or admired a horse. A horse does not have to be a thoroughbred, or a pedigreed quarterhorse, to be beautiful. Plus, "In the old days, many of the cow ponies of the real cowboys were "feral" horses that had been caught and "broke" . These horses were sure-footed, could turn on a dime, and would go until they dropped in their tracks. They could go farther on less food and less water than their domestic counterparts. They deserve recognition, not extermination. You are messing with MY heritage. I come from a long line of Texans. Many were cowboys, and I'll just bet that they valued a "broke" mustang as a partner on the trail. Not a beast of burden - a tough partner that could hang in there.. So, leave MY heritage alone. The wild mustang is a part of it, and a part of the wildlife of this country. And this country does not belong to a group of "meatpackers" who want to sell part of our past like you would sell a chicken or a hog.
I realize that we have no "wild horses" in South Texas, but we love our countryside, our game, and nature, as it should be loved and cared for, not thrown away for convenience for some corporation that raises cattle or has other interests that these horses conflict with. Well, who died and made them God?
I am a third grade teacher, and when my students read or discuss wild horses, their faces light up and their imaginations come alive. Would one of these "meat packers" be able to walk into my classroom and tell my third graders on career day, "Hell-o, my name is Mr. Jones and I sell wild horses to be made into hamburgers and dog food". Think about how these children would feel. In South Texas,we love our true stories of how our ranches operate and how our cities grew - stories about clashes between various groups of people who wanted the same things. No child wants to hear about rounding up one of the last remnants of our past (except for my grandpa's branding iron on my fireplace) and killing it because it is "in the way". No adult who has wandered the pastures and rivers of untouched countryside with mesquite and nopal cactus wants to hear it either. The people who are deciding this must have lived their lives in apartments and pavement, with lights too bright to see the stars. They've probably never explored a river all day with friends on horses when they were kids, day after day, all summer. Have these people gone to China and ordered Pomeranian soup, I wonder. Is that the next step - taking all our orphaned dogs and cats and selling them for food? A horse is as loving as a dog. Each horse has its own personality, like each dog. I guess that since they can't carry the horses around in those little "dog purses" with the little pink feathers means that the horses have to be done away with. So, it is not OK to eat a Cocker Spaniel, but it is ok to eat a horse. Well, I love horses and dogs, and this is just so wrong. |
8/26/2006 |
| Bill DuBois |
Willie should research this issue. I have owned horses almost all of my life. If slaughter of horses is stopped all the bad things they say is going to happen WILL happen. Abandonment, starvation, etc. Most people do not realize there are more horses in this country now than at the turn of the 19th. century. |
8/24/2006 | |
