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The Wild Horse Observers Association is involved in several projects as
advocates for the Wild Horses:
- To Donate to WHOA's Efforts
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- Wild Horses on BLM in Placitas, NM
- WHOA has been working since 2002 with the residents of Placitas and the NM
State legislature, through NM State Senator Komadina, to protect the Placitas
Wild Horses as well as the rest of the wild horses in New Mexico. The Placitas Wild Horses range from Placitas and the adjacent BLM, through
the San Felipe Pueblo to the Santo Domingo Pueblo, and have been found on both
sides of I-25 and roam east into the Sandia Mountains. This herd, as with
any wild herd, is made up of many small bands who roam mostly in their own
territories, but still come and go, especially individuals who get kicked out of
their bands and then go to form other bands for the purpose of maintaining
genetic viability.
- Placitas Wildlife Corridor Petition
- We are asking that willing residents agree to have their lands be part
of a "wildlife corridor", benefiting the wild horses and other wildlife of
the area. In such, we can establish a precedence of agreement that will
assist us when interacting with the BLM or Livestock Board. We urge everyone
to talk to their neighbors, gather names, respectfully discuss this
position, and consider signing a petition to help this effort. Visit
Pathways: Wildlife Corridors
of New Mexico
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Wild Horse Eco Tourism in New Mexico
- How the Jicarilla Ranger District of the Carson National Forest can
utilize the Jicarilla Wild Horses Territory (JWHT) for Eco-Tourism, Rural
Economic Development, Preservation of the Historical and Cultural Identities
of New Mexico, and Natural History Education.
- New Mexico Horse
Protection Legislation for 2006
- WHOA had two bills this session. It is a short one month financial
session in the even years. We did manage to pass SMO2 and gain Governor
Richardson's support though what passed is a bill called
- New Mexico Horse
Protection Legislation for 2005
- WHOA had three bills for the 2005 new Mexico Legislative session.
All three would have helped our Wild Horses in New Mexico immeasurably.
SJM41 was a memorial bill for Wild Horsed Management and Tourism,
SB861 was legislation for Wild Horse Testing, Relocation and Adoption for
Wild Horses on State land, and SB67 was legislation for the Prohibition of
Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption. Please read our Press Releases
regarding:
- PRESS RELEASE:
Rally to Save the Last Large Herd of Wild Horses in NM: April 7th
- Wild Horse
Management and Tourism (SJM41)
- Bill for the New Mexico 2005 Legislative Session: Requesting the Federal Government to look at improving management of Wild
Horse herds and requesting the State and Federal Governments to develop tourism
programs at National Wild Horse Territories and other Wild Horse Ranges.
- Wild
Horse Testing, Relocation, and Adoption (SB861)
- Bill for the New Mexico 2005 Legislative Session: An act relating
to animals; Requiring Deoxyribonucleic acid testing when Wild Horses are
captured; Requiring Conquistador Horses to be relocated to Horse Preserves;
Prohibiting the slaughter of Wild Horses though not specifically
mentioning it; Allowing euthanasia;
Allowing for adoption; Providing for the control of Wild Horse populations
by means of birth control.
- Prohibition of Horse
Slaughter for Human Consumption(SB67)
- Bill for the New Mexico 2005 Legislative Session: An Act relating to
animals; Prohibiting the slaughter of horses in New Mexico;
Prohibiting the possession or importation of horse meat for human
consumption; Providing for license revocation; Prescribing criminal
penalties.
- Support for the Federal Anti- Horse Slaughter Act
- At the same time, counteract the effect of the Conrad
Burns rider on the Appropriations Bill signed into law by the President in
Dec 04 which now allows wild equines to be sent to slaughter.
- Wild
Horse Territories
- WHOA advocates giving the Wild Horses the highest priority on the
National Wild Horse Territories. There are 9 National Wild Horse Territories in New Mexico, which is
one of the best kept secrets of the USDA Forest Service. These
territories, and the horses on them, fall under the 1971 Free Roaming Wild Horse
and Burro Act.
- Stop the Wild Horse Round-up in El Rito, NM
- The Wild Horse Observers Association opposes the US Forest
Service plan to roundup and remove over 30 Wild Horses on the Jarita Wildhorse
Territory near El Rito, NM. WHOA advocates that the Wild Horses remain on
the Jarita Wildhorse Territory unmolested by the US Forest Service.
- Designation of New Mexico's Wild Horses as
"Wild Horses"
- Many of the Wild Horses in New Mexico are miss-represented by the NM
Livestock Board as "estray", thus being designated as livestock instead of
wild. Livestock has almost no rights or protections, including
exemption from the anti-cruelty laws of New Mexico. Many Wild Horses
therefore are captured by the New Mexico Livestock Board and sent to
auction, and many soon end up in slaughterhouses. WHOA is
working to have the NM Attorney General review a previous NM AG opinion, as
well as other case law, in order to have Wild Horses in New Mexico properly
designated as "Wild Horses" and not "estray".
- Jicarilla Wild Horse
Round-up
- Stop the US Forest Service from Capturing and Removing over 100 Wild Horses
from Northern New Mexico's Jicarilla Wild Horse Territory in the Spring of 2004
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