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- Alpine Wild Horses: Cease and Desist and Moratorium suggested on 9/24/24
- WHOA Updates its Mission Statement as Required due to continuous Unequal Protection of a Political class of Wild Horse Advocates under the law.
- NM State’s Wild Horses Are Legally Protected since 2007 and are therefore subject to the NM Animal Cruelty Law and the NM Fence Out Law as upheld by the NM Appellate Court.
- The False-Alarm-Ordinance to BAN Watering or Feeding, TARGETING “Wild Horses” in Sandoval County NM — It is not law, it is not on the books, and is fraudulently worse.
- Opposition to Sandoval County NM Proposed Ordinance to Ban Feeding or Watering of Wild Horses in Placitas to “improve road safety”. “Cattle” Guards for Safety are prevalent across NM and US, but NONE in Placitas.
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Category Archives: Wild Horse Science
Postponement Request of SB301 and SB271 (Scheduled in HAAWC Tues) for Negotiation of NM Wild Equine Board under NM State Parks Dept.
To: Dear Senator Brenda McKenna, Representative Matthew McQueen, cc Senator Carrie Hamblen, Thank you for your response in the email string (See Attachment 1) which I will address herein. To: Dear Citizens of New Mexico, From: Patience O’Dowd for WHOA, … Continue reading
Posted in Placitas Wild Horses, Uncategorized, Wild Horse Science
Tagged Alto, Conquistador, corruption in New Mexico, Culture of abuse, Govrnor Lujan-Grisham, La Jornada, Lincoln County, New Mexico, NM Legislature, Placitas, Representative Matthew McQueen, Ruidoso, SB271, SB272 2023, SB301 2023, self-domestiction, Senator Brenda McKenna, Senator Carrie Hamblen, Senator Pat Woods, wild horse, Wild Horse Observers Association placitaswildhorses, wildlife tourism
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WHOA’s Open Letter to Sandoval County Manager- Day of Task Force Presentation – (see attached)
The New Mexico First PR Group, aka Senator Udall and Senator Heinrich’s PR firm, along with a Placitan Group, are working to give illegal jurisdiction to the NM Livestock Board (NMLB) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over our … Continue reading
Posted in ACTION ALERTS!!!, Horse Slaughter, Placitas Wild Horses, Wild Horse Ecotourism, Wild Horse Science
Tagged BLM, Contraception, Ecotourism, Heinrich, Placitas, Placitas Wild Horses, PZP, Sandoval County, slaughter, Udall, WHOA, Wild Horses, Wildlife Corridor
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Great News!!! Pueblo of San Felipe Press Release (Complete!)
I. San Felipe Pueblo Saves 14 wild horses gathered by Santa Ana Pueblo from    Slaughter!  (This story  hidden from it’s readership by the Sandoval   Signpost, see below.)   WHOA is investigating. WHOA believes these horses … Continue reading
Posted in Horse Slaughter, Loop Rd / NE Corridor, Newsletters, Placitas Wild Horses, Press Releases, Uncategorized, Wild Horse Ecotourism, Wild Horse Science
Tagged New Mexico Against Horse Slaughter, President Obama, Pueblo of San Felipe Wild Horse Sanctuary, Pueblo of Santa Ana, San Felipe Pueblo, Sentaor Tom Udall, slaughter, wild horse
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Upheld by NM Courts – DNA Testing Requirement => Placitas Spanish Horses
The first 4 Wild Horses tested, as required by WHOA legislation, upheld in the NM Supreme Court showed a 91 to 96% probability of being Spanish Mustangs. Values lower than 80% indicate crossbreeding per UC Davis. DNA Spanish 1 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Horse Slaughter, Loop Rd / NE Corridor, Placitas Wild Horses, Uncategorized, Wild Horse Ecotourism, Wild Horse Science
Tagged DNA, DNA markers, Heritage, Placitas Spanish Horses, Rio Puerco BLM, tourism, WHOA, Wild Horse Observers, Wild Horse Sanctuary, Wild Horse Tourism, Wildlife Corridor
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DAVID BUENO – PHOTOGRAPHY
David Bueno has graciously and generously donated the use of some of his award winning photography to help raise funds for the Pueblo of San Felipe Wild Horse Sanctuary.
Posted in Placitas Wild Horses, Wild Horse Ecotourism, Wild Horse Science
Tagged Ecotourism, Native Species, New Mexico, Placitas Wild Horses, PZP, San Felipe, Sandoval County, Wild Horse State Park, Wildlife Corridor
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Celebrating the work of Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson
PDF:Â Press Release Navajo Nation and Bill Richardson
Posted in ACTION ALERTS!!!, Horse Slaughter, Press Releases, Wild Horse Science
Tagged BLM, Governor Richardson, Horse Slaughter, Navajo, New Mexico, slaughter, Slaughter Czar, Susana Martinez, Wild Horse and Burro Program, Wild Horses
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WHOA Newsletter – March 2013
PDF: WHOANewsletter_Mar2013
Posted in Horse Slaughter, Newsletters, Placitas Wild Horses, Wild Horse Science
Tagged BLM, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Ecotourism, Governor Martinez, Horse Slaughter, Loop Rd, martinez, Native Species, New Mexico, Placitas, Placitas Wild Horses, San Felipe, Sandoval County, Santa Ana, Science, slaughter, Slaughter Czar, Susana Martinez, Susanna Martinez, Wild Horse and Burro Program, Wild Horses
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NM Livestock Board PZP Registration Disallows Use on NM Horses
The New Mexico Livestock Board granted approval of use of PZP in New Mexico, however, Â Â it did so in a manner which effectively bars its use on any horses in New Mexico. Â In the NMLB’s cynical statement , it … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Wild Horse and Burro Program, Horse Slaughter, Placitas Wild Horses, Press Releases, Wild Horse Ecotourism, Wild Horse Science
Tagged BLM, Contraception, Ecotourism, Governor Martinez, horse population, Horse Slaughter, New Mexico, Placitas Wild Horses, PZP, Sandoval County, Science, Susanna Martinez, Wild Horse and Burro Program, Wild Horses
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WHOA November 2012 Newsletter
WHOA Newsletter final RPRMP DEIS
Posted in Newsletters, Placitas Wild Horses, Wild Horse Science
Tagged BLM, BLM RMP, DEIS, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Land Exchanges, Mining, New Mexico, Placitas, Placitas Wild Horses, PZP, San Felipe, Sandoval County, Santa Ana, WHOA, Wild Horses
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WHOA Response to The Pueblo of Santa Ana Request for Placitas BLM
PDF:Â Santa Ana Science
Posted in Loop Rd / NE Corridor, Placitas Wild Horses, Wild Horse Science
Tagged BLM, DEIS, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Loop Rd, Native Species, New Mexico, Placitas, Placitas Wild Horses, Sandoval County, Santa Ana, Science, Wild Horses, Wildlife Corridor
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