Act Today: 1-Day Wild Horse & Burro Action Blitz

Two critically important DOI/BLM Appropriation hearings to be held the same day

This is a one-day Action Blitz. Comments are needed ASAP for TWO BLM Appropriations hearings.

We just learned of TWO critically important budget hearings before the House AND Senate Appropriations Subcommittees for the Department of Interior (DOI) budget, both scheduled for Tuesday, March 9. At these hearings, DOI Secretary Salazar (9:30 am) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey (2:00 pm) will testify on the proposed FY 2011 DOI/BLM budget, which includes funding for the fundamentally broken BLM wild horse and burro program. Director Abbey will testify specifically about BLM’s budget before the House Appropriations Subcommittee.

We need to make sure the Senators and Representatives at both of these crucial hearings on Tuesday hear loudly from Americans that this program needs systemic reform – that roundups must stop and no funding should be given for Secretary Salazar’s proposed “preserve.”

YOUR voice is desperately needed. Let’s do what we can to try to get Congress to address the horrible wild horse and burro program at these critically important hearings on Tuesday. TAKE ACTION NOW (by clicking here) and PLEASE ask your friends and family to take action.

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Tags: Animal rights, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Equine Protection, IDA, In Defense of Animals, Interior Department, Mustangs, United States Department of the Interior, wild horses

Three Simple Actions You Can Take Right Now to Help Wild Horses

On March 3, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the U.S. Department of Interior‘s budget request for Fiscal Year 2011. Included is an increase of $12 million for the controversial Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro program, and $42.5 million to purchase the first of several holding pastures in the Midwest or East to house wild horses taken from the West.

This begins Congress’ budgeting process. Now is the time for you to tell the Senate that business as usual at BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program can not continue. Click here to take action. And please click here to submit comments on the Twin Peaks, California roundup. The BLM intends to capture 1,980 horses and burros in that Twin Peaks roundup. Finally, click here to see how else you can help wild horses.

In Defense of Animals
3010 Kerner, San Rafael, CA 94901
Tel. (415) 448-0048 Fax (415) 454-1031
idainfo@idausa.org

Tags: BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Equine Protection, Horse Care, IDA, In Defense of Animals, Mustangs, United States Department of the Interior, Wild Horse and Burro Program, wild horses