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FantasyLost In reply to Wirikos [2007-12-12 04:30:20 +0000 UTC]
I was ill for several weeks, so I apologize for this late response. It is very sad how the wild horses are being treated in Australia. Sadly, they don't always receive much better treatment in the United States, although efforts at least are made by many people to find adoption homes for many of our mustangs.
Our old mare that we board out now with some very nice people has an older mustang for company, and one of our friends has adopted more than one and also spends time in a Save the Mustangs group that works on setting up watering holes for a bunch of wild horses that still roam in an area not far from where we live. When the horses compete for forage with the naturally wild animals as well as with the cattle that are turned out on the land to graze during the summer, they anger a lot of people who feel they shouldn't be competing for the available food supply. It's a real problem for the individuals and agencies who have to manage the public lands to make all groups happy.
Here are some links to organizations in the USA that are trying to save our wild horses:
Save the Mustangs Foundation - [link]
U.S. Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management - [link]
Colorado Dept of Corrections Inmate Program - [link] (click on Wild Horse Program link on left) - Prisoners in Colorado train wild horses to make them more adoptable. It's a Win-Win situation for both the inmates and the horses.
Save the Mustangs Video - [link]
And although this link is not a video about wild horses specifically, it shows why so many of us feel that horses are one of the most wonderful creatures on earth and that they deserve to be preserved and defended. What a sad world it would be without their presence - [link]
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davincipoppalag [2007-11-19 03:27:11 +0000 UTC]
Aw looks like such a sweet cat!
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Wirikos In reply to Biutz [2007-11-19 18:14:24 +0000 UTC]
Yes. They save abused animals, especially horses. Elisia is among many other cats and seem to feel very comfortable there.
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