They're At It Again!

BLM to Start Calico Roundup on Private Land- No Public Observers Allowed

Las Vegas Protest Planned for Sunday, December 27th

The Cloud Foundation just learned that the Calico Roundup, arguably the most controversial roundup in the BLM's history, will be held for the first two weeks on private land where no members of the public will be allowed to view the operation. According to BLM over half of the 2+ month long roundup will take place on private land. The immediate reaction from the public and those planning on attending on Monday is that this is unacceptable and leads to further suspicions of BLM misconduct. Wild Horse and Burro Chief Don Glenn's statement that the public is welcome to watch any roundup at anytime and offer that the public willl be accommodated at a safe distance (so to not further disturb the horses) has fallen flat. Calico cannot be conducted in secret like the Buckhorn Roundup but by working off private lands the BLM can operate in secracy as apparently the private landowners will not allow any member of the public to be present. The BLM will try to make it possible for public to observe but first two weeks appear to be out. The public should contact Lisa Ross in the Winnemucca office to learn more about observing this massive roundup - 775-623-1541.
The following is a press release from a Nevada resident about a protest in Las Vegas. This is not a Cloud Foundation event, however we support the right of the public to gather and speak out peacefully on behalf of our wild horses and would like to inform you of this protest, albeit on short notice.

PROTEST THE INHUMANE WINTER ROUNDUP OF NEVADA’S WILD HORSES

WHERE:  THE ENTRANCE TO RED ROCK CANYON, LAS VEGAS NEVADA, WHEN: 1PM,  SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27. 2009, CONTACT PERSON: ARLENE GAWNE, 702-277-1313 artistfromafrica@hotmail.comOn Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) intends to roundup approximately 2,400- 2,700 of the estimated 3,000 wild horses in the Calico Mountain wild horse complex of Northern Nevada. They will be driven by helicopters in icy winter conditions, over rocky ground, for long distances. Some horses will be injured or die just as they have in recent BLM helicopter roundups.... (Press Release continued here)

Calico Wild Horses- October 2009 by Craig Downer 

TAKE ACTION:  Please fax President Obama & Senator Reid today. A Free fax service is available at www.faxzero.com, no fax machine needed! You can fax the White House at 202-456-2461 or call 202-456-1111. Fax Senator Reid at 202-224-7327 or phone his DC office at: 202-224-3542.


I've basically copied and pasted this e-mail I got from the Cloud Foundation. I can only hope if more people get involved they will finally have to be accountable for their actions. Please try to call,fax or e-mail and make our voices heard. Suzanne at Golden Days has more info if you're interested.

End of the Round Up

The Round Up Ends

 

The Pryor Mountain round up has finally ended and I'm sure most hearts are gladdened by this.  Cloud was released minus many members of his family and is on his way back up the mountain.  Fifty-seven horses and three foals at their mother's sides were not so lucky and are imprisoned in the BLM pens instead of roaming free as they always have on their own lands. While we’ve breathed a sigh of relief let’s not forget there is still work to be done to insure safety to the other members of these herds. Please don't stop calling and e-mailing whoever it takes to have the arrogance of the BLM investigated and work to free the older horses.  

Grumpy Grulla a mare who is 20 and Conquistador who is 19 and other older horses who will most certainly not be adopted but slaughtered must be released. In their own words the BLM Herd Management Plan dated May 2009, states no horse over the age of 20 is to be removed. Guess they don't even read their own laws. Please don't stop working to have the older horses returned to their mountain.  

Check the cloud foundation blog for daily updates.

Until next time

Quotes for Today

The horse symbolizes the primeval forces of chaos, intense desire, swiftness and determination. It recalls the freedom of the wind and the fury of the seas. It was the noble animal sought after by kings, knights and gods.

Wild horses run unbridled or the spirit dies

Day 6 of Roundup

Please visit Baba Yaga's Mirror today for more information and a possible hidden agenda behind this decimation of the Pryor Mountain mustangs.

Day 6 of the Roundup has left at least one foal lame.

Below I have copied and pasted the most recent information from
the cloud foundation blog which is updated daily, I hope they don't mind but they say it better than anyone can.

Take Action: Please call President Obama now: 202-456-1111 (or 202-456-9000)

• Ask that the older horses slated for removal be released Ask that this herd be not taken below 150 adult animals to maintain their genetic viability 
• Ask for increased scrutiny of the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program. Our wild horses and burros need immediate change and an end to their mismanagement.

Until next time

The Roundup

For more information and pictures on what is happening daily to Cloud's herd check out their blog: http://thecloudfoundation.wordpress.com and their websites:
Angels for Cloud and The Cloud Foundation.

Apparently the round up has begun in 90 degree temperatures, babies and senior horses along with the mares and stallions are being trapped and taken. Even though the BLM will put these horses up for adoption we all know most of them are going to slaughter, especially the old mares and stallions. What a shame to be ripped from the only life you've ever known to be crammed in a trailer and then slaughtered inhumanely. They should all be very proud of themselves as human beings to inflict this on helpless animals. Way to go you great big macho men.

Perhaps if we all keep calling our representatives and making them aware of the situation we can be of some help to the herds. There is also a petition that can be signed. Thanks for any interest and help in trying to stop this removal.

Until next time

Quote for Today
The symbol of wide open spaces and freedom, synonymous with nature in a mechanized world, the horse ... feeds our imagination.
    - Bertrand Leclair 

Update on Cloud's Herd

Angels for Cloud

The Cloud Foundation
 
Cloud’s Herd to be Rounded Up by Federally-Indicted Contractor

Wednesday, 02 September 2009 22:31

LOVELL, WYOMING - SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 - A Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) request by The Cloud Foundation and Front Range Equine Rescue was denied today in Federal District Court. The TRO was filed to stop the round up of the Pryor Mountain horses, an action unprecedented in size and scope. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has contracted with the federally-indicted Dave Cattoor to round up America’s most famous wild horse herd beginning September 3, 2009.
Download Complete PDF Here

Until next time

Quote for Today

A horse's magnificence is in his strength of heart. 

With flowing tail and flying main, 

Wide nostrils, never stretched by pain, 

Mouths bloodless to the bit or rein,

And feet that iron never shod, 

A thousand horses - the wild - the free 

Like waves that follow o'er the sea, 

Came thickly thundering on.