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Arizona House Congressional leaders call for humane fertility control of Salt River wild horses

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Arizona House Congressional leaders call for humane fertility control of Salt River wild horses

November 29, 2016
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Phoenix, AZ (November 23, 2016)… In a sign on letter sent to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week, Republican and Democrat members of the Arizona House Delegation called on the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), a division of the USDA, to immediately approve a humane fertility control program to manage the Salt River horses of the Tonto National Forest. The letter was written by Congressman Trent Franks and signed by his House colleagues, U.S. Representatives Kyrsten Sinema, Paul Gosar, Raul Grijalva, Matt Salmon and Martha McSally.

The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group and its national partner, the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign, are commending the Arizona House delegation for its continued leadership in the fight to protect the cherished wild horse herd, which lives in the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix. The groups said that little progress for a humane wild horse management plan for the horses has been made, despite passage of state legislation, signed into law by Governor Doug Ducey in May, intended to protect the horses.

The congressional letter comes after Tonto National Forest supervisor Neil Bosworth rejected the horse advocacy groups’ October request to authorize the use of PZP on the herd. He responded that the Forest Service doesn’t have authority to manage the horses and therefore cannot authorize anyone else to manage them. He referred the groups to the State Agriculture Department. At this time, however, the Arizona Department of Agriculture does not have the authority over the horses.

The groups believe that the Forest Service has clear authority to authorize the PZP program for wild horses who live on Forest Service lands.  Rep. Franks and his colleague, in the letter, agree.

The horse advocacy groups say that the PZP fertility control vaccine, which can be delivered via remote darting, would be used to limit population growth and maintain a healthy population within the herd’s habitat on the Salt River in order to prevent a future need to remove wild horses. They said time is of the essence because the ideal time frame for PZP vaccination is right now and if not implemented they fear that new roundup plans may be in the future.

“We thank Rep. Franks and his colleagues for once again standing up for the Salt River horses,” said Simone Netherlands, president of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group.

“Using PZP now will keep the herd to a healthy size for its habitat and protect horses from being subject to roundups and removal,” she continued. “The public does not want to see the removal of horses from their home on the Salt Rive. Therefore this is the only humane path forward.”

The horse advocates are set to being the PZP program immediately – at no cost to either the State or the Federal government.

“This is a great opportunity for a public/private partnership to manage and protect these beloved horses at no cost to the taxpayers,” said Suzanne Roy, Executive Director of the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign, which manages the world’s largest humane birth control on wild horses in Nevada’s Virginia Range. “We have people certified to dart the horses with PZP and all the work will be privately paid for and performed by volunteers. All we need is approval to act, so we can save these horses.”

PZP (Porcine Zona Pellucida) is an organically derived vaccine that prevents pregnancy in female animals – including wild horses, bison, elephants and urban deer and more than 80 species of zoo animals. It doesn’t harm existing pregnancies, pass to other animals, or pass into the surrounding environment.

More than 40 wild horse advocacy groups and the Humane Society of the United States have called on the federal government to make more use of PZP as a way to end wild horse roundups and removals, which cost American taxpayers more than $80 million each year. The use of PZP fertility control was recommended by the National Academy of Sciences in its 2013 report, “Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program: A Way Forward.”

The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) is an Arizona non-profit organization dedicated to  protect, monitor and study the Salt River wild horses. The SRWHMG has been spearheading the effort to secure lasting protections for this iconic and beloved wild horse herd in the Tonto National Forest.

The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC) is dedicated to defending America’s wild horses and burros to protect their freedom, preserve their habitat, and promote humane standards of treatment. AWHPC’s mission is endorsed by a coalition of more than 60 horse advocacy, public interest, and conservation organizations.


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It is pretty sad that our Salties have to put up with so much human hussle and bustle in order to simply get to the water and survive. But at the same time, the horses deal with it in amazingly smart ways, and most of the public is also very good and loves the horses. It is no small job to watch out for the horses and for people on a daily basis. We try to be where the most public is, to provide information, and the AZDA and MCSO do that as well, which is great. All authorities work together in our neck of the woods, which we are very proud of because it is a testament to the professionalism and capabilities of our group. When people say they worry about the horse overpopulation, we say we worry about the human overpopulation, because we have the horse population 100% stabilized and under control. So far this year we actually have no foals at all yet, which is surprising even to us, who have made these lofty promises about PZP forever and ever. Now there is no more doubt about it, PZP works better than most of us thought it would. When you come see the Salt River wild horses, please take a close look at the mares and you will see that they are healthy as a ....... , lol. When you look at this picture let's also look at the bigger picture, which is: coexistence between wild animals and wild partying people is possible after all. We are very proud of this peaceful coexistence and if people could just spread the message to stay 50 ft from wild horses at all times, and spread the message to pick up after yourselves, then everything may just be ok. We urgently need your support for our programs, with gasprices wildly insane, we still need volunteers on the river patroling, and we still need darters out darting, and we still need caretakers coming to take care of our rescues. Please join us and become a supporter of the Salt River wild horses so that we can make sure they will be here for a long time to come. Thank you, SRWHMG.ORGPicture by Paris Park Photography. ... See MoreSee Less

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Here is the adorable video we promised of Grandma Celeste, yearling mother Celise and Ceasar when he was brand new. We made a little psa with it which we hope you will share, so that people from everywhere can understand how sentient and loving wild horses are. They deserve far better than the treatment they so often get from the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. (BLM). Luckily in our neck of the woods, we have agreements with the Tonto National Forest and a contract with the AZDA that makes it possible for us to manage these wild horses humanely through birth control. It is because of these agreements that a roundup and removal was prevented, and it is why they get to stay wild for all of the public to enjoy. We believe that solutions like this should be possible for all wild horses everywhere. This is why we appreciate your support so much, because wild horses deserve better. Join us in our important mission. Video by SRWHMG Rick Blandford, editing by Simone Netherlands. ### The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (#SRWHMG) is an accredited non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the protection and humane management of the Salt River wild horses under contract and partnership with the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA). SRWHMG does not charge the government for this management and does not receive any government grants. We run 100% on donations from the public who loves these horses. We proudly manage wild horses humanely for the public and by the public. To learn more or to join us in this important cause please go to WWW.SRWHMG.ORGOr donate through our Donate button on our page which also gets to SRWHMG directly. Thank you! ... See MoreSee Less

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