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Salt River Wild Horses Still in Jeopardy

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October 20, 2015
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Press Conference and Walk for Wild Horses Planned for Saturday in Mesa

Mesa, November 12, 2015, In spite of the best efforts of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group, as well as unprecedented public and political support for the protection of the Salt River wild horses, the US Forest Service still has not agreed to the protection and humane management of the wild free roaming horses in the Tonto National Forest, which means these beloved wild horses are still in jeopardy.

The 120 day postponement of the roundup will expire on December 18th right before Christmas. Another extension has been requested by the SRWHMG to give more time for solutions to be worked out.

“This is just a reminder to the Forest Service as well as the State Agriculture Department that the Arizona public wants to see humane management of these horses without ever removing one horse off the river”, states Simone Netherlands, president of the group. She explains:” it is entirely possible with the use of immuno- contraception PZP to manipulate the herd size humanely.”

Members of the SRWHMG are certified in the darting application of this humane form or birth control for wild horses. The reason why the Forest Service has not jumped on this opportunity is not clear at this time.

The SRWHMG, in cooperation with the Iowa Café, plans a press conference and peaceful walk to raise awareness for these now famous wild horses of Arizona. Details below as follows:

Event: Press Conference and Walk for Wild Horses.
Date and Time: Saturday, November 14, 2015, 3 pm to 5 pm.
Location: The Iowa Café, 1129 N. Higley Road, Mesa, AZ.
Details: Press Conference starts at 3 pm. Walk starts at 4 pm, ends at 5 pm.
Speakers: Simone Netherlands, President of the SRWHMG will give an update. Local residents will testify how they witnessed the wild horses here since before 1971. Dolan Ellis, official balladeer of AZ, has been watching the wild horses since the 1960’s, he will recant his memories and also perform his wild horse song; “ Orphan of the hills”.
Walk: The walk will start after the press conference. From the Iowa Café, people will walk to the intersection at Adobe Road, cross at the crosswalk and return to the café. The sidewalk is wheelchair, stroller and bicycle accessible.
Participants: Please bring your own signs. The SRWHMG will offer t-shirts for sale for ten dollars. This family-friendly event will also include face-painting and coloring for the kids as well as a raffle.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASES
CONTACT: Simone Netherlands, President, SRWHMG, 928-925-7212
October 20 2015

Salt River Wild Horse Lawsuit Dropped in Effort to Create Public/Private Partnership

Phoenix, Arizona (October 20, 2015) — Based on recent statements by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) that it has NO current plans to round up the Salt River wild horses in the Tonto National Forest, the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG), dismissed its lawsuit against the agency without prejudice, meaning that it can be refiled at any time. The lawsuit was filed to block the USFS’s plan to round up the horses, which was first announced by the USFS in their July 31 Notice to Impound.
The USFS has agreed to regularly meet with the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) to work in good faith toward establishing a long-term, humane plan for the horses. The agency has also committed to providing the Management Group with sufficient notice prior to any agency action to remove horses.
“We have dismissed our lawsuit as a sign of good faith and to promote further negotiations,” said Simone Netherlands, president of the SRWHMG. “It is and has always been our intent to work with Forest Service officials, not against. Although the horses are not safe yet, the USFS intent has changed from roundup and removal, to discussing and exploring options to protect the horses.”
The attorney for the Management Group, William A Miller explained, “As a roundup is no longer planned, there is no agency decision to challenge in court, but should the wrong decision be made in the future we can refile the lawsuit.”
“The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group is based locally, and our many members and volunteers are prepared to undertake the hard work necessary to keep the Salt River wild horses right where they belong,” Netherlands concluded, “in the wild”.
###The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group is an Arizona-based nonprofit organization established to preserve, monitor and scientifically study the Salt River Wild Horses. For almost 20 years, the group has maintained records of each wild horse and has presented the US Forest Service with a proposal to humanely manage their population numbers, while maintaining the herd’s genetic viability.

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It was again incredible, to feel, hear and see the support, enthusiasm and love for wild horses from the general public! It is one of the most important things for all legislators and public officials to understand; your constituents love wild horses and want to see them preserved and treated humanely!! We had an awesome time in the Parada del Sol Parade, here is a little view from our perspective, thank you Scottsdale!! #paradadelsolparade ... See MoreSee Less

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We really appreciate the great support from literally thousands of you; the shared sorrow seems a little lighter and gives a real sense of close community and shared love. Thank you from our many broken hearts. 💔But we don't really appreciate it when some people hurry and try to post on their pages, before we do, about sensitive information. 🙄We want to warn everyone that just because pages have the word Salt River horses or mustangs in it, does not mean they are part of our group, or even remotely support our group. In fact they exist only to compete with our group, by stealing our proprietary information and acting as if it is their own. 🤮We are not talking about normal nice pages about the horses. We are talking about the wolves in sheepsclothes. Their "news" is only begotten from rumor, is inaccurate most of the time and purposely has NO mention of our group name, so they can act as if they did the effort. 🤔👉If you have good intentions, please share our posts, do mention our name, and give us a little credit for how hard we work. We, as a group, work hard not only for the horses, but also to give accurate information to the public. We feel blessed to do this work, and because of that, we probably don't ever convey how hard it really is. The communication system and organization it takes from the top down, the directors conveying directions, volunteers following those directions and working together as a team, conveying information back again, documenting everything, and everyone giving it their all, doing what it takes, each and every time. This is not only during emergencies, there is something to handle every day...and no one gets paid a dime for their time including directors and president. We need every donation for our costs of operation. IF in doubt about the page you are on, just check if our name is posted and mentioned, it is SRWHMG for short. There are also many pages which do support our important work and share our posts ofcourse, please know we are NOT talking about those pages. We are talking about pages who steal our information and act like they did it, without ever mentioning where they got the info. They never name their source and therefore steal the credit and even take donations away from people who really mean to give it to the Salt River horses. We are the ones who organize the search party, logging every spot we've searched, making sure we don't double track, cover every square foot of the forest, with many many volunteers who took days off from work and time away from their families. If we didnt do that, no one would know what happened to sweet Mirabelle, right? Do those pages know how many square miles we had to cover? How cold the river is in February? How hard it is to see her sweet face without the life in it? She's a needle in a huge forest, covered under a tree. She's 5 months of watching out for her, she's days of monitoring when she was brand new, when it was 118 degrees. She's pride and joy, she's freedom, she's proof that wild horses can be managed humanely, she's the culmination of everything we stand for.Sorry, that's why we don't appreciate you stealing our sensitive news at a sensitive time.We have no time to have fun photographing horses because we are too busy monitoring injuries, counting bands, darting birthcontrol, fixing fences and cleaning up their environment. So that they can stay wild and free for all to see and enjoy. If you want to help, we can always use more volunteers. We get one reward only; knowing that we make a difference. Sorry, today was not a good day to ruffle our feathers. Tomorrow, just carry on with your mean girl jealous know it all shitty stuff, we will record it as evidence, laugh at the ignorance and carry on. Thank you everyone, for understanding. ... See MoreSee Less
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With a heavy heart we have to tell you that our search team found Mirabelle deceased this afternoon. We are so sorry, we know this will fall hard on so many horse advocates in our community, as it does on us. The SRWHMG team as well as AZDA Liaison Makenzie, investigated the body and the scene around it thoroughly, and all of the evidence clearly shows that it was a mountain lion attack. We were not quite sure if we still had mountain lions anymore, but now we know for sure. There were tracks, clear puncture wounds from large teeth and a mountain of sand on top of her (cashing), which is what mountain lions do when they want to preserve their prey for later. We have pictures of the evidence, but are choosing not to post those and will remember all of her happy days instead. Out of respect for nature we are leaving Mirabelle where we found her and we ask the public to do the same. Mirabelle's band knows what happened and they have accepted her loss. It is a terrible loss for them and it is a terrible loss for us, our volunteers, and the entire community. We find comfort in knowing how wonderful her life was and how loved she was by so many people. We want to thank everyone for your concern and for helping to search. We have a wonderful horse community. In honor of Mirabelle we also want to remind all horse advocates that there are wild horse babies who are less fortunate than Mirabelle. Bands with foals are being caught in northeastern Arizona and sold without limitation on slaughter, by the Apache Sitgreaves Forest Service. (not our Forest Service) There is now a bill that will prevent killing and slaughter of the Alpine wild horses, it is Senate Bill S.B. 1057, and we need to pass it. Please grieve for Mirabelle and then stand up for the Alpine wild horses in her honor, by calling your State Senators to support and pass S.B. 1057! This is the number : 602-926-3559 you can call and ask politely who your State senator is (just give them your address) then she will connect you with his/her office. Don't just leave a message, but try to really connect with your Senator! Thank you everyone! Remember; at least she was born free and died free. Rest in Peace Sweet girl. Salt River Wild Horse Management Group. Photos by SRWHMG Erin Yager and SRWHMG Rick Blandford. ... See MoreSee Less

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