 REP. NICK RAHALL
In a letter dated July 9, 2008, Rep. Nick Rahall, Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, called on the Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, to refrain from moving forward with plans to "euthanize" America's wild horses and burros languishing (our word) in their holding pens.
Read Hero for Horses Rep. Nick Rahall's letter here (pdf) in full.
Thank you, Rep. Rahall, from riding to the rescue of these horses and burros once again.
JAMES KLEINERT, SHERYL CROW, PETER COYOTE and VIGGO MORTENSEN
 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sheryl Crow is urging people to get involved in saving America's wild horses.
"I think it will be a real shame when we look back and we don't have these incredible species, and I guess my best hope would be that people, individuals, step up at this point and really protect these animals," the 46-year-old Grammy-winning singer says in an upcoming documentary, "Saving the American Wild Horse."
The program airs 9 p.m. EST Monday July 7th on the Documentary Channel. Directed by James Kleinert, it's narrated by Peter Coyote and features Viggo Mortensen.
Crow, who lives in Tennessee and owns a wild mustang named Colorado, says the animals are part of American history but are being sacrificed in big business' drive for Western lands.
"We're starting to get really, really far away from our heritage and what this country is based on," she says.
The documentary examines the Bureau of Land Management's policies regarding wild horses on public lands and includes interviews with ranchers, historians, animal rights activists, environmentalists and others.
"If any of these politicians visited these sites where our indigenous animals are being slaughtered in an inhumane way and being sold for meat, I feel that there would be a different take and a different approach to what's happening," Crow says.
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SAM ELLIOTT and RICHARD FIELDS
As reported by Steve Myrick for The Thoroughbred Times:
 Suffolk Downs has established a new policy holding trainers accountable when their horses are sold for slaughter.
Sam Elliott, the track’s vice president for racing, has informed the leadership of the New England Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association that any trainer found to have sold a horse for slaughter will have his stalls revoked and be denied stalls at any time in the future.
Elliott said the plan has the complete backing of Richard Fields, the real estate and casino developer who purchased a controlling interest in Suffolk Downs last year.
“If a horse goes from here to the slaughterhouse, that's completely unacceptable,” Elliott said. “That trainer won't be here. I don't think that's anybody we'd want to have around. Mr. Fields is a strong believer in retirement idea. He's a big backer of it. The two are incompatible.” >> Read More
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