Thursday, January 21, 2010

COLT KILLED AFTER RUN SO HARD HOOVES DESTROYED - Jan 21


COLT KILLED AFTER RUN SO HARD HOOVES DESTROYED;
DOWNED MARE DIES AFTER 4 HOUR RIDE TO HOLDING FACILITY

 

It's hard to know what is really happening at the Calico roundup because the BLM refuses to allow public observation of all roundup operations. Despite repeated requests for complete observation access, the BLM continues to severely restrict observation to a few of hours on three days a week. Based on the highly limited information that the BLM is providing ... we now know that at least two more horses were killed at the Indian Lakes Road Fallon holding facility.

After being run long and hard, the BLM reports that a colt's hooves were so badly destroyed (hoof sloughing) during the roundup and he was killed presumably on Jan 18 - even though BLM didn't report on this until Jan 21.
 
Originally BLM simply reported, "One colt with multiple hoof sloughs from the capture was euthanized at the facility." (click here for original BLM posting) Later the BLM amended its post to claim that this colt had been treated for two weeks. BLM never informed  the humane observers who visited the holding facility of this colt's condition and treatment; BLM never reported this colt's condition before his death yesterday.

BLM states that yet another mare died at the Fallon holding facility after being downed in the trailer probably for hours. Upon arrival at the holding facility she was found down and subsequently died. She was likely trampled as the horses are packed tightly into transport trucks.
 
No members of the public were allowed to observe the Jan 21 roundup and public observation at the Fallon holding facility is severely restricted to specific hours on specific days.


The BLM claims no photo documentation was taken of the foal or mare.


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