Mare Found Dead Over Weekend - Jan 11

Jan 11, 2010: ANOTHER DEATH REPORTED
BLM reports another death has resulted from the Calico roundup. This time a mare (age unknown) was found dead over this past weekend at the Fallon "Indian Lakes" holding facility. The only information provided by the BLM on this latest death follows: "The veterinarian diagnosis is the mare died as the result of dietary feed change." BLM states that bad weather stopped roundup actions on Thu (1/7), Sat-Mon (1/9-1/11).  Sadly, on Tue BLM took 99 horses from their homes on the range and separated them forever from their families. Latest victims include 43 stallions, 34 mares & 21 "weanlings/foals."

Contractor Claims Orphan Foul Not Related To Mare Shot To Death - Jan 10

Sue Cattoor, owner of the roundup company, notified us that the mare who was killed by BLM on Jan 28, 2010 was not related to the orphaned foal shown below. This does not negate the tragedy that the BLM has inflicted on these two individuals. There is no way to verify any of this information due to the lack of transparency of the BLM . This confusion is the direct result of the BLM's refusal to allow daily public observation of all aspects of the gov't roundup operation. BLM is currently limiting public observation of this MILLION-DOLLAR, TAXPAYER-FUNDED operation to 3 out of 7 days a week and further restricts observation to only for 3-4 hours of each 10-hour day.

Mare Shot To Death - January 7

Yesterday the BLM killed another mare claiming "poor body condition." It is unknown if this mare's condition was documented with video and/or photos.  Despite the controversy surrounding the Calico roundup, the BLM reported that no photo-documentation was taken of the foal or mare who were killed last week.  

NOTE: It turns out the BLM PR person, Lisa Ross, was wrong when she informed humane observer Deniz Bolbol previously that no photos were taken of the mare who was killed. BLM and the contractor have since posted photos of a mare they claim is the one who was killed. BLM still claims no photos were taken of the foal who was run to death.

ORPHANED FOAL'S STORY

Click here for an UPDATE Jan 27, 2010

ORPHANED FOAL (Jan 7, 2010):

First the BLM traumatizes this foal by chasing him with helicopters to remove him from his home on the range. Somehow, inquiries have been submitted to BLM, this foal was separated from his mother - forcing this young calf to be on his own. Then he was trucked for hours, with other captured horses, to a holding facility where he was put in a pen with two mare/foal pairs. After he bonded with one of the mares - standing near her for comfort and security - the BLM then pulls him away from this mare and puts him by himself in a pen. Once again the BLM claims to be doing this for the "benefit" of the horses. What a sad and tragic story.

www.aowha.org; W./S. Lamm, Jan. 2, 2010 orphan foal on the left

Update from Willis Lamm, January 7, 2010: 

John Neill promised to provide an update on the "Calico orphan." I received the following report this morning.

Willis, just a quick update on the orphan. He has been gaining strength each day. We did relocate him to an adjacent holding pen next to the pairs in order to provide him more nutrition than he would consume through oat hay. He presently has both oat hay and alfalfa along with BLM formulated pellets for foals. Dr. Sanford and I continue to monitor the health of the animals each day.

orphan to left (click on photo to see entire photo)