BLM Mustangs

I had been casting about for a good topic to write about, when a good friend on my Facebook had a topic going about the BLM Mustangs, and the little light went off in my head.

I'm so sick and tired of bleeding heart animal rights fundies stomping all over the place spreading misinformation and lies about the BLM.

Said friend works with the BLM quite often and raises orphan foals, so yeah, I think I'm more likely to listen to her first hand experience, than anyone else's.


But constantly you have PETA-esque jackanapes running their mouths. And then people turn around and parrot it. "Oh, the BLM is so cruel. They're selling mustangs for slaughter. Splitting up families. Running the horses to death. Starving them." So forth and so on.

What a load of shit.

The BLM never sells any mustang to slaughter. Never. Which personally, I think is a shame, but you all know my opinion on the matter. I see a nice way to put some meat on plates in these hard economic times AND solve the mustang problem. Oh, oops, was that a Facebook defriend going off again?

As for the splitting up families tripe, are you joking me? Get off the couch, stop watching that absolute inane documentary about Cloud the "rare white mustang" (he's not white, by the way) and learn about true horse behavior. You think they honestly care? No, they don't. It's all instinct, and soon enough, they've forgotten about the other horses.

BLM does not run horses to death. If they did, you'd see a lot more videos of it posted by PETA and those other asshats. How come you only see one or two events, posted over and over? Because it's a RARE occurrence. Accidents happen. Animal rights morons try to make it out to seem like a regular events. Get real.

You know what else I'm sick of? The damned idea that mustangs are "running wild and freeeee!"

Ugh! You know what? Mustangs aren't WILD! They're feral horses. A domesticated animal let loose to roam about and cause destruction of the environment. They do not belong there. But because of some bleeding hearts, they're allowed to remain. Which, fine, okay, but these same bleeding hearts need to realize, if they aren't MANAGED properly, they will destroy the range to the point NO animal can live there, and what becomes of their precious mustangs then?

Open your eyes. And trust me, running "freeeee and wild" ain't a walk in the park.

Yeah, that's what living "wild and freeeee" gets you. Especially somewhere you don't really belong in the first place. Get the butterflies and rainbows out of your head and look at it properly.

You want to do something about mustangs? Go out and adopt one. Go on then, get going. You can even bid and adopt online, and arrange for your mustang to be shipped to your place. Or, go up there and help with the gathers. Propose ways of controlling the mustang population that WORKS. Help fund the corrals and sanctuaries where unadopted mustangs are held. Take in orphan foals and save their lives. So, what's stopping you? Hmm?

Well then. Stop spreading misinformation and parroting the animal rights jackanapes. Get out and do something about it or shut up. Sitting on your couch flapping your jaw never solved anything.

Look, I like mustangs. I'd like to adopt one. I have many friends who have BLM mustangs and love them. When it works well, it's marvelous. I'd like it to continue working well, which is why I support the BLM and their efforts to manage the range.