Comments on: Wife Of Famous Oil Tycoon Creates Refuge To Help Save Wild Horses From Death http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/11/19/wife-of-famous-oil-tycoon-creates-refuge-to-help-save-wild-horses-from-death/ Causes Entertainment Lifestyle Pop Culture Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Valhalla DePillo http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/11/19/wife-of-famous-oil-tycoon-creates-refuge-to-help-save-wild-horses-from-death/comment-page-1/#comment-166146 Valhalla DePillo Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:21:33 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=10526#comment-166146 I can picture horses running wild and free, (has anyone seen that oldies movie ‘Billy Jack’)?? unencumbered by man’s rules, Then, man in his helicopter swoops in and corrals them all. Man has encroached on their land more and more until they are running out of land. So man adopts them out, but those they cannot adopt out they kill. There are over 30,000 horses man wants to kill right now, simply because they do not want to give them space to roam. They do not want to pay to feed them. So, they kill them. The answer to everything. Ban it, do away with it, sweep the problem under the rug. Then along came Madeleine Pickens. It is as if God sent an Angel from heaven to answer the prayers of those of us who love the horses. She is in negotiations to purchase 1 million acres for a sanctuary. People will be able to see the horses, camp out amongst them, and most important the horses will be safe. They will not have to die. They will be wild and free as nature intended them to be. President Bush is attempting to get Congress to provide funding for the horses for one more year so that Madeleine’s sanctuary will be ready. Let’s all write our Congress people and tell them it’s a go! Unlike bailing out greedy people, this is a bailout worth the money. Saving not only a part of our history, but saving animals that cannot save themselves and that if it were not for man, they would not need saving in the first place. And once the sanctuary is open, I am planning a trip to see the horses. If you live in a state that does not have wild horses, you will see, I’m guessing it is a spectacle to behold. I also guessing it will show us what it truly means to be free! I can picture horses running wild and free, (has anyone seen that oldies movie ‘Billy Jack’)?? unencumbered by man’s rules, Then, man in his helicopter swoops in and corrals them all. Man has encroached on their land more and more until they are running out of land. So man adopts them out, but those they cannot adopt out they kill. There are over 30,000 horses man wants to kill right now, simply because they do not want to give them space to roam. They do not want to pay to feed them. So, they kill them. The answer to everything. Ban it, do away with it, sweep the problem under the rug.
Then along came Madeleine Pickens. It is as if God sent an Angel from heaven to answer the prayers of those of us who love the horses. She is in negotiations to purchase 1 million acres for a sanctuary. People will be able to see the horses, camp out amongst them, and most important the horses will be safe. They will not have to die. They will be wild and free as nature intended them to be.
President Bush is attempting to get Congress to provide funding for the horses for one more year so that Madeleine’s sanctuary will be ready. Let’s all write our Congress people and tell them it’s a go! Unlike bailing out greedy people, this is a bailout worth the money. Saving not only a part of our history, but saving animals that cannot save themselves and that if it were not for man, they would not need saving in the first place. And once the sanctuary is open, I am planning a trip to see the horses. If you live in a state that does not have wild horses, you will see, I’m guessing it is a spectacle to behold. I also guessing it will show us what it truly means to be free!

]]> By: LuLu and LoLLy http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/11/19/wife-of-famous-oil-tycoon-creates-refuge-to-help-save-wild-horses-from-death/comment-page-1/#comment-164459 LuLu and LoLLy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:06:33 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=10526#comment-164459 we are 2 Maltese dogs and we say 2 Paws Up! for this awesome human. LoLLy is a rescue and all the awesome humans who do stuff to help animals really make this planet better, becuz then the animals can bring all the love and joy into the world that we are meant to. Love, Your PaLs, LuLu and LolLy. http://www.luluandlolly.com we are 2 Maltese dogs and we say 2 Paws Up! for this awesome human. LoLLy is a rescue and all the awesome humans who do stuff to help animals really make this planet better, becuz then the animals can bring all the love and joy into the world that we are meant to. Love, Your PaLs, LuLu and LolLy. http://www.luluandlolly.com

]]> By: Wild Horse Refuge: The Other Pickens’ Plan | Gfeen.com http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/11/19/wife-of-famous-oil-tycoon-creates-refuge-to-help-save-wild-horses-from-death/comment-page-1/#comment-164327 Wild Horse Refuge: The Other Pickens’ Plan | Gfeen.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:59:48 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=10526#comment-164327 [...] Ho­r­se­s cu­r­r­e­n­tly r­e­si­di­n­g i­n­ the­ b­u­r­e­au­’s ho­ldi­n­g faci­li­ti­e­s wi­ll b­e­ ste­r­i­li­z­e­d, an­d the­n­ se­n­d to­ li­v­e­ o­n­ Made­li­n­e­’s r­e­fu­ge­, o­n­ce­ she­’s acqu­i­r­e­d the­ pr­o­pe­r­ty. Acco­r­di­n­g to­ Pic­ken­s “we will n­ever turn­ an­ an­imal do­wn­… th­is­ is­ o­ur n­atio­n­al h­eritage, an­d it n­eeds­ to­ be pres­erved.” Aweso­me.[vi­a Ec­o­r­az­z­i] [...] [...] Ho­r­se­s cu­r­r­e­n­tly r­e­si­di­n­g i­n­ the­ b­u­r­e­au­’s ho­ldi­n­g faci­li­ti­e­s wi­ll b­e­ ste­r­i­li­z­e­d, an­d the­n­ se­n­d to­ li­v­e­ o­n­ Made­li­n­e­’s r­e­fu­ge­, o­n­ce­ she­’s acqu­i­r­e­d the­ pr­o­pe­r­ty. Acco­r­di­n­g to­ Pic­ken­s “we will n­ever turn­ an­ an­imal do­wn­… th­is­ is­ o­ur n­atio­n­al h­eritage, an­d it n­eeds­ to­ be pres­erved.” Aweso­me.[vi­a Ec­o­r­az­z­i] [...]

]]> By: Wild Horse Refuge: The Other Pickens’ Plan http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/11/19/wife-of-famous-oil-tycoon-creates-refuge-to-help-save-wild-horses-from-death/comment-page-1/#comment-164255 Wild Horse Refuge: The Other Pickens’ Plan Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:34:53 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=10526#comment-164255 [...] Horses currently residing in the bureau’s holding facilities will be sterilized, and then send to live on Madeline’s refuge, once she’s acquired the property. According to Pickens “we will never turn an animal down… this is our national heritage, and it needs to be preserved.” Awesome. [via Ecorazzi] [...] [...] Horses currently residing in the bureau’s holding facilities will be sterilized, and then send to live on Madeline’s refuge, once she’s acquired the property. According to Pickens “we will never turn an animal down… this is our national heritage, and it needs to be preserved.” Awesome. [via Ecorazzi] [...]

]]> By: bmehra http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/11/19/wife-of-famous-oil-tycoon-creates-refuge-to-help-save-wild-horses-from-death/comment-page-1/#comment-163947 bmehra Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:58:48 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=10526#comment-163947 Way to go! I hope it really happens. Way to go! I hope it really happens.

]]> By: steph http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/11/19/wife-of-famous-oil-tycoon-creates-refuge-to-help-save-wild-horses-from-death/comment-page-1/#comment-163905 steph Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:37:34 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=10526#comment-163905 Yay for using her power in a good way as another commenter said. Yay for using her power in a good way as another commenter said.

]]> By: Claire http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/11/19/wife-of-famous-oil-tycoon-creates-refuge-to-help-save-wild-horses-from-death/comment-page-1/#comment-163895 Claire Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:57:03 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=10526#comment-163895 very happy to hear this!!! very happy to hear this!!!

]]> By: Elaine Vigneault http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/11/19/wife-of-famous-oil-tycoon-creates-refuge-to-help-save-wild-horses-from-death/comment-page-1/#comment-163849 Elaine Vigneault Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:29:59 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=10526#comment-163849 She sounds like she's using her power for good rather than evil :) However, she shouldn't have to step in and rescue horses because the BLM shouldn't kill them in the first place. It drives me crazy that humans have made the same mistake they've made with cats and dogs that they're now making with horses. The BLM is setting up horse pounds. These are KILL shelters, exactly the same concept as with cats and dogs - adopt some out and kill the rest. Claim it's "overpopulation." Claim there's nothing else you can do. Claim it's necessary for public health/ the environment/ etc. etc. Stray/feral populations introduced by humans eons ago may very well do some "damage" to the environment or to human "enterprise" but that's not a justification to round 'em up and cull them. There's no need to "manage" wild animals, even if they're not native. Nature "manages wildlife" that just fine by herself. She sounds like she’s using her power for good rather than evil :)

However, she shouldn’t have to step in and rescue horses because the BLM shouldn’t kill them in the first place.

It drives me crazy that humans have made the same mistake they’ve made with cats and dogs that they’re now making with horses. The BLM is setting up horse pounds. These are KILL shelters, exactly the same concept as with cats and dogs – adopt some out and kill the rest. Claim it’s “overpopulation.” Claim there’s nothing else you can do. Claim it’s necessary for public health/ the environment/ etc. etc.

Stray/feral populations introduced by humans eons ago may very well do some “damage” to the environment or to human “enterprise” but that’s not a justification to round ‘em up and cull them. There’s no need to “manage” wild animals, even if they’re not native. Nature “manages wildlife” that just fine by herself.

]]> By: Jen Hamilton http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/11/19/wife-of-famous-oil-tycoon-creates-refuge-to-help-save-wild-horses-from-death/comment-page-1/#comment-163797 Jen Hamilton Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:58:31 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=10526#comment-163797 Wow! What a kind woman and a beautiful gesture on her part. She does rock! Wow! What a kind woman and a beautiful gesture on her part. She does rock!

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