What happened to wild mama Cleo and her foal?

Is Cleo (mare #04616386) still alive at the BLM’s long-term holding or was she sold to a pro-slaughter buyer?

When I helped an adopter track down the Litchfield 11 filly known as “Lily” I requested more information about Cleo who was shipped to long-term holding last spring.

We have an adopter interested in saving Cleo and her foal if they are still alive.

I have been worried about the Calico mare seen in the video below. Is she still alive? Was she sold into the slaughter pipeline? What happened to her foal? What happens to all the foals born in long-term holding?

I will keep you posted as the information comes in. Right now I’d like to shine the light on this issue and share my emails with you.

But first if you haven’t met her yet, meet Cleo:

Best wishes,

Anne

——– Original Message ——–

Subject: RE: filly #3361and #6386
From:

Date: Fri, November 30, 2012 3:16 pm

To: “Collins, Deborah A” <dacollin@blm.gov>
Dear Ms. Collins,

Will you confirm that Calico mare #04616386 is alive and well and living at the Nowata facility or was she sold to a pro-slaughter buyer such as Tom Davis with other wild horses by the truckload?

Where exactly will the weanlings go? Where will they receive their identification numbers? Or have they already?

Please provide us with an identification list for the weanlings and accountability for any of the 130 who die.

What vaccinations are given to the weanlings at the long-term pastures and what is their age range at the time of receiving the vaccinations?

Do you have a link for the Nowata facility?

We are concerned that an Oklahoma’s Senator would rather see them slaughtered as quoted in an article about the long-term program.

U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, is bucking the program he calls “mismanaged.” He wants easier adoptions and better, longer-lasting infertility drugs.

“I think you ought to allow those that can’t survive, can’t be adopted, to be sold for slaughter,” he said.

How can you guarantee these horses will be safe? How many are ‘sold’ from Oklahoma facilities?

Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,
Anne Novak

Link to articles:

http://newsok.com/managing-mustangs-is-costly-for-the-u.s./article/3590602

http://www.propublica.org/article/missing-what-happened-to-wild-horses-tom-davis-bought-from-the-govt

Anne Novak
Executive Director
Protect Mustangs
P.O. Box 5661
Berkeley, California 94705
Tel./Text: 415.531.8454

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——– Original Message ——–
Subject: RE: filly #3361and #6386
From: “Collins, Deborah A” <dacollin@blm.gov>
Date: Fri, November 30, 2012 2:14 pm
To: Anne protectmustangs <anne@protectmustangs.org>

Dear Ms. Novak,

I just spoke to one of our long-term pasture specialists and we have already weaned 130 foals off of the Nowata, OK, long-term pasture. The foals were given their first shots today and the mares have already returned to the pastures. The foals will stay there for approximately another 3 weeks before shipping to a short-term adoption center. The Nowata contract is new; therefore, it has four years before it is up for renewal.

The BLM has no control over what Congress decides to do with funding for the program; therefore, we will continue to feed and care for the horses in holding. Thank you.

Debbie Collins
Bureau of Land Management
National Wild Horse & Burro Marketing and
Information Center Coordinator
(405)790-1056 = Desk
(918)625-5292 = Cell
dacollin@blm.gov

From: anne@protectmustangs.org [mailto:anne@protectmustangs.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:49 PM
To: Collins, Deborah A
Subject: RE: filly #3361and #6386

Regarding request to retrieve Calico mare #04616386 and her foal

Dear Ms Collins,

We understood that the long-term pasture contractors roundup the horses at least once a year to wean the foals and count. Is that is October?

Please provide us with a list of all the weanlings coming from the long term pasture where mare #04616386 is. Let us know where the weanlings are now. Have any of these weanlings been adopted? Do any of them have strikes against them?

In what pasture exactly is mare #04616386 located? When is their contract up for renewal? If Congress reduces funding for long-term holding what will happen to mare #04616386?

We would like to request she be pulled out for adoption the next time they do an inventory or has she already been sold to a pro-slaughter buyer like Tom Davis?

Thank you very much for your assistance.

Sincerely,
Anne Novak

Anne Novak
Executive Director
Protect Mustangs
P.O. Box 5661
Berkeley, California 94705

Tel./Text: 415.531.8454

Twitter @ProtectMustangs
Protect Mustangs on YouTube
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Donate to help Protect Mustangs

www.ProtectMustangs.org

Protect Mustangs is a Bay Area-based preservation group whose mission is to educate the public about the American wild horse, protect and research wild horses on the range and help those who have lost their freedom.

——– Original Message ——–
Subject: RE: filly #3361and #6386
From: “Collins, Deborah A” <dacollin@blm.gov>
Date: Thu, November 29, 2012 11:40 am
To: Anne protectmustangs <anne@protectmustangs.org>

Hi Ms. Novak,

At this time, it is not economically feasible to remove a single horse from our long-term pastures. They are expansive pastures and the horses are free-roaming. I explained this in the questions you submitted earlier, so I’m sorry we can’t accommodate the request.

We don’t send mares, with foals, to long-term pastures and our database does not track which mare goes with which foal. Therefore, if the mare was pregnant when she shipped to OK, she will foal there. But, we will not be able to guarantee which foal came from which mare. I hope this answers your question. Thank you.

Debbie Collins
Bureau of Land Management
National Wild Horse & Burro Marketing and
Information Center Coordinator
(405)790-1056 = Desk
(918)625-5292 = Cell
dacollin@blm.gov

From: anne@protectmustangs.org [mailto:anne@protectmustangs.org]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 3:50 PM
To: Collins, Deborah A
Subject: RE: filly #3361and #6386

Dear Ms. Collins,

Yes I heard the good news about Lily and it’s my pleasure to help these magnificent wild horses find homes even though I would rather they were not removed from their homes and families in the first place.

Please help me find the foal belonging to mare #04616386 at the BLM facility. How do you identify them?

How can the adopter adopt mare #04616386? They have wanted her since they saw her at Palomino Valley but they were told she had shipped out to long term holding.

Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,
Anne Novak

Anne Novak
Executive Director
Protect Mustangs
P.O. Box 5661
Berkeley, California 94705

Tel./Text: 415.531.8454

Twitter @ProtectMustangs
Protect Mustangs on YouTube
Protect Mustangs in the News
Donate to help Protect Mustangs

www.ProtectMustangs.org

Protect Mustangs is a Bay Area-based preservation group whose mission is to educate the public about the American wild horse, protect and research wild horses on the range and help those who have lost their freedom.

——– Original Message ——–
Subject: RE: filly #3361and #6386
From: “Collins, Deborah A” <dacollin@blm.gov>
Date: Wed, November 28, 2012 2:16 pm
To: Anne protectmustangs <anne@protectmustangs.org>

Dear Ms. Novak.

In case you haven’t heard, the little filly is in the process of being adopted by Dr. Wines. Thank you for part in helping Lily have a new home.

In reference to the mare, BLM does not use mares on long-term pastures for medical/fertility research. All of our long-term pastures are privately-owned. The BLM simply leases the space and pays them to provide feed and care to the horses. If a mare is pregnant, when entering a long-term pasture, it will foal there. Once the foal is old enough to be weaned, it will be sorted off and usually shipped to our Pauls Valley, OK, facility, or Hutchinson, KS, facility for adoption.

Thank you.

Debbie Collins
Bureau of Land Management
National Wild Horse & Burro Marketing and
Information Center Coordinator
(405)790-1056 = Desk
(918)625-5292 = Cell
dacollin@blm.gov

From: anne@protectmustangs.org [mailto:anne@protectmustangs.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:03 PM
To: Collins, Deborah A
Cc: Dr Carolyn Wines
Subject: RE: filly #3361and #6386

Dear Ms. Collins,

My understanding is that filly #11223361 has 2-Strikes. Is that correct?

Regarding mare #04616386, is she currently at the long-term pasture in Nowata, OK, is that a BLM contracted facility or owned by BLM? Is the facility open to the public?

Is the mare #04616386 being used for medical and/or fertility control research? She was in foal when she was rounded up. Where is her foal and what is her foal’s number?

How does an adopter adopt mare #04616386?

Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,
Anne Novak

Anne Novak
Executive Director
Protect Mustangs
P.O. Box 5661
Berkeley, California 94705

Tel./Text: 415.531.8454

Twitter @ProtectMustangs
Protect Mustangs on YouTube
Protect Mustangs in the News
Donate to help Protect Mustangs

www.ProtectMustangs.org

Protect Mustangs is a Bay Area-based preservation group whose mission is to educate the public about the American wild horse, protect and research wild horses on the range and help those who have lost their freedom.

——– Original Message ——–
Subject: RE: filly #3361and #6386
From: “Collins, Deborah A” <dacollin@blm.gov>
Date: Tue, November 27, 2012 10:50 am
To: Anne protectmustangs <anne@protectmustangs.org>
Cc: Dr Carolyn Wines <drcate4@hotmail.com>

Dear Ms. Novak. Hope you enjoyed your holidays.

As listed on the information I forwarded to you on November 15, #11223361 is available for adoption at our BLM facility in Elm Creek, Nebraska. Anyone that is interested in adopting this horse will need to go to the Elm Creek facility. If the interested party lives very far away, I would suggest the person call them at 308-856-4498 to ensure it is still there. This facility is open to the public on a daily basis, excluding holidays and weekends, so it can be adopted at any time or shipped to a future adoption. Thank you for sharing this information with them.

Based on the info you provided for #6386, we narrowed it down to #04616386. This horse was gathered from the Calico HMA on December 6, 2011 and was shipped to our long-term pasture in Nowata, OK, on March 20, 2012. Please note it does not have any strikes.

Thank you.

Debbie Collins
Bureau of Land Management
National Wild Horse & Burro Marketing and
Information Center Coordinator
(405)790-1056 = Desk
(918)625-5292 = Cell
dacollin@blm.gov

From: anne@protectmustangs.org [mailto:anne@protectmustangs.org]
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 1:44 PM
To: Collins, Deborah A
Cc: Dr Carolyn Wines
Subject: Adopter wants California filly #3361

Dear Ms. Collins,

An adopter is interested in the California yearling filly #3361. She was sent to Nebraska and then to the Indiana adoption event. Where is #3361 now? How can the adopter get her?

Thank you for your kind assistance.

Sincerely,
Anne Novak

Anne Novak
Executive Director
Protect Mustangs
P.O. Box 5661
Berkeley, California 94705

Tel./Text: 415.531.8454

Twitter @ProtectMustangs
Protect Mustangs on YouTube
Protect Mustangs in the News
Donate to help Protect Mustangs

www.ProtectMustangs.org

Protect Mustangs is a Bay Area-based preservation group whose mission is to educate the public about the American wild horse, protect and research wild horses on the range and help those who have lost their freedom.