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42 Wild Burros Shot Dead in the Mojave Desert...
$58,000 Reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible for this sick crime...
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42 Wild Burros Shot Dead in the Mojave Desert...
$58,000 Reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible for this sick crime...
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"Burros are federally protected under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. Anyone found guilty of capturing, branding, harassing or killing wild, free-roaming horses or burros could face a fine and jail time.
The total list of groups who have pledged money for the reward are:
The Platero Project: $32,500
The Humane Society of the United States: $2,500
Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue: $2,500
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue: $2,500
Bureau of Land Management: $10,000
The Platero Project: $32,500
The Humane Society of the United States: $2,500
Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue: $2,500
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue: $2,500
Bureau of Land Management: $10,000
American Wild Horse Campaign: $2,500
Return To Freedom: $5,000
The Cloud Foundation: $1,000
"The murders of the Mojave Desert Burros must be punished to the fullest extent of the law," the Platero Project said in a statement. "Burros have been forgotten and underrepresented
Return To Freedom: $5,000
The Cloud Foundation: $1,000
"The murders of the Mojave Desert Burros must be punished to the fullest extent of the law," the Platero Project said in a statement. "Burros have been forgotten and underrepresented
-in the equine rights conversations. Burros must be given a prominent voice and enhanced status and protection on the range."
The Platero Project is a Humane Society initiative focused on the conservation of wild burros and mustangs."
The Platero Project is a Humane Society initiative focused on the conservation of wild burros and mustangs."
"The senseless slaying of these wild burros is deeply disturbing, and anyone who is capable of this level of violence must be held accountable," said CEO and president of the Humane Society of the United States Kitty Block."
"Authorities are calling it one of the largest animal massacres ever recorded."
“We will pursue every lead until we’ve arrested and prosecuted those responsible for these cruel, savage deaths,” William Perry Pendley, the bureau’s deputy director for policy and programs
“We will pursue every lead until we’ve arrested and prosecuted those responsible for these cruel, savage deaths,” William Perry Pendley, the bureau’s deputy director for policy and programs
-added that burros are “iconic” and “part of our national heritage."
According to their spokeswoman Sara Webster, the Clark Mountain Herd Area was home to about 120 wild burros
According to their spokeswoman Sara Webster, the Clark Mountain Herd Area was home to about 120 wild burros
-that is, before a third of their group was slain. Webster believes the gunman was firing a rifle from a distance and aiming for the animals’ necks."
