77th (2013) Session
Opinions
View all submitted comments for each bill by the most recent, by votes for, or by votes against.
| SJR1 | ||
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| For | May-08-2013 | |
| Against | The fact is unless they're native species, which maybe a few are, I don't know that it's a given that all horses/burros were brought by Europeans, but in general they are descended from domesticated animals and must use a lot of desert vegetation and water. I think they should be adopted out as much as possible and also if possible curbing their reproductive ability or slowing it down, even though I don't know how possible that is. I don't want any of them killed, but to just outright think of them as native animals and treat them as such isn't based in reality. | May-04-2013 |
| Against | Feral are a burden to the state of Nevada and tax payers . | Apr-26-2013 |
| For | Apr-22-2013 | |
| For | Apr-21-2013 | |
| For | I strongly support this bill... | Apr-20-2013 |
| For | Apr-20-2013 | |
| Against | Feral horses are destroying the watering holes & running off the wildlife that uses them. The areas w/ large populations if wild horses have very little mule deer & antelope usage. This is a knee-jerk reaction & isn't the result of thinking about a solution, just reacting. Like most people, i enjoy watching the horses run. There are entirely too many for the amount of water & feed that we have in this desert environment. No one is thinking about the impact large numbers of feral horses have on the ecosystem & the damage to the wildlife. Protecting them won't help find a solution, in fact, it will just make finding one that much harder. I'm adamantly opposed to this bill. It's a a waste of taxpayer dollars & will not help the problem. | Apr-19-2013 |
| Against | Apr-17-2013 | |
| Against | As written I strongly oppose this resolution unless it is amended. Houses and burros must be maintained at Appropriate Management Levels (AMLs). If horses and burros are not managed using best practices which are based on sound biology and science the entire Nevada ecological system will suffer. Yes horses and burros are iconic animals of western lore and history but they should not take priority over our native wildlife. Out of control horses and burros may/will impact the sage grouse issue in Nevada more than either mining, ranching or energy development and if not controlled will result in the listing of the sage grouse which will have significant negative impact to Nevada's economy. Many countries around the word have had significant problems when non-native feral animals that are allowed to run amok. I do not feel the sight of dead or dying horses on a mismanaged range is what anyone wants to see when they visit the Nevada outdoors but that will be natures management method if we fail to follow best case management practices. | Apr-08-2013 |
| Against | We do not support this resolution. There are no "Wild" horses in North America. These are feral farm animals dumped by ranchers and suburbanites or escapees from domestic herds. No state or national wildlife agency recognizes horses as wildlife and because they are really domestic farm animals they are managed by state and national agriculture departments. These non-native invasive pests are destroying our native ecosystem and are a threat to indiginous species such as sage hen, mule deer, antelope, etc. All horses should be removed from public lands. | Apr-07-2013 |
| For | Apr-06-2013 | |
| For | Apr-04-2013 | |
| Against | Apr-04-2013 | |
| Against | Apr-02-2013 | |
| For | Wild horses and burros should remain free to roam in Nevada (their home). More has to be done about the treatment of these precious animals and The DOI and BLM need to hear from us (Nevada). | Apr-02-2013 |
| For | Apr-02-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-28-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-28-2013 | |
| For | Mar-28-2013 | |
| For | Mar-28-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-27-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-27-2013 | |
| Against | Feral horses destroy Nevada's native plants, compete with native animals, and devastate riparian habitat and should be removed as soon as possible by any and all means. These left over ranch horses are non-native invasive pests and have no place in our fragile ecosystem. | Mar-27-2013 |
| Against | Wild Horses and burros are not effectively managed and are not native to our area. They are overly destructive to the current limited habitat we have. | Mar-27-2013 |
| For | Mar-25-2013 | |
| For | I am enthusiastically for this bill not only for preserving Nevada's precious horse population but for also encouraging tourism to our area. | Mar-25-2013 |
| For | Mar-25-2013 | |
| For | Mar-24-2013 | |
| For | Mar-24-2013 | |
| Against | The horses abandoned on the open range are left over ranching stock and horses dumped by suburbanites when they tired of feeding and caring for them. These horses deserve better and should be returned to caring and loving homes or put out of their misery. | Mar-24-2013 |
| For | These animals are supposed to be protected! Please support this bill to send a message to the BLM to actually protect them. | Mar-24-2013 |
| For | Mar-23-2013 | |
| Against | Bah, another unnatural invasive species that does not belong here! We spend far too much accommodating and taking care of "Wild" horses. Let the Elk herds increase, they are native. | Mar-22-2013 |
| For | Mar-22-2013 | |
| Against | Please vote against this. I support humane treatment of animals, but these horses are no more wild than the feral pigs in Texas and the nutria in the bayous. They do great damage to the range, especially around water holes. I know most people are used to seeing them in East Reno and Sparks, but they are all over. | Mar-21-2013 |
| For | Mar-21-2013 | |
| For | Mar-21-2013 | |
| For | Free Roaming Act..then and still for The Wildones!They are being managed and removed into extinction.Please leave them alone..tourist come from all over to experience all that Nevada has to offer and seeing Wildhorses in their own enviroment is what they expect.Too many cattle on the Rangeland destroying the enviroment (not the horses)! My tax dollars should be used to secure the horses future now! | Mar-21-2013 |
| For | Please move forward and protect wild horses and burros in Nevada. | Mar-21-2013 |
| Against | What is next? Is California or Texas going to be the home for feral pigs? Horses are beautiful but they are not native to Nevada and they are not wildlife. Nevada rangeland should not be forced to support these abandoned farm animals at the expense of our native species and fragile ecosystem. Please do not support. | Mar-21-2013 |
| For | Mar-20-2013 | |
| For | Mar-20-2013 | |
| For | Thank you for taking a stand for our National Heritage and protecting it for future generations to come. The decisions made by Nevada do in fact affect all American tax payers. I would much rather see my tax dollars go to protecting them, than destroying them. | Mar-20-2013 |
| For | Mar-20-2013 | |
| For | Mar-20-2013 | |
| For | Please protect our wild horses and burros from being rounded up or trapped, which in many cases is done inhumanely. The families are terrorized, separated and transported in crowded trucks and trailers. Many injuries and deaths and aborted foals are caused by these actions and the animals are horribly traumatized. The BLM and the Dept. of Agriculture are quickly eliminating our state natural heritage of wild horses and burros. The only way you can stop the sale of horses to kill buyers is to stop the supply available to them. By lowering the numbers extensively, as they already have done so, also weakens the potential for longevity, because, then of increased in-breeding. Tourism will also be negatively affected, because people will no longer visit to see the majestic wild horse. Please support the Wild horses and Burros. | Mar-20-2013 |
| For | Mar-19-2013 | |
| For | Mar-19-2013 | |
| For | I am from Texas so I doubt my voice/vote will not count. Nevertheless, I was elated to hear that Nevada legislators have agreed with the CHILDREN of Nevada to prevent free-roaming horses from being in danger of slaughter, I felt compelled to submit my comment simply to say, 'thank you' to the 2013 77th Nevada legislators for listening to the CHILDREN of your fine state. By making this agreement with the WH&B advocates and, mainly, Nevada's future generation; their CHILDREN...to protect thier majestic, magnificent wild horses, mustangs and burros from slaughter is an agreement you will never regret and the children will ALWAYS REMEMBER!!! | Mar-19-2013 |
| Against | I support humane treatment of all animals and dumping domestic horses in our arid habitat is cruel and abusive, pure and simple. Horses deserve better and the native wildlife can not compete with a starving 1000lb desperate abandoned farm animal. | Mar-19-2013 |
| For | Mar-19-2013 | |
| For | It is time for all Nevadans to get together and do something Positive for our horses. We all need to work together for their benefit. Let's be positive and find solutions that will keep these horses free and healthy. Thank you. | Mar-19-2013 |
| For | Mar-19-2013 | |
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| For | Mar-19-2013 | |
| For | Our free-roaming "wild" horses and burros are an important part of Nevada's Heritage and, as such, they need to remain on the range and be protected. | Mar-19-2013 |
| For | Mar-19-2013 | |
| For | They helped build this country. | Mar-19-2013 |
| For | Mar-19-2013 | |
| For | Mar-19-2013 | |
| For | voting to protect free roaming horses and burros | Mar-19-2013 |
| For | Mar-19-2013 | |
| Against | Mar-19-2013 | |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Americans are against slaughtering our horses. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | These magnificent American wild horses and burros have the right to be free! | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | We love our wild horses enough to put them on the Nevada quarter, but not enough to allow them to live in peace and harmony? Can't something be done before they're all gone? Please, please support legislation that will allow our wild horses to remain free forever. Thank you. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | SAVE THE WILD HORSES AND BURROS OF NV...FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL BLAME YOU FOR THEIR DEMISE. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Protect Nevada's horses. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | I believe our wild horses and burros need to be safe from slaughter and round-ups. They are part of what makes Nevada Nevada..So Please keep our wild horses and burros free | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
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| For | Keep the horses free and safe. | Mar-18-2013 |
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| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Please protect our free-roaming horses and burros as they are a vital part of our Western heritage and must not be slaughtered. Reserves must be created for their safety. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | STOP SLAUGHTERING HORSES! | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Of course I'm for protecting and respecting, and never abusing, traumatizing, rounding up or killing wild horses, burros, nor any other animals. Nature always seeks and finds balance when left alone by human interference. Please pass this Bill SJR1. | Mar-18-2013 |
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| For | We might not be the country we are today if not for horses, we should respect & protect them - someday we might need them again... | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | We honor the Wild Horse and Burros through art. We use the beauty of freedom they represent to make our state more appealing.It is our responsibility to live that truth and keep them free, show them respect, we may have surrendered our own wild spirit we dont need to punish what still has a chance to remain wild!!!! | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | While this is not the solution for saving our wild horses, it is a step in the right direction. "The Solution" would be to leave the wild horses ALONE in their homelands, our public lands, where they are supposed to be safe and wild. The BLM is wasting my taxpayer money on expensive roundups ($60,000 for the helicopter and $350 per horse rounded up and, then costly warehousing those unfortunate horses in expensive "long-term holding facilities" until sold at auction to buyers who ship our wild horses to brutal slaughter in Mexico or, Canada for human consumption by foreign countries (thanks be to God! Americans don't eat horses YET...) | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | The people are speaking...please get this done...IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO!!!!! GIT-R-DONE! | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Save these horses from slaughter and no more helicopters, it's not working the cost of choppers is ridiculous. try sterilization for a couple of years! | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | As proud Nevadans able to enjoy our heritage through these proud animals this bill needs to pass. They are in my yard daily almost year around and we have learned to appreciate them for what they are. Wild animals that need to be left alone as they have been for centuries. Who do we think we are trying to control them? Control will lead to the loss of this precious resorce. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | It is important to vote for the resolution to protect free-roaming horses and burros and encourage creation of reserves. Thank you-Lisa | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | YES PLEASE PROTECT OUR VATIVE HORSES AND BURRO'S | Mar-18-2013 |
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| For | Please continue to work with horse advocates to keep our treasured wild horses out of slaughter plants. Nevada needs the wild horses to help with our tourism revenues. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Preserving wild horses is very important so future generations can enjoy these free roaming horses in the wild. Please help protect them. Thanks | Mar-18-2013 |
| Against | Protect Free Roaming Horses. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
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| For | This is the right thing to do for all of Nevada's citizens. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Please pass this to protect Nevada's Wild Horses and Burros! They are an important part of our Heritage and are a true symbol of the spirit of Nevada !! Thank you for your vote and your time!! | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Please protect wild horses and burros, NOT for-private-profit (and cruel) cattle ranching. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | willd horses and burros should be preserved in Nevada | Mar-18-2013 |
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| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | We need to protect wild horses and burros from the real threat to their existence...mining and geothermal interests. The public needs to really understand that they are driven off of their land due to these interests and that it is really not about overgrazing. They are not being adopted after capture by the BLM mainly due to the high cost of feeding a horse. Perhaps a tax incentive for those of us who have adopted them would be a great help. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Please vote for the resolution to protect free-roaming horses and burros and encourage creation of reserves for wild horses and burros. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Protect wild horses. | Mar-18-2013 |
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| For | Keep wild horses wild...save the round up expenses, the feeding of wild horses..they have been feeding them selves for decades... | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | I am supporting the protection of our wild horses and burros in Nevada. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Protect our heritage...the horses and burros are a unique part of our living history. Thank you! | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | They are as much a part of our history as anything else in our area - Without the horse, the american western expansion would never have happend in the time frame it did. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Protect Nevadas wildlife (especially the horses and burros)now and forever!!!!!!!!!!! | Mar-18-2013 |
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| For | Please help protect this important living part of Nevada's heritage. | Mar-18-2013 |
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| For | Save our horses!!! | Mar-18-2013 |
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| For | I truly believe this bill should be passed | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | Our wild horses are our heritage, please don't slaughter them! It is an atrocity to kill such majestic creatures. | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | Mar-18-2013 | |
| For | I vote for the resolution to protect free-roaming horses and burros and encourage creation of reserves | Mar-18-2013 |
| For | vote for the resolution to protect free-roaming horses and burros and encourage creation of reserves | Mar-18-2013 |
| Against | Wild horses are thriving in Nevada. They are not in need of protection but in need of management. Their population numbers must be reduced to allow native species to prosper. Fenced "eco-sanctuaries" directly conflict with the idea of free roaming animals. Anyone who wants to enjoy wild horses can do that right now, just take a drive, take a picture, watch them run. We do not need to have a resolution to support them. | Mar-17-2013 |
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| Against | Mar-17-2013 | |
| For | Mar-17-2013 | |
| For | Please protect our wild horses and burros. The wild horse and burro act was put in place just for their protection yet the gov is ignoring the protection act and eliminating herds right and left! These animals are icons of this nation. A nation built on the backs of these animals. They need your help before they are only a part of some forgotten history book. | Mar-17-2013 |
| For | We enjoy visiting Nv but if the BLM is allowed to remove all the wild horses and burros, there will be no reason for us to ever visit again. We have spent money in your hotels, on food and in your casinos. Please protect our wild horses and burros. The land was given to them by the people and the government and yet the BLM who is supposed to be protecting them, is wiping out the herds and then guessing on how many are left on any particular HMA. We the people want them protected, not sent to slaughter. | Mar-17-2013 |
| For | Mar-17-2013 | |
| For | Love the wild horses. they are part of Nevada. | Mar-16-2013 |
| For | Mar-16-2013 | |
| For | Mar-16-2013 | |
| For | Please protect our wild horses and burros. | Mar-16-2013 |
| Against | We already have laws in place to regulate Ferrel horses and burros. The BLM needs enforce the laws and regulations we already have in place. | Mar-16-2013 |
| For | SJR1, a resolution in support of wild horses and burros, deserves your backing, not only in view of the inhumane, unethical, and arguably illegal practices being carried out by our government, at both the state and federal levels, but because the broader public, the will of the people of the state of Nevada, has the right to be heard, not just narrow economic interests that relentlessly lobby our leadership, pay for large chunks of campaigns and, in the end, wield undue influence over the greater course of events in our country. The people of NV deserve to have a voice! This is an issue whose time has come. Nevadans want the rest of the U.S. to know they support, respect, and value our wild horses and burros, and view them an a asset to our state. Pass for SRJ1! | Mar-16-2013 |
| For | I strongly support leaving the wild horses alone, and promoting ecotourism. I also support abolishing the bear hunt. | Mar-15-2013 |
| For | THese animals deserve our love and support. This bill needs to be stopped dead in its tracts and we need to take care of these beautiful animals - our country's ICONS. | Mar-15-2013 |
| For | When I was growing up in Reno, my hero was wild horse Annie. In her memory and my love for everything Nevada, I support any bill that restricts trapping, killing and capturing and moving wild horses. | Mar-15-2013 |
| For | Mar-15-2013 | |
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| For | Wild horses and burros should NEVER be rounded up for the purpose of slaughter. | Mar-15-2013 |
| For | Mar-15-2013 | |
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| For | Nevadans need to care for these animals. There are many organizations that are eager to step in and do this so that the government (Dept of Agriculture) doesn't have to. There are many private citizens who WANT to do this, and must be allowed to do so. The following was posted on the Washoe County website by me in December: If you saw a horse without food or water that was extremely skinny with its ribs showing, you would wonder why its caretaker or owner was neglecting it. Animal services might even get involved and fine (or even imprison) the owner for neglect. However, if the Dept of Agriculture is the caretaker, it seems this neglect is allowed. I don't understand. If the Dept of Agriculture doesn't wish to care for the wild horses, there are other organizations that are more than willing to do so. These organizations should be allowed to feed, water, administer medical care and birth control as needed. There could be an ACTION Committee formed that included these organizations and the Dept of Agriculture. We all need to WORK TOGETHER for the well being of the wild horses. | Mar-15-2013 |
| For | Mar-15-2013 | |
| For | There is great interest in seeing Nevada's wild horses and burros in their natural environment. Why not capitalize on that and give NV a boost in tourism beyond the world of gaming. Good for the animals and good for Nevada's economy-a win-win! | Mar-15-2013 |
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| For | I urge you to please pass this bill. | Mar-15-2013 |
| For | Please stand up and defend our mustangs and burros. They are part of our heritage and what many people who come to see Nevada hope to get a glimpse of. We have lots of room for them and should not be allowing unnecessary roundups and slaughter. The numbers have dwindled to a tiny group in the Carson City area and it is a sad day to think we in our own ignorance would allow this to happen to our symbol of the West, not to mention the grandchildren who will only hear stories and never see the beauty of wild mustangs running across a field. Areas that herds of 30 are down to 4 and I am saddened. Please pass this bill and protect the few that are left behind. | Mar-15-2013 |
| For | These beautiful animals need and deserve our protection | Mar-14-2013 |
| For | Please help to preserve this magnificent animals | Mar-14-2013 |
| Against | Mar-14-2013 | |
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| For | We have no wild horses or burros in our state, but I do support your state in caring for them and ensuring humane treatment and safety for this national treasure. | Mar-14-2013 |
| Against | My wife and I would be for this bill if verbage was changed to protect them up to appropriate management levels to meet the 1971 laws. | Mar-14-2013 |
| For | Tourism is still our #1 source of revenue. We need to continue to promote our unique tourism opportunities and project a favorable image to our "customers." | Mar-14-2013 |
| Against | Mar-14-2013 | |
| Against | Wild horses in Nevada are not natural and should not be taken care of by the taxpayers. | Mar-13-2013 |
| For | Mar-13-2013 | |
| For | Mar-13-2013 | |
| For | Thank you for standing up for the horses and burros of Nevada | Mar-13-2013 |
| Against | I support the conservation of wild horses and burros in Nevada, however, not at the expense of all other wildlife and their habitat. There needs to be a balance to all things in order to maintain the proper biological environment that all living things depend on. | Mar-13-2013 |
| For | Mar-13-2013 | |
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| For | I do not live in the state of Nevada, though remember going on vacation there with my parents when I was young. ( 50 years ago) I fell in love with the wild mustangs that instant. They have been in my heart ever since. I just thought I would let you know how much protecting them means to hundreds of thousands of other people all over this country. I know I'm one voice, but think I speak for so many that feel the same. The are a symbol of this country, of our west and it's heartbreaking what has been happening to them. I hope that this letter can give the horses a voice for their future. | Mar-13-2013 |
| Against | Plese vote against this bill and support the repeal of the 1971 law that caused this mess. | Mar-12-2013 |
| For | Please help protect a true Nevada living legend! The wild horses and burros of Nevada need the protection, especially the State horses and burros, to keep them from being sent to auction and potential slaughter. | Mar-12-2013 |
| Against | I would not be against this resolution if the wording "maintained at appropriate management levels" was incerted. Thank you | Mar-12-2013 |
| For | Please protect Nevada's horses and burros on public and private land. | Mar-12-2013 |
| For | Mar-12-2013 | |
| For | It's time our legislators support something that will solidify the position of a Nevada Icon, the wild horse. We are in short supply of cultural icons that can be embraced as family values and tradition, as a way of promoting our state. We have wild horses on the phone books and quarters, yet few legislators will stand to give us something to be proud of: A symbol that represents the wonder of Nevada and it's culture. Gambling and mining don't say this is a great place to raise a family. We need our elected officials onboard with this one! | Mar-12-2013 |
| For | I am proud of our wild horses and burros. Twice a year friends come out here to visit me and we all go wild horse viewing. My whole reason for moving to NV. is because of the mustangs and burros. PLEASE PROTECT THEM, KEEP THE HEARDS A VIABLE SIZE FOR GENETIC SURVIVAL AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. Establish a preservation plan/ reserve plans throughout the state | Mar-12-2013 |
| For | Please stop these barbaric practices. Tormenting animals for sport is NEVER okay and must be stopped. | Mar-12-2013 |
| Against | Mar-11-2013 | |
| Against | Since 1971 when this Act was first introduced, I have personally witnessed the devastation of land by wild horses and their lack of management. The decline of Wildlife is a direct result of the poor management of wild horses. | Mar-11-2013 |
| For | I strongly support the preservation and protection of our iconic wild horses and burros on public and private lands in the State of Nevada as living symbols of FREEDOM, the pioneer spirit of the West and AMERICA'S HERITAGE, as well as valuable natural resources and cultural assets. Furthermore, I support the development of wild horse and burro related ecotourism in the State of Nevada. And, I encourage the State Department of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements with local wild horse and burro advocacy groups pursuant to NRS 569.031 concerning wild horses and burros living on private lands that are under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Agriculture; and Encourage a SPITIT OF COOPERATION, collaboration and FAIRNESS among wild horse and burro advocacy groups, private land owners, the State Department of Agriculture, the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forest Service; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Vice President of the United States as the presiding officer of the United States Senate,the Speaker of the House of Representatives, each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, the Chief of the United States Forest Service and the Director of the State Department of Agriculture; and be it further RESOLVED, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage. | Mar-11-2013 |
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| Against | I love horses but oppose this bill. Horses need a loving and caring home. They are not wild animals and they did not evolve into their current domesticated form in our harsh arid ecosystem. Horses deserve a better life than to be abandoned to the desert. Native wildlife that evloved here should be our first priority. Stop the emotion and use modern science to manage our public lands, wildlife, and horses. | Mar-11-2013 |
| Against | Mar-11-2013 | |
| For | It is far past time to do this. The entire West, including our state of Nevada, was built with the help of these horses' ancestors. They need to be honored and cherished. | Mar-11-2013 |
| Against | While it is clear that wild horses are an important Nevada resource, unmanaged feral horse & burro populations are not in the best interest of the animals or the state. I oppose any approach that does not maintain the herds at Appropriate Management Levels. Furthermore the herds should not be managed as a priority species above native sage / range land inhabitants such as sage grouse (nearly endangered), Mule Deer & Antelope, to name a few. I ask that the BLM & USFS be forced to manage to the 1971 Act and subsequent amendment mandating the ecological balance with all other uses; and if necessary remove excess feral horses & burros. Please refer to the extensive studies completed in the Sheldon Wildlife Refuge showing excess feral populations do ecological damage. | Mar-11-2013 |
| For | Mar-10-2013 | |
| For | Wild horses and burros in our state need protection from being arbitrarily gathered and removed. These animals live best in the wild, undisturbed by Man. They have existed this way for many years before there was widespread human settlement of Nevada. It is Man who has intruded on wild animals' habitat, not the other way around. Man needs to respect wildlife rather than seek to unnecessarily disturb, control and destroy it. The recent removal of wild horses from the exurbs of east Carson City was a sad day for the community. Please protect wildlife when state agencies (Wildlife and Conservation and Natural Resources) charged with this responsibility in NRS 501.171 refuse to act appropriately. | Mar-10-2013 |
| For | Nevada needs to diversify and develop additional sources of income. Tourist already come to Nevada hoping to see our wild horses and burros, this should be exploited to the fullest. Instead of treating them like pest they can become a much needed revenue source. | Mar-10-2013 |
| For | I believe wild burros and horses should be left in their natural habitat. | Mar-10-2013 |
| Against | Reject this legislation, it would prohibit the BLM from removing wild horses and put our native wildlife in jeapordy. | Mar-09-2013 |
| For | Mar-09-2013 | |
| For | Wild horses and burros are a natural part of Nevada, and they should be treated with respect and protected. | Mar-09-2013 |
| Against | I am opposed to this SJR as written. I find it more reasonable if there were wording stating " at or within populations levels as had been determined at an earlier date 9 I.E. 01/01/1975. I can no taccept the levels at which they are today, as horses are infringing on all other wildlife through overgrazing and destruction of water sources. We need to require the BLM and USFS to maintain these animals at appropriate population levels as both BLM and USFS are required by law. | Mar-09-2013 |
| Against | Mar-08-2013 | |
| For | Please help our Horses | Mar-08-2013 |
| Against | Mar-08-2013 | |
| For | This bill should be passed because our American wild horses are soon going to extinct. This bill supports the preservation and protection of our iconic wild 4 horses and burros on public and private lands in the State of Nevada 5 as living symbols of freedom, the pioneer spirit of the West and 6 America’s heritage, as well as valuable natural resources and 7 cultural assets; 2. Supports the development of wild horse and burro related ecotourism in the State of Nevada; 3. Encourages the State Department of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements with local wild horse and burro advocacy groups pursuant to NRS 569.031 concerning wild horses and burros living on private lands that are under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Agriculture; and | Mar-08-2013 |
| Against | These animals need to be managed just like anything else. They disrupt our natural ecosystem. They are not 'wild', most horses that are in the wild are domestic horses that people dumped. They disrupt ranchers, hunters, and other animals that actually are native to this land. | Mar-08-2013 |
| Against | Mar-08-2013 | |
| Against | Abandoning horses to fend for themselves in our climate is animal cruelty. Nevada is not Kentucky, "The Bluegrass State". Nevada is "The Sagebrush State". We are the driest state in the union and not good horse habitat. There are no large horse farms in Nevada and there never have been. Water is at a premium and all wildlife suffer from a lack of water in the summer and potentially feed in the winter. Our native plants and small springs can not support 1000 lb beasts. Cattle ranchers have to haul water or drill wells for their stock during the summer and most ship them to better pasture or feed them in the winter. Nevada ranks very low amoung beef producing states because of our harsh climate, lack of water, and low yeild grazing land. Most states boast about how many cows can be raised per acre, in Nevada it is more of a matter of how many acres it takes to raise one cow. Conservation groups are constantly raising money and donating their personal time building watering improvements for wildlife and have built over 2000 to date. Who is going to feed and water these unfortunate creatures? | Mar-08-2013 |
| For | Mar-08-2013 | |
| For | Mar-08-2013 | |
| For | Mar-08-2013 | |
| Against | Feral horses and burro populations need to be controlled better in the state of nevada. A few places in the state could have these inbred horses for people to view ecotourism. But the rest of the state suffers from over population. Wildlife is run off of water by these large herbivores. Bighorn sheep that have been around Nevada for 30,000 years have to compete for limited resources. Degradation of spring and riparian areas effect spring production as well as directly effecting the pocket book of the rancher in Nevada. Please support sound management of horses in Nevada and take the food stamps out of the horses mouth. | Mar-08-2013 |
| For | I want to protect our wild horses and burros and keep them in the wild. | Mar-08-2013 |
| For | Wild horses are a living symbol of the West. Whenever I have company from out of town, the first question I get asked is , "Where are the wild horses?", or something similar. Tourism in general uses them as a symbol for Nevada, pick up a tourism brochure and you'll see them in there. They're even on the back of the quarter for Nevada and on our local telephone directory. They should be kept free and wild as they have always been! | Mar-07-2013 |
| Against | We are not running out of unwanted horses. Every time the price of hay goes up or another "Horse Lover" decides to set his pet(s) free the free roaming herd grows by another 100 or 1000 starving members. This is not wildlife management, heritage preservation, or the prevention of animal cruetly. This is stupid, cruel, ignorant emotion pure and simple. People dumping horses should be charged with animal cruelty and these poor animals should be saved from abuse and given caring and loving homes. America should see this what what it really is. | Mar-07-2013 |
| For | These animal; wild horses and burros are going to be extinct....it is not right, for us to remove because of special interest groups. Perhaps, for once, consider, they do belong here and are part of natural world that so desperatley needs better care of - this is not for tomorrow, this is for 20, 40, 100 years from now. We need to protect them, not band them because they are in our way of exploitation of our natural resources. | Mar-07-2013 |
| For | THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT ON THE BACKS OF HORSES THE DESERVE RESPECT AND FREEDOM NOT SLAUGHTER OR CONFINEMENT. THEY ARE NOT FOOD AND DO LESS DAMAGE TO NATURAL LANDS THAN CATTLE DO. | Mar-07-2013 |
| For | for Heavens Sake, save our horses before they're all gone. I don't care if they're "indigenous" or not, they are a symbol of the American West. We couldn't have settled the West without them. We owe it to them and future generations of Americans to give them a place in the wild to live in peace. | Mar-07-2013 |
| For | Mar-07-2013 | |
| For | I support preserving wild horses and burros in Nevada and encourage eco-scanctuaries in our State. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | I would like Nevada to preserve our wild horses and burros. The ranchers cannot have all the rights to the land. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | It would be really nice if we could preserve part of the NV Mystique Culture by allowing these wild creatures to roam freely like the burros do in Death Valley CA...instead of allowing their harvesting for dog food... | Mar-06-2013 |
| Against | Mar-06-2013 | |
| For | I live in the Virginia City Highlands and enjoy the natural wildlife found there. There is no need to slaughter these animals and they contribute to the natural beauty as well as keep the natural grasses at a manageable level. Without these horses the cheatgrass and other flamable grasses would take over and create a huge fire hazard. There are no other grazing animals found in the wild where I live. Just small numbers of deer. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | Mar-06-2013 | |
| For | This bill must be passed. It is time we consider these animals an asset to Nevada rather than allow the BLM to round them up and ship them off to holding tanks. They could generate revenue for the state when left in their wild state. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | Mar-06-2013 | |
| For | This bill would help preserve the last few herds we have and give our grand children, public & people from all over the world to see our icons of the WEST. It would help give jobs, our economy in our state. This is a positive, logical reason to pass this bill. The state of Nv. have the mustang on the coin, on our road ways. We have them on most everything we advertise. These magnificent animals deserve to be saved and live on. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | Do we want to get tourism back into Nevada where they can gamble at night after they view what we have to see besides gaming? Yes, we do want not only the gamblers but the ones that want to see our history, sites, and WILDLIFE. Yes, it is true that they do want to see wildlife especially our National Heritage wild horses! And it is not only tourists from within the states but ones from Europe and elsewhere! I've been up in Virginia City in stores hearing tourists, yes tourists from out of state wanting to see the mustangs. We can capitalize on them to bring in the tourism to see them like North Carolina and the ones on an island there. They don't do the damage to land as much as the cattle and the sheep do. We need our tourism badly. President Nixon assigned them the National Heritage bit. Those horses ancestors gave their lives for our freedom during the Civil War for the north, Indian Wars, Spanish American War,World War One and World War Two. Some are even right now are serving the U.S. on our northern and southern borders. So, protect them from being killed or landing up in long term places being baby sat with costs. There is enough space, land, food for cows, sheep, deer, and the horses and other wildlife. Please protect them from extinction. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | Mar-06-2013 | |
| Against | The people of Nevada always do their part and I am sure they would not mind having 2% of the feral horses if the other 49 states took 98%. For Nevada to play host to over 50% is a burden on our natural resources and seems highly unfair. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | This bill is a no-brainer! The wild horses need our support, they need to be and stay where they are, in the wild, and the BLM needs to butt off, especially in this state where it seems to have the cruelest, most inhumane BLM people. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | I live in Virginia City Highlands and love the wildlife that is present, especially the wild horses. They are a very unique part of life for us here. They also help to keep the wild grass and other fire hazards down since there are no other grazing animals naturally present in our area. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | Mustangs are as American as we are! I realize that there is claim that horses are not native to America ( even though they recently discovered proof that modern horses where here before the new country was discovered) but ok lets put that aside. The simple fact that they where here before America was born makes them American. Horses are loving animals and given half a chance most mustangs can adapt to anything a modern horse can, they have proven themselves over and again. I believe the bottom line on "removing unwanted horses" boils down to the mighty dollar. These horses are being rounded up and sold into slaughter because the horse meat market is in trouble, thus drug free horse meat is bringing a dollar amount that has BLM drooling. Just one more excuse for them to think they need to abolish our wild horses!! Keep our herds safe with HONEST control of herd sizes that can be as easy as gelding and controlled breeding, not slaughter! I am in the process now of moving into NV and would be heart broken if the horses where not part of this iconic landscape | Mar-06-2013 |
| Against | Wild horses and burros in Nevada are a non-native, destructive and invasive species. They have been allowed to completely dominate the landscape in areas where they reside, destroying key habitat for other species and monopolizing precious water supplies needed for all wildlife. They have to be managed just like any other species of animals and right now they are grossly mismanaged. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | Wild horses and burros are a national treasure in our natural habitat. | Mar-06-2013 |
| Against | Do not support this gonernment waste any longer. Send a statement to Washington DC that Nevada has had enough of this abuse of our native resources. Tell the federal government to repeal the 1971 law that caused this mess in the first place. Save the $100,000,000.00+ we spend each year by repealing the law. People that want to raise horses should be required to do it on their own land at their own expence. Open a slaughter house for horses in Nevada and put people to work cleaning up these invasive pests. We do not have the money, water, and habitat to house America's feral horse fantasy any longer. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | END YOUR ABUSE OF HORSES!!! AND YOUR CRUEL, BACKWARDS WAYS! | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | These Wild Horses have as much right to the range as do all other animals | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | Protect our Horse and Burros. No Abuse. Ban Horse Slaughter. Stop the nightmare transport of our horses across the border to a torture death. Stop the illegal horrific roundup of Our Horses on our Public lands by our Govt and others using our Tax dollars. Our horses are suppose to be PROTECTED not KILLED. SHAME ON OUR GOVERNMENT. Our horses are the symbol of the "American Free Spirit", guess we will all be History soon with our Govt leaders in charge. Extinct. | Mar-06-2013 |
| For | Burros and wild horses here in Nevada deserve the respect, support and protection to live freely in their environment as much as the human residents deserve the same. To treat them otherwise is inhuman and the sign of a society that does not appreciate the freedom and beauty of wild life, and is indicative of a sickness and disease of those who want their removal. As a voter I remand that my legislative representative vote in favor of this bill. Thank you. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Wild horses are part of America's heritage. I love visiting Nevada on vacation and photographing them. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Please STOP the roundup and killing (kill buyers) of wild horses so that more stupid cows (and wealthy ranchers) can cover our public lands. I want horses, not cows, to cover our public lands. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | PLEASE HELP SAVE THE SANCTITY AND FREEDOM OF AMERICA'S BEAUTIFUL WILD HORSES. THEY REPRESENT AMERICA'S FOUNDING. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL, FREE AND DESERVE TO REMAIN SO. THEY DO NOT DESERVE TO BE ROUNDED UP AND PUT UP FOR ADOPTION, ONLY TO WIND UP IN ABUSIVE IGNORANT HOMES OR WORST YET, RUN THRU SLAUGHTER. PLEASE KEEP OUR WILD MUSTANGS AND BURROS FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | I am very strongly for this bill being passed. This is an issue that is not only know to Nevada, but also there is a public outcry from many people in many states that are humane people to pass this bill and STOP THE CRUELTY. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Kudo's to Nevada for protecting their cherished equine. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | The American Wild Horses and Burros in Nevada is a living treasure and tribute to the hard fought freedom for the State of Nevada. The People of Nevada are not oppossed to standing up for their beliefs and heritage. Horses have and will always be a part of the great Silver State reflecting off the badges of the first areas of law and the art of the Natives. Horses were there free and fast and furious. To cage a eagle is the same sin as to pen a wild horse. We already must hang our heads in shame over the ruthless roundups and the purported slaughter of over 17,000 of these icons sold at $10 a piece, less than a box of garbage bags to the kill mills of Mexico. Who would have thought that after The Alamo we would drg wild horses to Mexico for dog food in China....Please listen to the wild Cowboy and Women in your hearts....You hear it ,,,Set our Wild Horses free an dprotect them like your grandfathers did and show them the pride we have. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | I agree with supporting our wild horses and burros in Nevada. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | People WORLDWIDE come to see the wild horses. Why not use them for tourism? | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Not only are the wild horses and burros part of our culture and history, they attract tourism! People love the site of a wild horse and will come to see them. They deserve our protection. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | At long last a positive resolution concerning these wonderful presences in the state of Nevada. In spite of all the lies put out by their traditional enemies, these are returned native species that restore the ecosystem, build the soils, disperse many seeds of many species. They enhance the natural life community. Add to this their great beauty and universal appeal, and we see a real boon to the state of Nevada. Let's break the grip of the narrow minded, greedy and selfish people who are so stuck in the past and stuck on their own backward ways, by recognizing all that is truly positive about these wonderful animals being themselves. Let's learn to share the land and freedom with such as them. Not only will we be doing them but ourselves a big favor! | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | this is a well thought out solution that is current to the times we live in, and I totally support it. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Wild Horses and Burros should remain protected under federal law.The state department should work professionally and respectfully with all wildlife advocates. | Mar-05-2013 |
| Against | STOP ROUNDING UP OUR WILD HORSES...PLEASE | Mar-05-2013 |
| Against | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Nevada's wild horses and burros are treasures and should be treated as such. They could be an economic boon to the Nevada economy if delt with properly. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Please help support Mark Manendo on this bill. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Please save our beautiful horses!!! My husband and I moved here mainly because of the beautiful Wild Horses and we moved 2 retail stores away from California to Northern Nevada. We pay taxes and have employees... Please don't ruin this beautiful way of life! We don't want to have to move again!!! | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | The Wild Horses are one of the main reasons we moved our family and our two businesses to Northern Nevada in 2004. We don't want to become like California. Please support our Wild Horses and the way of life we need to keep in place in Nevada! | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Less costly to taxpayers than round ups and more humane | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | It's time we stand up for our wild horses and burros | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | WHY CAN'T PEOPLE SEE THE BENEFITS OF SAVING OUR WILD HORSES AND BURROS? TOURISTS STOP ON 6-MILE CANYON ROAD TO VIEW THE WILD ONES & APPRECIATE THEIR FREEDOM AND IF THERE COULD BE AN AREA OR 2 FOR SOAKING UP THE NEVADA WILD WEST ... ALL YOU NAAAAA SAYERS COULD MAKE MORE MONEY ON OUR HERITAGE. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Please save the Nevada taxpayer some money by managing the wild/feral horses and burros in a humane and cost-effective manner. No more helicoptor round-ups, no more penning where injuries and illness occur rapidly. Maintain the HMA with adequate forage and water and allow these animals to be part of Nevada's wild heritage. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Save the wild horses and burros. I believe in HMAs and managing them...please do not ZERO out. They are a national symbol of FREEDOM! | Mar-05-2013 |
| Against | $40,000.000.00 plus and counting!!!! This is just for food for the wild horses that have been rounded up. So we are paying to keep them alive after they have destroyed wildlife habitat and theirs. This is one issue that doesn't have a checks and balance. Its an endless pit for something that nobody wants!!! If they want to save the horses then adopt them and feed them yourself. These mustangs are the "BULLY" of the playground. They won't let any other wildlife eat or drink from water holes.I have trail cam pictures to prove they won't let ELK into a water hole. I for one don't want to see any wildlife go extinct or be over populated but come on now its not like they opnly live a few years!!! Many have been know to live well past 30 years and some into their 40's. China finally had to limit the number of births but this wild horse and burro tragedy is a poster child for a government agency that had no game plan. I say adopt or send them to the processing plant where everything gets used. Horse meat is table fare in some countries...I don't think the homeless would object. Horse hair is used for strings to musical instruments, hides are used for leather products. I say cull out the weak and diseased and turn the healthy ones loose after some sort of birth control. All this has got to be cheaper than the wasted money that was spent today and yesterday and the day before...... | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| Against | Nevada should not be the dumping ground for unwanted and abandoned horses. No other state has been forced to endure the damage they cause as much as Nevada. They are not wildlife and are not welcome in Yellowstone, any national park, any wildlife refuge, or on private property. They are managed by the BLM as part of the US Department of Agriculture because they are feral farm animals turned loose by ranchers and suburban horse lovers when they tired of them. In 1971 an ill conceived law dumped them on the public dole and our federal lands. 100s of millions of dollars have been wasted and millions of acres have been damaged because of this government boondoggle. Stop this madness. Round them all up and remove them from our public lands. Offer them up for adoption and send those that are not adopted to slaughter as soon as possible before we waste any more money, native habitat, and wildlife. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | please support the wild horses and burros in nevada, we have a unique situation in nevada, specifically in the Virginia Range area to become a modle for the rest of the contry to follow, please give the advocates time and support to bring good positive results to the table | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Wild Horse's should be kept on our lands as Wild,for everyone to enjoy, not in a pen, and not in our markets | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | The wild horses & burros need protection from so many sources of exploitation! I am always amazed at the argument they are not a native species....and humans are???? They were here long before any humans came around. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| Against | I do not support treating wild horses and burros in Nevada like a protected species. they are an invasive specie and should be managed in a fashion that allows local governments, range officials, and wild life biologist to prescribe harvesting or capture in order to minimize their impact on wildlife habitat and water sources. Horses are very territorial and drive other wildlife away from water sources and directly compete for food with native species. They also require large quantities of water and I have witnessed the extensive damage they can do to a spring or water hole. These animals are pretty, but it doesn't give them a free pass to destroy and out compete native species. Thank you. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| For | Even if they weren't a golden goose for TOURISM, these animals are worth preserving as Native wildlife. Please note that the "science" designating modern horses from Nevada natives is from 1735. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | We are so lucky to have these Wild Horses here in Nevada and I express support for and protection for the horses and burros. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Wild horses and burros are a state treasure for us. We should appreciate them and urge others to do so as well. | Mar-05-2013 |
| For | Mar-05-2013 | |
| Against | I am opposed to SJR1. I believe that the wild horse and burro population in Nevada is out of control and is hurting our native wildlife and economy.The wild horses and burros wreck mule deer winter ranges and compete with all wildlife for feed and water often aggressively.Spending more money on these animals is an abomination.The wild horses could be better used as a food source for homeless people or export to other countries as they view horses as good table fare.This would create a positive cash flow situation rather than the money pit it has created.Sucking millions of taxdollars to support a non native species that is destroying our ecosystem. All of this to satisfy the emotional needs of special interest groups.Please bring some reason to this situation.We need to lower spending on programs like this nt increase it. | Mar-05-2013 |
| Against | Mar-05-2013 | |
| Against | What is next, eco-tourism for feral pigs, feral cats, or the Norway rat? Feral-Free Roaming-Abandoned Horses are not native to Nevada. They do not contribute to the native ecosystem. They are self-perpetuating pollution left behind from the over grazing destruction of the Sagebrush Steppe Ecosytem that was allowed in the late 1800s. This rape of our native range land must stop. The history and heritage of ranching can be viewed in movies, at rodeos, and in museums without America sacrificing its indiginous wildlife by allowing these relics to devour every blade of grass from Sacramento to Salt Lake City. Please remove these invasive pests by whatever means possible as soon as possible. | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | Wild horses and burros are feral and do not need the state sport. Wild horses and burros are departmental to Nevada's native wildlife. Sage grouse is a native wild animal that state should be helping. | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | The mismanagement of wild horses in this state is a travesty. The ongoing damage to native ecosystems continues as money and resources are squandered in incredibly nonsensical fashion. This is a prime example of not paying attention to science. Horses are treated like golden calves while less charismatic species such as native shrubs and grasses are ravaged, watersheds and soils are traumatized beyond belief and now we have a bill that canonizes these pathetic creatures. Yes I said "pathetic", in many of the poorer habitats in this state they are hanging on by a thread,day to day existence competing for water from damaged springs and forage from compromised plant communities that are also hanging on and on the verge of collapse. 40,000 head of these animals are standing around in the midwest and elsewhere being fed at taxpayer expense to the tune of millions of dollars. Simply because of misguided people that stop them from being used, or at least euthanized. If nothing else amend this bill to say that these things need to be managed at appropriate management levels that are supported by science. (AML) | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | No amount of political tricks can change a feral invasive pest into a wild native species. Please defeat this attempt to place these loose and abandoned horses above our native wildlife. | Mar-04-2013 |
| Against | Mar-02-2013 | |
| For | Feb-28-2013 | |
| Against | Feb-28-2013 | |
| Against | The horses need to be managed to the AMUs set by the BLM and other agencies to ensure the lands where the horses inhabit remains viable and productive not only for for the h9orses but for Wildlife as well. | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | This Joint Resolution encourages inter-agency cooperation between governmental and private entities. As written, it appears to be an attempt to fairly manage and take advantage of the presence of wild horses in Nevada. While I completely agree that "invasive" non-native species must be carefully managed, horses and burros present a unique challenge. Their roles in the building of the West cannot be downplayed or ignored. At some point, species WE have brought to the continent must be acknowledged as having a permanent place, even after having supposedly outlived their usefulness. Technically, dogs, cats, and non-Native American people are also non-native species, so in all fairness we have a responsibility to balance the needs of the creatures we brought here with the native lands they inhabit. This Joint Resolution seems to support actions that will do that. | Feb-27-2013 |
| Against | The horse situation is out of hand and we don't need to make it worse. | Feb-27-2013 |
| For | Feb-24-2013 | |
| Against | They are FERAL animals that destroy the natural springs and ripirian areas. They should be removed. | Feb-20-2013 |
| For | Feb-18-2013 | |
| Against | Wild horses and burrows are becoming a predator in the Nevada outdoors. I have hunted in northern Nevada for over 20 years and noticed that wild horses and burros are destroying the food needed which our game animals to survive. Instead of support we need to work on management tactics so all animals have the resources needed to survive. | Feb-17-2013 |
| For | ecotourism is a wonderful way to raise funds and support wildlife that draw me to Nevada | Feb-16-2013 |
| For | Feb-16-2013 | |
| For | Feb-15-2013 | |
| For | I am in complete support of SJR1 submitted by Senator Manendo. We in Nevada have a unique opportunity to provide the wild horses and burros of the west a safe, protected home where they can thrive and be valued by tourists from around the country and the world. People pay substantial money to come to Nevada now to get a glimpse of the 'wild west'. We should not back away from this opportunity and instead embrace these creatures and what they stand for. Proper management of the herds and access to them can be easily converted to tourist dollars. Protect our wild horses and burros - they deserve our respect and protection. | Feb-15-2013 |
| Against | Feb-13-2013 | |
| Against | Feb-11-2013 | |
| Against | The government has been trying and failing miserably to manage wild horses for many years. They do not provide revenue or value to this state. In fact they destroy revenue and value of the state by overgrazing rangeland that would generate substantial revenue from livestock grazing. Think with your head and not your hearts people. | Feb-09-2013 |
| For | Protect this unique assest of our state. | Feb-08-2013 |
| Against | Horses are not native to North America. They crowd out the native deer and elk. I recommend a hunting season for Horse, like that of deer and elk. | Feb-08-2013 |
| For | Feb-08-2013 | |
| For | Feb-06-2013 | |
| Against | Feb-03-2013 | |
| Against | AGAINST; Vote NO. Wild horses are NOT native to Nevada. Wild horses are a burden and threat to the ecosystem; they destroy habit necessary for native wild game and rightful livestock grazing. | Feb-02-2013 |
| Against | The wild horses are not natural to here. They infringe on land use. Manage them with an oversight agency where ranchers can herd them up and sell them. Proceeds to be used for ranchers time and all other monies for use in natural resources not animals left union tended. | Jan-30-2013 |
| For | The system used to manage wild horses and burros is broken and has been for many years. How much longer do these animals have to suffer? How many more voices need to be heard in protest against the way they are managed? Wild horse advocacy groups, as well as individuals, have been trying for years to draw the attention to the horrific conditions used in managing the horses and burros. Are they not being heard? Perhaps a few interpreters are needed because these voices are no longer coming from just US citizens, but they are coming from all around the globe. Tourists have written the Governor stating they will no longer visit until changes are made to improve the conditions for these animals. Have they not been read? How much tourism money can the state afford to lose? How many videos and/or pictures showing animal abuse while they are being managed must be presented in order for action to be taken? Obviously everything thus far has not been enough for the government. Tell us; tell the world, what is needed for there to be a change in the right direction? How many more stallions should be pulled from their bands? How many more foals should be separated from their Moms? How much more bloodshed from these animals must there be in order for our government to take positive action? | Jan-30-2013 |
| For | Jan-28-2013 | |
| Against | Jan-27-2013 | |
| For | Wonderful idea! Creates active involvement by the public and private sectors to promote Nevada's wild horses and burros as a tourist attraction and preserve native wild herds. | Jan-27-2013 |
| For | We are in great need of more constructive solutions to wild horse and burro management in Nevada. The BLM has shown its inflexibility and indifference to citizen concerns. | Jan-27-2013 |
| For | Jan-27-2013 | |
| For | Jan-26-2013 | |
| For | Who wouldn't be for protecting a natural resource found in Nevada? As a resident I feel it is extremely important to protect and preserve these links to our immediate past. | Jan-26-2013 |
| For | It's about time!!!! Absolutely I support this!!! | Jan-26-2013 |
| For | I ASK THE USA TO SHOW A KINDER ATTITUDE TO THE WILD MUSTANGS. SEN. MARK MANENDO HAS GREAT PLANS WHICH WOULD WORK. THANK YOU. | Jan-26-2013 |
| For | Jan-26-2013 | |
| For | It is well past time that we protect our wild horses, symbol of our state. Reigning in the ranchers wouldn't hurt any, either. | Jan-25-2013 |
| For | Jan-25-2013 | |
| For | They are part of our heritage as a nation. They are truly American Icons and need to be supported in every way we can. Thank you Sen. Manendo! | Jan-24-2013 |
| For | Jan-23-2013 | |
| For | Jan-23-2013 | |
| For | We need to have this bill passed to protect our wild burros and wild horses that have helped us create America. They have earned the right just as much as any other to live free and protected on the soils of America. This is a step in the right direction. | Jan-23-2013 |
| For | I am in support of this 100% | Jan-23-2013 |
| For | The Virginia Range wild horses, actually all of the wild horses and burros are iconic symbols of the west....and more specifically iconic of Nevada! Please provide an environment of cooperation between the state & the public! | Jan-23-2013 |
| For | All members of the NV Legislature should support this resolution. Wild horse advocates are ready, willing and able to care for the wild horses and preserve them for future generations. They are our Western Heritage and deserve better treatment than they are getting now. | Jan-23-2013 |
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| For | Jan-23-2013 | |
| For | Returned native species, wild horses have lived and thrived naturally in the wild in Nevada for hundreds of years. They are an integral part of the land and landscape. Wild horses are an asset to "eco-tourism" and as such, ought to be protected and preserved. BLM has failed to implement the most basic tenets of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. It's time to relieve them of that responsibility, and place these icons of the west into more capable and competent hands. Thank you for your consideration. | Jan-23-2013 |
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