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Distemper outbreak kills wild horses at Herriman center By brandon loomis The Salt Lake Tribune Published Oct 19, 2010 07:07PM Updated 3 minutes ago Updated Oct 19, 2010 07:58PM Federal wild-horse managers are suspending adoptions from their Herriman center and placing a quarantine on about 500 horses because of an equine-distemper outbreak. Eleven horses have died — some on their own and some from euthanasia after being badly stricken — and two or three dozen more show signs of the upper-respiratory infection, said Gus Warr, head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Utah wild-horse and burro program. An outbreak happens about every year, Warr said Tuesday, but this one is unusual in the number of animals it is sickening at once. The BLM is separating the sick horses and working to disinfect their areas, he said. The agency plans to monitor all of the horses for 30 to 45 days to see if the outbreak is over before resuming adoptions. “We’re just asking that the public be patient with us,” he said, noting that some probably already have picked out horses. “We have a lot of horses we’d love to get adopted, but they’ll have to wait a month or so.” State Veterinarian Bruce King said equine distemper is common, and he sees no reason for south-valley horse owners to be alarmed. Most domestic horses have exposure to the bacteria when young and gain antibodies from their mothers’ milk, he said, but the wild horses, which the BLM rounds up from its ranges, lack immunity. “Here you’ve got horses on the desert, spread out, not much contact with each other, and you bring them in and congregate them together [where] there may have been some other horses that had this infection,” he said. “You bring this [unexposed] population in, and they get infected.” The infection causes lymph node swelling under the jaw. King said it can debilitate some horses, forcing them to the ground. If they remain off their feet for hours or overnight, they suffer muscle damage caused by their own weight, he said, and euthanasia becomes necessary. King recommended the quarantine to the BLM. He said privately owned horses that don’t have close contact should not face a heightened threat. Some horses are vaccinated against distemper, he said, although there is no requirement for it. The wild horses are vaccinated before adoption, but about 200 have arrived from roundups in the past month and were not yet immunized, Warr said. That may have been a good thing for some of them, he said, because the vaccine does not become effective immediately. The stress from going through the chutes and receiving the vaccine could have contributed to more deaths among those infected. The quarantine also may affect the next round of horses scheduled to arrive at Herriman. If the outbreak persists into December, Warr said, the BLM will send horses from a southern Utah roundup to another state instead. A VictoryAs of today the large, flashing electrical warnings signs for wild horses are back up in the Mound House - Centenial Park area! Good job everyone!
Information on Carson City Protest
Below is the original email. Willis has also provided a website link that will be updated regularly. Virginia Range Horse Roundup and Protest Information We have been informed that Governor Gibbons has issued a directive for the Nevada Dept. of Agriculture to go around and pick up Virginia Range horses. Obviously he had no interest in cooperating with the local communities to solve the problems of horses being lured into neighborhoods, but he's going to protect his Deputy Chief of Staff's unfenced bogus hay field that is luring horses across US-50. It looks like the lame duck Governor is going to try to pull off as many horses as he can in the waning days of his tenure in office. There are laws that address how the state is supposed to remove and dispose of Virginia Range horses. These are laws that the governor's buddy Tony Lesperance, Director of Agriculture, conveniently ignores. Presently there are five Virginia Range horses up for sale at the Fallon Livestock Exchange for which the required legal notices of capture and sale were never published and which went to the auction yard without the required brands. Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto, who is charged with the responsibility of enforcing legal conduct among state officials, unfortunately runs an agency that appears to have no interest in dealing with corrupt practices by state officials that have gone on for years. Therefore corruption in the NV Department of Agriculture continues. A number of advocates will be "patrolling" areas where horses are likely to be trapped and will document trapping operations by taking photographs and submitting them, along with reports, to the local news media. Area horse groups are planning a demonstration outside the Attorney General's Office, 100 N. Carson St., Carson City on Wednesday, October 20, between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. The theme of the demonstration will be "No Blind Eye to Corruption." It is hoped that the Attorney General, who is up for reelection, will take notice of public opinion and do her job and stop holding the public to one set of standards while she holds state officials to lesser standards. All concerned advocates are encouraged to attend the demonstration. Please remember that we conduct safe and sane demonstrations in Nevada's State Capitol and we respect other citizens with whom we share the sidewalk. As a result we have good relations with local law enforcement that we wish to maintain. Signs are permitted and some will be provided. If you bring your own signs please remember that this is a Virginia Range horse issue, not BLM. I mention this so motorists and the media viewing the demonstration won't get confused. Additional details can be found at (web address) and this information will be updated as needed. Carrol Abel has agreed to be a point of contact for advocates who wish to attend the demonstration and need more specific information. She can be reached at mailto:hiddenvalleyhorse@yahoo.com or 775-461-2121. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE DEMONSTRATION but wish to help, you can register your concerns with the following individuals whom we feel really need to hear from you. Office of the Nevada Attorney General: 775-684-1100 email- mailto:aginfo@ag.state.nv.us Governor Gibbons: 775-684-5670 http://gov.state.nv.us/Contact_Us_NORTHX.htm Nevada Department of Agriculture: JoAnn Mothershead 775-738-8076 Tony Lesperance 775-353-3613 email- mailto:tlesperance@agri.state.nv.us Other Contacts: Fallon Livestock Exchange 775-867-2020 mailto:fla@phonewave.net Please mark your calendars to make calls and send emails at least one day this week! Thank you. WARNING: The image in this post may be disturbing to some viewers. PLEASE CROSS POST WHERE APPROPRIATE WILD HORSES: Carson City Protest Planned DATE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010 WHERE TO MEET: WHERE ARE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE BEEN HELD BEFORE (NEVADA LEGISLATIVE BUILDING) IN FRONT OF THE BIG CLOCK TIME: 11:00 AM - 1:00 P.M. (PLEASE COME AT LEAST ONE HALF HOUR EARLIER) CONTACT PERSON: CARROL ABEL - HiddenValleyHorse@yahoo.com - 775-461-2121. Carrol Abel has agreed to be a point of contact for advocates who wish to attend the demonstration and need more specific information. If all goes well, we will actually be demonstrating outside the Attorney General's Office (which is directly across the street from the governmental buildings - 100 N. Carson St., Carson City) The theme of the demonstration will be "No Blind Eye to Corruption." It is hoped that the Attorney General, who is up for reelection, will take notice of public opinion and do her job and stop holding the public to one set of standards while she holds state officials to lesser standards. All concerned advocates are encouraged to attend the demonstration. Please remember that we conduct safe and sane demonstrations in Nevada's State Capitol and we respect other citizens with whom we share the sidewalk. As a result we have good relations with local law enforcement that we wish to maintain. Signs are permitted and some will be provided. If you bring your own signs please remember that this is a Virginia Range horse issue, not BLM. I mention this so motorists and the media viewing the demonstration won't get confused. Additional details can be found at (web address) and this information will be updated as needed. This is what is happening to our Virginia Range horses! Virginia Range Horse Roundup and Protest Information We have been informed that Governor Gibbons has issued a directive for the Nevada Dept. of Agriculture to go around and pick up Virginia Range horses. Obviously he had no interest in cooperating with the local communities to solve the problems of horses being lured into neighborhoods, but he's going to protect his Deputy Chief of Staff's unfenced bogus hay field that is luring horses across US-50. It looks like the lame duck Governor is going to try to pull off as many horses as he can in the waning days of his tenure in office. There are laws that address how the state is supposed to remove and dispose of Virginia Range horses. These are laws that the governor's buddy Tony Lesperance, Director of Agriculture, conveniently ignores. Presently there are five Virginia Range horses up for sale at the Fallon Livestock Exchange for which the required legal notices of capture and sale were never published and which went to the auction yard without the required brands. Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto, who is charged with the responsibility of enforcing legal conduct among state officials, unfortunately runs an agency that appears to have no interest in dealing with corrupt practices by state officials that have gone on for years. Therefore corruption in the NV Department of Agriculture continues. A number of advocates will be "patrolling" areas where horses are likely to be trapped and will document trapping operations by taking photographs and submitting them, along with reports, to the local news media. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE DEMONSTRATION but wish to help, you can register your concerns with the following individuals whom we feel really need to hear from you. Office of the Nevada Attorney General: 775-684-1100 email- mailto:aginfo@ag.state.nv.us Governor Gibbons: 775-684-5670 http://gov.state.nv.us/Contact_Us_NORTHX.htm Nevada Department of Agriculture: JoAnn Mothershead 775-738-8076 Tony Lesperance 775-353-3613 email- mailto:tlesperance@agri.state.nv.us Other Contacts: Fallon Livestock Exchange 775-867-2020 mailto:fla@phonewave.net Please mark your calendars to make calls and send emails at least one day this week! Thank you. |
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