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Article – Research: John Cox, M.A., Communications

Over the past decades Wild Horse Advocacy has failed the Wild Horses. The same can be said about our government agencies, that have been placed in charge of Wild Horses to manage them under “Prescription by Law,” as a priority living upon our Public Lands. Once again, these are agencies that have failed the Wild Horses’ tremendously – and no doubt have wasted, unnecessarily, $-Billions of taxpayer dollars while doing so – all the while3s ge3neraqting lie after lie to cover up their fraudulent activities. . .

We are at a point, in Wild Horse Advocacy, where we either have to do something much different, and correctly & with truth, or sit back and allow Wild Horses to be experimented upon, as well as be exploited by those who secure their profits through exploitation of them – and the Wild Horses soon extinct; which means, they were sacrificed for temporary profits – nothing more nor less!

Concerns over our environment, within our ecological habitats, have also been neutralized; or, changes to be made to correct the situation – ignored. The struggle centers around the two most significant forces of Public Lands degradation – wrongfully;

1. The government mostly focused on the ever-growing world population; and,

2. The drive for worldwide industrial and agricultural development.

Both debates continue, unabated. . . i.e., as further Commercialization of our environment and ecological habitats is not, nor, ever has been a resolution. History shows us this fact very well, yet ignored.

The pressing threats to our biosphere, lands & water, seem to be closely linked with the mis-functioning of our present world economy, which supersedes anything else that had transpired in our nation’s history. There is no doubt that the situations of resource extraction, production, and consumption, all play a significant and dramatic role in the outcome of something as innocent as Wild Horses and wildlife, which has become the “sacrificial lamps” of today – and we can include taxpayers as well, who bear the burdens of taxpayer money misspent, or our health sacrificed. Both explain the sacrifices, and environmental costs of it all.

Make no doubt that these issues are complex, and must be brought into sharper focus by such situations that you and I, as Wild Horse Advocates, are taking part within, and realize a more active and participating role is required – in saving Our Wild Horses and Wildlife. It is our “not-taking” an active role, that inhibits corruption exponentially, in both government and within non-profits. The Wild Horses and Wildlife lose. . .

The fact is, and just as in human development, accountability and transitions into transparency must take effect. The acceptance of false narratives, false information, fake non-profits (although, paid-off by government grants to indirectly support the lies of Wild Horse Overpopulation’s), fake government agency Wild Horse Heard counts attempt to simply show us all, an overpopulation exists; when indeed, the statistics alone the BLM produce out of their false information and manipulated and bad data, makes it quite obvious that no overpopulation exists, whatsoever.

Horse advocacy has been neutralized. The need for profits by nonprofits, run parallel with the outright lies from government agencies – and both responsible for the safety and well-being of Wild Horses, but do not render such. Evidence? They have none (i.e., no credible evidence), and never had any for 20+ years now. This becomes a challenge for Wild Horse Advocates. Once again accountability and transparency of corrupt entities within our realm of Horse Advocacy – must be accomplished. There are so many fake nonprofits stating they exist, in whole, to save the wild horses. But the only thing that has developed from them, as history shows us very well, is profits from those unaware of this history of facts — and support their trivia and garbage-in garbage-out science, and in 20 years plus – “no horses” have been saved by them whatsoever. Many of these WH non-profits now receive in excess of $2 to $4-million dollars yearly.

There is no doubt that Wild Horse Advocacy people must wake up – and stand up for Wild Horses and Wildlife; although, both challenging in today’s environment of illiterate people (ADM – DoE 2023 Research find a 54% illiteracy level in the United States – those who cannot read, or understand what they read, or read at a grade school level), conduct their own advocacy by bias and joining hateful groups against both Wild Horses and Wildlife. We need to work, you and I, and as Advocates, toward a domestic or national and global objective, to save not just our environment – but Our Wild Horses and Wildlife, and on a global scale. This ultimate diversity, will save our environment and us, as cohabitants on this planet.

The truth is, when I say nothing has been done “proactively” to protect our nation’s Wild Horses, and we can say the same on a global scale, as well, I mean little to nothing has developed within a “proactive analytical” nor within a “policy-making system” that can identify trends, which assist to anticipate problems and address causes instead of symptoms.

Whereas, we see government policies begin to change – but in what direction? Serious questions need to be asked, and the leadership of these initiatives and developments that we see ongoing today i.e., fertility programs that are more based on more experimentation than reality – which makes a tremendous amount of money for the participants – are simply not innovative programs, nor approaches to a program based on any type of reality – nor credible research. Nothing happens from these types of programs, despite their false-narratives and claims of resolutions developing. There are “no resolutions” developing at all.

The challenges that we face today demand a concentrated, and not just a domestic effort, but an international effort. We do not need experimentation on fertility programs in order to enhance industry any further, nor commerce. We can define our ability to respond to the challenges we face by demanding, as taxpayers and the actual people that own this land – as our government is not a separate entity, they are there to represent us – thereby, we need truthful research done by qualified people, and not the fakery and the deceptive who exist today in Horse Advocacy, who simply imagine themselves as research people, but indeed are not, and remain unqualified to do so – and yet. . .

So, the dilemma becomes the fact of how we respond as a group of Americans that are concerned about our Public Lands, about Our Wild Horses, and about our Wildlife. Our conduct must be comprehensive, and not fraught with liars, those who conjure up false-narratives to obtain profit, or those who are so brainwashed by corruption to achieve comfort within their bias, or complacency within their belief system or perception. How well we present ourselves is very important. Our government does not like organized–truth, and do not know how to contend with it, at all.

What we need is “sustainable development” to be achieved through honesty and integrity, as Americans should do. This type of growth can play a leading role in this entire effort, and doing so requires a virtual, well integrated environmental and wildlife research and development system. Many of us look upon government, unfortunately, and their existing federal environmental research and development infrastructure, which was basically built for another time and for a set of issues that no longer correspond to today’s problems.

If the federal government is to provide the scientific-resources and leadership that a national and global Wild Horse / Wildlife Process requires, then a careful examination and rethinking of its research and development effort is essential. The same with Wild Horse Advocacy, where experience counts, and not just academic processes — or, that lack real-life experiences — but indeed, can create resolutions; nor, experience from bias, or mind-sets developed out of ignorance, fakery, sales, and hearsay – but rather truthful sound & credible data-based information, and truth in statistical data, which, only then we can depend upon to make future appropriate decisions.

Sustainability is within our Grasp. . .

Article Written by John Cox, M.A. Cascade Mountains

There are things, mostly corruption and misinformation to support it, going on constantly in the Horse World. To say the “exploitation of horses is nothing more than greed,” in this case “correct”. So, let’s meander out in the pasture, start talking about Cloned Horses.

I am aware, through experience, half of “cloned foals” have issues at birth; in which, the major problems are weakness and maladjustment, contracted tendons in the front legs, and enlarged umbilical remnant, some of which required surgical removal. In this area, I am also aware that Two foals died, one from pneumonia and one from complications after anesthesia.

In one report . . “.50% of live-born cloned foals had some health issues, also included neonatal maladjustment, contracted front legs, and enlarged umbilicus, which some were resolved with medical care.” It was unfortunate that of that 50%, 30% of owners could not afford medical-care at that level (nor did they know they bought a Cloned-Horse), which means, they were either “Put-Down” or pastured-only. . .

Right now, cloned-horses are not allowed to compete in either Thoroughbred or Quarter horse races, despite the tremendous numbers that are cloned-genetically, of these particular breeds. However, Arabian horse races allow cloned-horses to participate – and the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (i.e. Olympics, et al.) also permits cloned-horses . . .

Now I can confront more issues, and I discover that not just health problems exist in cloned-horses, but suddenly the ugly-head of “slaughter” plays a very extravagant part in this discussion, as well as ethics, morals, and issues concerning what it is we all are sacrificing to venture into such extravagance.

I take issue in the fact, beyond ethics, that horses go “unchecked” in the slaughter industry. Not only does this show us “deprivation” of intellect and ethics, but greed is so outstanding in this controversial cloning of horses’ subject, that the confidence of those in charge making these decisions, are compromised – neutralized. Bias decision-making a normal situation here, and may the general public be damned, as far as these people concerned – that is, as long it is not one of them sickly from the unidentified meat product . . . So when one of them have to choose between health issues or profits? Simple decision for them — Profits, of course.

It may seem a subjective shame to lose some of Our Nations Rare Equine Breeds. The “reality” that Wild Horses perform an environmental function which no other species, nor other wildlife can accomplish alone (although, we do find through credible research, Diversity and Moderation in Population Dynamics, in areas – on a natural basis, works to enhance sustainability within our environment) and is a Natures’ answer to Sustainability — yet, ignored.

Indeed, the environmental function of some rare-breeds, such as the overall genetics and diversity of Wild Horse Herds, has decreased significantly with the mechanization of agriculture. Even the management of small farms and ranches, to which the rare breeds of plow-horses – or, of the logging industry as well, for example, made significant contributions and especially the dynamic of environmental-health was respected rather than denied (as industry disrespect’s Nature today, primarily for monetary exceeding standard profits), can nowadays be undertaken by other methods.

Thus, although governments’ may face legal obligations under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) to promote biodiversity, the ethical imperative to do so by subjugating the welfare of individual animals to the desire to preserve an equine breed is simply ignored.

So, what is my objective here? I understand the Quarter Horse Association has found so many “Cloned-Horses” registered in their files, that they have stopped looking – Interesting — As when I read their article I seen they were hinting at a 40% of their (i.e. then) registered-base of Quarterhorses’ already did exist, and made the excuse no one told them they were cloned-horses – Interesting – since that particular organization supports Slaughter of Horses, as well, as a necessity, here in the United States, and, ironically, due to the ever-present overpopulation of domestic and wild horses present in the United States. Ignorance? Bias? Totally lack caring about horses, other than too exploit?

I also see, other organizations have done so, as well. At the level of False-Narrative’s, we are told there are so many horses out there, throughout our Country, that Horse Slaughter cannot be denied. This is what I refer to as False-Narrative – or bullshit at its worst, because we are all led to believe there are over-populations, at every level, of horses in the United States. And now they clone them . . . It is time that business take a subordinate-place in our World, in order to save our world and us, at the same time, from these types of exploiters.

There is a lot of information out there, on Horse Cloning. I suggest people read more, as watching a video, just as in any subject today, is limited, and normally upholds commercial aspects of life in general, rather that factual-details of truth. Read and know what it is your looking at, as that, indeed, is what will save America, Our Wild Horses and Wildlife, and our World. And oh yes — Us as well.

Horse Cloning serves all of us, as a good example, on “How – Not – To Go About Business!” And keep in mind, I am just hitting the tip of the iceberg, of this particular subject.

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