Nevada BLM Roundup Case Dismissed

A lawsuit aimed at preventing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from conducting wild horse gathers at the Calico Mountain Complex Herd Management Area in Nevada failed on May 24 when a federal judge dismissed the case.

The suit claimed that the gathers violate the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 because they endanger the lives of the animals. The act protects mus

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A lawsuit aimed at preventing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from conducting wild horse gathers at the Calico Mountain Complex Herd Management Area in Nevada failed on May 24 when a federal judge dismissed the case.

The suit claimed that the gathers violate the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 because they endanger the lives of the animals. The act protects mustangs and burros from harassment, capture, or death, and places the animals' management under (BLM) jurisdiction.

Judge Paul Friedman of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., dismissed the case on grounds that plaintiffs In Defense of Animals, ecologist Craig Downer, and author Terri Farley did not have the legal standing to bring the suit. Friedman also ruled the case moot because the Calico gather ended earlier this year.

The dismissal was the latest in a series of court actions brought by In Defense of Animals, Downer, and Farley asking the court to stop the BLM from gathering mustangs from the Calico complex and relocating them to holding facilities elsewhere. In December, the animal advocates sought a federal court order to halt a scheduled Calico complex gather. The roundup took place on schedule in February after Friedman declined to stop it

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Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

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