Nevada Governor Becomes a Horse Hero

On June 17, 2013, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill paving the way for the State of Nevada to enter into cooperative agreements with organizations to humanely manage mustangs under the State's jurisdiction. Primarily these horses live in the Virginia Range near Reno.

Deniz Bolbol from the American Wild Horse Preservation Group attended the signing ceremony with representatives of local wild horse advocacy groups. The Preservation representatives: "We look forward to working collaboratively with local and national organizations to put in place a humane management program for the Virginia Range horses and prevent them from being removed from their homes on the range."

I wrote to the governor:

"Thank you with all my heart for signing the bill to improve the lives of wild horses.
They are as American as you and I.  They belong to our heritage and our ideals of freedom. They share with us co-habitation on this planet, our only home. 
Your enlightened action is an invaluable example of the kind of approaches we need to take as we become stewards of life -- for the sake of all of us and for our souls."