14 July 2010
Media Contacts: 
Anne Novak
Tel: 415-531-8454
Makendra Silverman
Makendra@TheCloudFoundation.org
Tel: 719-351-8187
Media Advisory
Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order So Wild Horse Suit Can Be Heard
BLM Directory Abbey’s attempt to resume roundup prior to hearing blocked
Reno NV (July 15, 2010)—The Cloud Foundation learned that United States District Judge Larry R. Hicks yesterday granted an immediate injunction preventing continuation of the Tuscarora Wild Horse Roundup in NE Nevada by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) until further order of the court. Cloud Foundation Herd-Watch Program Coordinator Laura Leigh filed a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to halt the already fatal Tuscarora Roundup in Elko County Nevada on July 12. One dozen wild horses, including three foals, have died as a result of the BLM’s July 10 roundup of 228 animals staged on private land with public oversight prohibited. Originally BLM Director Bob Abbey suspended the roundup until July 18 but the court learned late yesterday that Abbey had authorized roundup crews to resume the removal operation eight hours before the scheduled hearing. Based on this change in BLM’s position, Judge Hicks granted Leigh the TRO.
The hearing for Laura Leigh v. Ken Salazar (3:10-cv-00417-LRH-VPC) will be held Thursday, July 15 at the US District Court, 400 S. Virginia Street in Reno, beginning at 2:30 p.m.
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Links of interest:
Court Order Granting Injunction http://bit.ly/doc10LeighvSalazar
‘Herd-Watch: Public Eyes for Public Horses’ http://bit.ly/9Wvh58
Grass Roots Horse http://www.grassrootshorse.com/
Restraining order sought - AP article http://bit.ly/TROsought
Tuscarora Mustangs fenced out of water http://bit.ly/Livestockfences
Roundup Schedule- updated July 12, 2010 http://bit.ly/roundupschedule
Disappointment Valley... A Modern Day Western Trailer- excellent sample of interviews regarding the issues http://bit.ly/awFbwm
Fact Sheet on Wild Herds & The Salazar Plan http://bit.ly/bfdX1y
Wild Horse and Burro Act http://bit.ly/a7hOeS
Link to this press release online http://bit.ly/LvSinjunction
Past Cloud Foundation press releases http://bit.ly/TCFpress
Photos, video and interviews available from:
The Cloud Foundation ~ Makendra@TheCloudFoundation.org
The Cloud Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to the preservation and protection of wild horses and burros on our Western public lands with a focus on protecting Cloud's herd in the Pryor Mountains of Montana.
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