Meet Madeleine: Equine Rescue on the Grandest Scale Makes Her ABC's Person of the Week
I wanted to turn the television off this week. Enough, enough with the bad news about the economy. But one story kept me hanging in there, through the disgust over Detroit CEOs in their private jets, through the forgiveness shown to Joe Lieberman, through the news (you call this news?) of Madonna's divorce and another Rosie spat.
Madeleine Pickens wanted to save all the wild horses in the BLM's holding pens, I reported earlier this week.
In just a few days, that headline morphed into a real possibility. The BLM is now seeking funds from Congress to cancel the mass execution of the unwanted mustangs and instead keep them housed until Madeleine's million-acre sanctuary can be ready.
The New York Times congratulated Madeleine this week in a rare editorial. Today, ABC News made her "person of the week". I suggest the media drops her sub-title ("wife of....") and show this long-time Thoroughbred breeder and animal advocate the respect she deserves.
Thank you, Madeleine!
Labels: ABC, BLM, Fran Jurga, Madeleine, Pickens, The Jurga Report, wild horse mustang
posted by Fran Jurga @ 11/21/2008
5 comments
5 Comments:
God bless you, Madeleine.
This is a great thing and I don't mean to sound like Mr. Doom & Gloom, but it occured to me while watching the video: Won't this sanctuary eventually have the same problem with overpopulation? On a million acres it might take quite awhile, but surely someday that point will be reached. What then?
Hi Nick, Not quite a full house...
You didn't get the complete story because I am still working on it and NBC didn't mention it. She plans to geld and use birth control.
I'll be posting about the "rest of the story" in a few days.
fran
Great, I'm glad to hear that. I look forward to reading the rest when it's posted. =)
Bless you Madeleine-just when I had almost lost hope fopr the human race you came along and renewed my faith. Pam C
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