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We spoke with Dr. Gray Stafford at the Wildlife World Zoo and discuss the difference between animal rights and animal welfare. He also explains how that difference pertains to exotic animals in human care.

While visiting the Wildlife World Zoo in Arizona earlier this year we caught up with Dr. Grey Stafford, an animal trainer and zoo advocate for over 30 years. He shares the importance of zoos to animals in their care and in the wild. You can learn more about the Wildlife World Zoo here: https://wildlifeworld.com/

Ventura County Wildlife Corridor Ordinance 30% OF VENTURA COUNTY IS FACING PROHIBITIVE AND DANGEROUS REGULATIONS – THE VENTURA COUNTY WILDLIFE CORRIDOR AND ITS IMPACT – MORE THAN PUBLIC LANDS In January 2017, in a 3-2 vote, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors advised the Planning Division to study potential new restrictions and regulations covering 420,000 acres, approximately 30% of Ventura County. This includes 164,000 acres of both public and private property that cuts through the heart of Ventura County, naming it the Habitat Connectivity and Wildlife Movement Corridors. Then, in August of 2018, the County of Ventura proposed to add additional restrictions and regulations. NEW REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS WILL DEVASTATE LOCAL FAMILIES AND FARMS AND RESTRICT PUBLIC USE The Ventura County Supervisors plan to create a Habitat Connectivity Wildlife Corridor Overlay Zone which imposes a myriad of new regulations and restrictions for landowners. Within that zone they would identify additional overlay areas and title them “Critical Wildlife Passage Areas” that includes even more restrictions. Essentially Ventura County properties could be subject to 3 sets of zoning regulations: • The base set of zoning regulations depending on category for example, residential, commercial, rural, agricultural • The Habitat Connectivity and Wildlife Movement Corridor zone • The Critical Wildlife Passage Areas The impact of this on landowners and the community will be devastating. The new restrictions and regulations on both public and private property encompass: • Fencing, installation or replacement • Lighting, installation or replacement including removal of existing lighting no longer permitted under the conditions of the new ordinance. Other lighting restrictions will be enforced including height, direction, color and hours • Eliminating non-native invasive plants • Restricting vegetation removal, including fire prevention and mitigation measures • Designation of wildlife passage areas across farmland with no scientific studies • Building of new structures and fencing on properties in the Wildlife Passage Areas would require environmental analysis or setting aside half of the land to revert to its natural state for wildlife habitat • Awarding the Planning Director the discretionary power to control (and even deny) every aspect of basic property improvements that are not specifically exempt from the ordinance • Requiring land owners to undergo a full environmental analysis of projects including, houses, barns, lighting and fences before approval • Expanding the size of “surface water area buffer zones” rendering many properties virtually unusable • Conditional Use Permits will be in jeopardy of non-renewal once they expire • Preventing land owners from making improvements or rebuilding property like fencing, barns and homes if damaged by fire or other natural disasters YOUR VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD – ATTEND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING If you are concerned about this proposed Wildlife Corridor, the changes that will be made to existing zoning, the new restrictions and regulations imposed on landowners and the threat to public safety, your voice needs to be heard. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH AT 1:00 PM MAIN BOARDROOM, COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, HALL OF ADMINISTRATION 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura For additional information about the meeting: Chris Collier 805-766-4444 - chris.collier@rinconstrategies.com EMAIL YOUR CONCERNS You can also send an email to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors expressing your concerns: clerkoftheboard@ventura.org LINKS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Wildlife Corridor Regulations: http://colabvc.org/wildlife-corridor/ Updated Ordinance 1-31-2018: http://colabvc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HCWC-Draft-Ordinance-Planning-Commission-Errata_Att-1-on-1-30-19.pdf Link to Wildlife Corridor Map: http://colabvc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Regional-Wildlife-Corridor-Ventura-County-South-Half.png Link to find your property on the Ventura County Website: https://rma.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=92c5352af22a44a3a99dd41aa1b8d567

Thank you Big D Blankets for your support of the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity! http://www.bigdblankets.com/

Thank you Zoetis for your support of the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity. For information about their Equine Immunization Support Guarantee: https://www.zoetisus.com/products/horses/equine-immunization-support-guarantee-program.aspx Information about the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity: http://protecttheharvest.com/wild-spayed-filly-futurity/

Thank You Priefert for Your Support of the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity

Thank you Priefert for supporting the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity. Information about Priefert products: https://www.priefert.com/ Information about the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity: http://protecttheharvest.com/wild-spayed-filly-futurity/ Information about the Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity: https://www.renosnafflebitfuturity.com/

Coming Soon! The Wild Spayed Filly Futurity Episode 4 is coming soon to RFDTV. In this episode watch all 12 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity trainers show in their own reined cowhorse division during the 2018 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno, Nevada. Make sure to watch Episodes 1, 2, and 3 - All can be found on our Protect The Harvest website under the Initiatives - Wild Spayed Filly Futurity Tab and on our YouTube channel. ***Air Dates and Times to be Announced*** For more information about the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity presented by Protect The Harvest and for links to Episodes 1,2,and 3: https://protecttheharvest.com/i…/wild-spayed-filly-futurity/ They can also be found on our Rumble Channel. Come join us in Reno, Nevada this September to watch the next set of Wild Spayed Filly Futurity fillies compete!

2020 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity/ Warm Springs Tiger Lilly #4795

2020 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity/ Warm Springs Blackberry Bell # 4941

2020 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity/ Juniper Jane #4294

2020 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity/Cold Springs Henny Penny #4430

2020 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity/ Hot Toddy # 4329

2020 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity/Warm Springs Windy Wildfire # 4912

2020 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity/Warm Springs Winnie #4875

2020 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity/ South Steen's Stickers #4550

2020 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity/ Cold Springs Jackie 0 #4512

2020 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity/ Ginger Snap #4338

One of our most successful initiatives so far has been the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity. This program was inspired by lawsuits filed by animal rights extremist groups against the BLM for proposing to incorporate spaying as a tool for population management of wild horses on the range. In response, Protect The Harvest stepped in to offer an opportunity to show that spaying is a viable and humane option. The program also shows the athletic and dynamic ability of wild horses to hopefully encourage more adoptions. In its inaugural year, Protect The Harvest arranged for the purchase and spay of twelve selected rangeland fillies. These fillies were offered for sale at the 2017 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity. They sold with an invitation to compete in their own reined cow horse division at the following Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity. Winner of the competition received $25,000 dollars sponsored by Lucas Oil. The fillies competed in all three of the reined cowhorse events: herd work, rein work, and fence work. The event was a huge success and is continuing in its third year now. Since that inaugural event, the program has garnered national attention for its unique approach to wild horse and rangeland education. Additionally, we produced television episodes that aired on RFD TV in 2018 and 2019 that followed the fillies from the beginning of their training to the competition in Reno. These episodes received some of the highest Nielsen ratings for the network and are now available on YouTube and other television networks. Beyond having one of the largest audiences in recent years at the Reno coliseum, the program also reached millions of people over the course of the year. Further proving the program was successful at bringing the public’s attention to the animal welfare crisis on American rangelands. https://protecttheharvest.com/initiatives/wild-spayed-filly-futurity/

Wild Spayed Filly Futurity Episodes 3 and 4 - COMING SOON DATES AND TIMES TO BE ANNOUNCED WSFF - EPISODE 3 Episode 3 features all 12 of the Wild Spayed Fillies as they arrive to compete in Reno, Nevada. Hear from the trainers about how they are coming along in their training progress and watch them get ready to show. WSFF - EPISODE 4 Episode 4 follows all 12 of the Wild Spayed Fillies and their trainers as they compete in the 2018 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity in Reno, Nevada. MAKE SURE TO CATCH UP ON EPISODES 1 AND 2! Episodes 1 and 2 can be viewed on the Protect The Harvest Rumble Channel. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WILD SPAYED FILLY FUTURITY: http://protecttheharvest.com/initiatives/wild-spayed-filly-futurity/ LISTING OF FILLIES AND THEIR TRAINERS: http://protecttheharvest.com/initiatives/wild-spayed-filly-futurity/meet-the-2018-fillies/ #WSFF #RSBF #RenoSBF #RenoSnaffleBitFuturity #WildSpayedFillies #Horses #WildSpayedFillyFuturity #Mustangs #RenoNevada #Reno #ReinedCowHorse

Keli's Gotta Gun - 2018 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity Check out Keli's Gotta Gun and her trainer Justin Jones. She will be competing in the Reno Snaffle Bit Wild Spayed Filly Futurity on Friday September 14 @ 7pm. She'll be available through Parnell Dickinson Consignments on September 15th begining @ 1pm. See Keli's story and trainer info @ http://protecttheharvest.com/wild-spayed-filly-futurity/3130-kelis-gotta-gun/ Keli and Justin were featured in the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity Episode 1l. Information about the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity: http://protecttheharvest.com/wild-spayed-filly-futurity/ Information about the Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity: https://www.renosnafflebitfuturity.com/

Three Fingers Holly - 2018 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity Check out this cow pony/mustang! This is Three Fingers Holly and her trainer Lance Johnston. She will be competing in the Reno Snaffle Bit Wild Spayed Filly Futurity on Friday September 14 @ 7pm. She'll be available through Parnell Dickinson Consignments on September 15th beginning @ 1pm. See Holly's story and trainer info @ http://protecttheharvest.com/wild…/3934-three-fingers-holly/ Holly and Lance were featured in the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity Episode 2

Join us on September 14th, 2018 for the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity! Twelve selected fillies were offered for sale at the 2017 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity. These fillies are invited back to the 2018 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity to compete in their own division for a $25 K purse. The twelve fillies offered in this special event were selected from the Three Fingers, South Steen’s and Beaty’s Butte herds. The goal of the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity is to showcase the significance and abilities of these resilient, tough and beautiful horses. It will also demonstrate their trainability and hopefully encourage more people to consider a horse from our American rangelands. A second and very important goal of the program is to help find economical, safe solutions in controlling the numbers of horses on American rangelands which will allow people to appreciate them in a healthy, balanced environment in the wild. These fillies will be for sale on September 15th in Reno at 1 p.m. PST You can find more information on our website: http://protecttheharvest.com/wild-spayed-filly-futurity/ The Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity page also has regular updates on the fillies and their progress in training: https://www.facebook.com/RenoSnaffleBitFuturity/

South Steens Sweet Raven - 2018 Wild Spayed Filly Futurity Check out South Steens Sweet Raven. She will be offered for sale at the Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity Horse Sale on Saturday, September 15th after she competes in the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity on September 14th in Reno, Nevada. To learn more about Raven and her trainer, Jill Pierre: http://protecttheharvest.com/wild-spayed-filly-futurity/3763-south-steens-sweet-raven/ Raven was featured in the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity Episode 1. To learn more about the Wild Spayed Filly Futurity: http://protecttheharvest.com/wild-spayed-filly-futurity/ Information about the Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity: https://www.renosnafflebitfuturity.com/

Take a look @ Beatys Butte Betty B and her trainer Matt Zimmerman! They will be competing in the Reno Snaffle Bit Wild Spayed Filly Futurity Friday September 14th @ 7pm. "Betty" will be available through Parnell Dickinson Consignments on Saturday September 15th beginning @ 1pm. Betty's Story was featured in Episode 1 on RFDTV for more information on her trainer and view her story check out Episode 1