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Dutch Flowers

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Just here for the Kitty Kats and the Puppers, nature and the flowers, living the life on the West Coast of the USA

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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Blue Zeus is still streaming on Prime, for those who have it. Please tell everyone you know to watch the documentary. It is making a ton of difference in raising awareness and helping people understand the issues facing our wild horses and burros.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Getting the story of #BlueZeus out into the world is one of our biggest accomplishments. At the heart of it is the love story between these horses, which has done more to show in a real way the sacred bonds mustangs form and what a crime it is for the BLM to tear them apart.
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Dutch Flowers @dutchflower.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wild Horses: How Blaming "Decades of Mismanagement" Lets The Trump Administration Off the Hook suzanneroy.substack.com/p/trump-wild...
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Wild Horses: How Blaming "Decades of Mismanagement" Lets The Trump Administration Off the Hook
From gutted budget protections to a pending regulatory rewrite, the administration's anti-wild horse agenda is a freight train moving at warp speed toward America’s wild herds.
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Tim @twm1958.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Tonight's dinner is catfish 🦈 that I picked up a local restaurant. 😋 It's a southern thing. 😃 #TimsFineDining
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
2/ It’s been a big year for our advocacy and education. We have gained 30,000 new followers since #BlueZeus and the NYT article dropped. We will not stop bringing it back to one horse, one life to save. Today, that was Steve. He’s coming home.
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Blue Zeus The Movie @bluezeusthemovie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
All new 2027 Blue Zeus Calendar is ready for pre-order! All proceeds go to the ongoing care of all our rescued equines. When open, the medium is 17” x 11”. The large is 22.5” x 14.5”. Calendars ship in late September. www.skydogranch.org/skydog-store...
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A lot of people promote themselves as wild horse experts, but Chad Hanson really is one. He’s the real deal and we owe him such a debt of gratitude for taking part in the movie.
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quiltgirl57.bsky.social @quiltgirl57.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Morning Joe talked about the article for about 45 seconds this morning.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
4/ Federal law strictly prohibits the BLM from using taxpayer funds for any sale that results in commercial slaughter, but they find ways around it by using middlemen to do their dirty work.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
3/ Following months of providing documentation, combing through BLM sales records, and monitoring BLM placement events and kill pens, Skydog is proud to see these urgent findings brought to national light by the New York Times.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
2/ The report confirms that the federal program is actively funneling thousands of federally protected wild horses and burros directly into commercial slaughter pipelines.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
1/ We call on Interior Secretary Doug Burgum for an immediate suspension of the BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Sale Authority program following an investigation published today by Dave Philipps #nytimes.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
1/ Bess and (Bumble)Bee spent most of their lives wild. What a huge shock to be rounded up, confined, and dumped in the slaughter pipeline without enough to eat. In safe hands now, they will be turned out with a band of seniors, including Mabel, when they have put on weight and recovered.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
6/ We always want our rescues to have a companion so they don’t head into their new lives alone. Anything left over will save another mustang we have our eye on. If any of our larger donors want to reach out to me to help a 2nd horse get on our trailer, we would love your help!
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
5/ Advocacy is an important part of our mission, but we keep on reaching in to save one mustang ir burro at a time. There are dozens in kill pens right now and the border is opening back up for horses to ship to slaughter. Let’s help Elwood.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
1/ Fundraiser for Elwood. A #wildhorse from New Pass Ravenswood NV. Born wild and free 19 years ago, now in a kill pen in Oklahoma ! He’s horribly thin and also sick, so we have to get him to a vet hospital. To donate: bit.ly/3I1ucWT
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thank you to the kind people who donated for Elwood, an exceptional senior #mustang. He’s actually been in the vet hospital for weeks. I didn’t introduce him sooner as it was touch & go for him. He had severe kidney failure and was on an IV and many meds to save his life.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Dave’s book “Wild Horse Country" is a beautifully written history of wild horses. He reveals how the BLM cycles every 10 years to a different program designed to funnel as many mustangs to slaughter as they can, until they get caught. Well worth a read!
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
5/ Early wild horses carried the dun factor. Multiple studies in equine genetics have shown that this gene played a role in camouflage and survival. It helped them avoid predators in harsh environments by allowing them to blend into dry and open landscapes.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
8/ You can also leave comments on his social media pages, even on posts that aren’t about wild horses or burros. On Instagram and Twitter: @SecretaryBurgum / Facebook: Secretary Doug Burgum
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
6/ Strike the word “knowingly” from sales agreement prohibitions. Countless buyers and repeat offenders claim they “didn’t know” they had sold BLM mustangs or burros for slaughter. The BLM has added a few more words to the agreement, but this is no improvement.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
1/ Want to do something to help #wildhorses and #burros? Please contact Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum and demand suspension of the BLM’s use of Sale Authority to funnel huge numbers of mustangs into slaughter pipelines.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
2/ Raise the sale price: Sale Authority allows the BLM to sell wild horses for $25. Ownership transfers immediately to the buyers, who then flip the animals for their meat price of $500-$750. This incentivizes people to buy federally-protected horses cheap to turn a large profit.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
3/ Ban Repeat Offenders: Our investigation over the last 1.5 years (which we shared with NY times) documented networks of buyers doing this repeatedly, even after they had been reported to the BLM. It is a violation of the sales agreement they all sign. The BLM must ban them.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
4/ Prosecute Buyers Who Violate Sales Agreement. It is a federal offense for buyers to resell wild horses and burros for slaughter after signing the sales agreement that says they won’t. The BLM has the authority to take action, but does not do it.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
5/ Reclaim any mustang or burro sold to kill pens within 6 months: We reported groups of Sale Authority mustangs and burros in kill pens 8 times since March 2025 and none of them were reclaimed. Some shipped to slaughter, even after the BLM assured us they would not.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
When #BlueZeus arrived at Skydog, I told him that his capture and rescue would change things for other wild horses and I really believe it has! If you have not seen the documentary, you can stream it on Prime. #bluezeus #wildhorses #wintersrock
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Skydog’s mission statement from its founding has been 50% rescuing #wildhorses from kill pens and BLM holding corrals + 50% educating and raising awareness for wild horses. In the Year of The Fire Horse, we made that happen in a bigger way than we could ever have hoped.
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This movie could not have come at a better time, hot on the heels of the #NewYorkTimes investigation in to wild horses shipping to slaughter under this administration. So please comment below asking @primevideo.bsky.social to release it in more regions.
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Suri Crowe 🥷7️⃣ @suricrowe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
i have been investigating the BLM wild mustangs corruption scheme for years. sunday at 12pm EST i will be live on substack chatting with my friend and one of the leading experts on this tragic situation. please join us! substack.com/@suricrowe/n...
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
4/ Notice they say wild horses live “alongside native wildlife”. They want the public to believe that they are non-native and “feral”. It’s how the BLM diminishes their value to justify removals. If you watch the movie Blue Zeus, you will see the horse evolved in North America.
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Tory Jam 🇺🇦 🕊️ @toryjam.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today Pashtet turned 4 years old. He's having a wonderful kitten life! He received his traditional special treat and a new toy!
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Tim @twm1958.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Ladies and gentlemen. Place your bets. Will it be a floofy black panther 🐈‍⬛️ in the window? Or a wild baby bobcat? 🐈 #CatsOfBlueSky #CatsAreFamily
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A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
North Korea is good. Canada is bad. Coal is good. Solar is bad. Measles is good. Vaccination is bad. Child rapists are good. Childcare is bad. Pointless wars are good. Universal healthcare is bad. Anyone supporting the unrelenting chaos of the #GOP deserves zero respect. #RemoveTrump
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Tim @twm1958.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🤣🤣🤣 This is your best yet my southern brother! 🤣🤣🤣
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I am thrilled to announce that our feature-length, award-winning documentary BLUE ZEUS is now streaming on Prime! Available for rent or purchase - and please get High Definition (HD) if you buy it - I will be joining the international audience watching it this weekend! -#bluezeusthemovie
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This is the story of a #wildhorse named Blue Zeus, who lost his freedom and family - and became a legend. Watch it on Prime www.amazon.com/Blue-Zeus-Ro...
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Front page of the #newyorktimes today. Thank you, NYT, Dave Philipps, and Erin Schaff for bringing government-sanctioned animal cruelty to national attention.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked The Pentagon Papers exposing the lies told to the public about the disastrous Viet Nam war, forever becoming a hero in history. Now... someone PLEASE leak #TheEPSTEINFiles & end the biggest coverup scandal of all-time! 🙏
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Melanie D'Arrigo Is Correct.......
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Marty Orzio @martyjo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Tallarico had a smart and funny promotion, offering a pen, a simple pen, with the words “not Ken Paxton’s pen” printed on it. I went to order one for a friend and found it was sold out. That’s a good thing!
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Tim @twm1958.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I wouldn't advise keeping a wild baby bobcat 🐈 in your home. They can be very dangerous and unpredictable. 😾 Leave it to the professionals. 😸 #CatsOfBlueSky #CatsAreFamily
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
2/ Lily was just a little filly when we rescued her from the BLM Burns corrals. She was lost without her family, depressed, and shut down. Her skin was covered with scabs. There was swelling in her legs and abdomen…
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
4/ She was diagnosed with an auto immune disease: #pemphigusfoliation. It has a 50% fatality rate, but Lily was young, #mustangstrong, and had the best veterinary care from #BendEquine. She felt so much love coming her way from our team and millions of people following her story…
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
5/ During her baths, she released so much stress and anxiety, leaned into the scrubbing, and was relieved to feel good again. A team of kind, wonderful ladies gave her the heart to trust that we were here to help her. She received this treatment - with lots of love on the side…
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
6/ Our incredible vet got the PF into remission. We turned to Lily’s bowed legs. She had surgery, which was successful. Special shoes that were built up on one side helped correct the angles of her legs…
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Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The B.L.M. tells the public that slaughter is off the table for #wildhorses, but they’re doing it in plain sight by using a third party. There are simple steps they could take to end this, but they are turning a blind eye. Important article by Dave Philipps. nyti.ms/3TX5b8N
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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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Dutch Flowers @dutchflower.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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Dutch Flowers @dutchflower.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
nytimes.com
Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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