Dear Mr. Cattoor:
To the glowing reports on your capabilities given to me by Barbara Austin and Darrell Arnold, I wish to add the “thank you” of this organization and of me personally.
I was deeply disturbed at the journalistic sensationalism in the Pabst article, and am delighted that THE SENTINEL published the letters to the editor in which the allegations of the reporter were proved false. This is too sensitive an issue for a reporter to indulge in irresponsible reporting.
We have been involved in a gathering of 400 wild horses in Central Nevada from an area that is so overgrazed there must be a drastic reduction in ALL grazing pressures, including domestic livestock, before the range is irreparably damaged. An Eastern horse protection group has filed a suit in federal court to halt the gathering, and charges of brutality have been made by affidavit of a member of that organization. Two of our people have just returned from a week spent in a surveillance assignment, and they report it to be a smooth and well conducted operation. BLM personnel are handling it by water trapping, and we have screened 600 applicants for BLM to make the final decision as to recipients for the excess horses under a custodial agreement with the government.
Again, thank you for your expertise and for having the sort of crew of cowboys you had to carry it out.
Velma B. Johnson (Mrs. Charles C.)
Chairman – Board of Trustees
