Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Harper
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2
Office of the Premier
Premier Stelmach
#307 Legislature Building
10800 – 97 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6
Minister in Charge of Sustainable
Resources Honourable Mel Knight
#404 Legislature Building
10800 – 97 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6

Dear Sirs;
It is time to recognize the Wild Horses of Alberta.
To date, your government and your predecessors have not recognized the wild horses of Alberta, their historical importance and the need to preserve and protect them as part of our Alberta Heritage.
Instead the wild horses have been marginalized. They are administered under the Stray Animal Act by Alberta Sustainable Resources (ASR).
Alberta Sustainable Resources has repeatedly turned a deaf ear to all scientific research and anecdotal arguments offered by the citizens of Alberta, on behalf of the Wild Horses, to prove these horses are not “feral” – they are wild! These horses have spent hundreds of years and generations, surviving very harsh conditions and predators, the most dangerous being human.
When attempting to dialogue with ASR, it is apparent their mandate is only to co-operate with big money interests.
ASR claims that protecting and preserving our Alberta Wild Horses will lead to over-population, pointing to the United States as the precedent. How sad that our government believes this to be a reasonable comparison.
Alberta Sustainable Resources directs the continued slaughter of our wild horses. Each February, “trappers”, with government assistance, capture and kill an undisclosed number of wild horses. There is no justification for this government to continue mandating and condoning this senseless slaughter.
Alberta is a progressive, “can do” province. Albertans will not only give a voice to these Wild Horses, we will give a voice that is heard provincially and nationally.
Our Wild Horses must be recognized as a distinct species with their own special status and protection, comparable to other wildlife species, free of capture, harassment and abuse.
As preparations are made for a provincial election, please note that thousands of Albertans will vote their hearts, where their appreciation of our Wild Horses and our Alberta Heritage resides.
Please respond as to what initiatives will be undertaken by the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada to protect and preserve the Wild Horses of Alberta.

Signatures:

1. ilsa johansson
2. Ramona Ernst
3. Kiera Lewis
4. Cathala Corine
5. Yvonne Fast
6. Patrizia Scally
7. Elisabeth Bechmann
8. Nicole Weber
9. suzanne wiseman
10. Anthony Yates
11. Slavica Vukelic
12. mary c. robinson
13. Sylvie Rochat
14. hadel toma
15. Lisa Norman
16. Sharon Kennedy
17. Caroline Clune
18. CLIFFORD/CHRISTINE SCHMUTZ
19. [Name withheld by request]
20. Linda Redman
21. [Name withheld by request]
22. Laura Bruns
23. Alma Miranda
24. Jackie Davis
25. Jolene Jonassen
26. Cleo Opera
27. terry west
28. Julien Kaven Parcou
29. Michele Ferritto
30. Pat Smith
31. Kathy Heinisch
32. cheryl fischer
33. Chris Beal
34. patricia field
35. karen lyons kalmenson
36. Terje Solheim
37. Reidun Carstens
38. jessie mooy
39. Nathalie Denolf
40. Jennifer Richardson
41. deann
42. Leila Jackson
43. Joyce Fields
44. Joy Jones
45. Rene Bruce
46. Jean
47. Dave Tate
48. susan rudnicki
49. Hope W Krenick
50. [Name withheld by request]
51. Janet Cordery
52. Elizabeth Evans
53. Catherine McGill
54. Elva
55. Kyla McNalley
56. Penny Hill
57. [Name withheld by request]
58. Jason Peesker
59. [Name withheld by request]
60. Margaret Livingston
61. Heidi Chepil
62. Jo-Ann Christensen
63. Lynn Dvorak
64. Barbara Gray-Wiksten
65. Carole williams
66. Robyn Szybunka
67. Debra Szybunka
68. Allan Szybunka
69. [Name withheld by request]
70. Kim Stenson
71. [Name withheld by request]
72. Debbie Chisholm
73. Liz mackinnon
74. Murray Ducharme
75. Sherry Ducharme
76. Kay McFerran
77. Tessa Kopnitsky
78. Darren Belisle
79. Tessa Kopnitsky
80. Daena Belisle
81. Ralph Sprenger
82. Richard Kopnitsky
83. Lisa-Marie Romano
84. Brenda Kopnitsky
85. Kaylee bass
86. Barbara Cabana
87. Michelle Freshteh Brown
88. Robin VanOstrand
89. Michelle Leclerc
90. Rachel
91. Brigitte Dallaire
92. Bobbie-Lee
93. Aaron Dickerson
94. Linda Somers
95. Tracy Pasenko
96. Danny-Leigh Hill
97. Maureen
98. Cornelia Relyea
99. Renate Simon
100. Alexandra Pecore
101. LeGina Stover
102. Theresa Nolet
103. [Name withheld by request]
104. Daniel Jaworski
105. karin buckham
106. Lynn Holmes
107. Sharon Roddy
108. Rudy De Bock
109. Nikole Robinson
110. Brittany Riddell
111. Rosemary Bruus
112. Patricia Freeze
113. Carol Tracey
114. Cherylann Blaikie
115. Vicki Rushfeldt
116. [Name withheld by request]
117. Connie Waddell
118. Kris Hixson
119. Susanne Haughey
120. [Name withheld by request]
121. Danielle Parker
122. Julia Coulson
123. [Name withheld by request]
124. C grassl
125. Brandi Morin
126. Karen Freimark
127. Silke Skinner
128. amelia iris lilholt
129. Kim Kelemen
130. Allison Ilcken
131. Cindy Marginson
132. J. Dench
133. H Hall
134. A. Matheson
135. teryl van dooren
136. Linda Tasa
137. Alyssa Fraser
138. Myra Morton
139. Marie Haughey
140. Greg Boyce
141. Michelle MacDonnell
142. Anna
143. Janeen Dale
144. Allysha Burns
145. Christine R
146. Emily F
147. Betty Jean Herner
148. [Name withheld by request]
149. nana betts
150. cathi betts
151. [Name withheld by request]
152. Sally Carter
153. Amber Sadowinski
154. Dianna Wise
155. jane allin
156. Cynthia D\'Errico
157. kathryn Ireland
158. Bill Williams
159. Connie Sadowinski
160. Rose Ghosttown
161. Nola Sater
162. Kathy Bartley
163. Sue Sargent
164. Debra Stearns
165. Ann Marini
166. Sandra Prue
167. Mary Croft
168. Gail Moerkerken
169. Leah Dyck
170. Corinne Hunt
171. Melody Pearson
172. Kim Clayton
173. Brooke Moon
174. Ashley Coates
175. Sandra Unrat
176. Brenda Robinson
177. Andrea jones
178. Leah Ricketson
179. Amy Lizee
180. laura hynds
181. Kevan Garecki
182. Karen Daffron
183. Christina L. Young
184. Stephane Piche
185. Sarah Bignell
186. [Name withheld by request]
187. [Name withheld by request]
188. Christine Axani
189. [Name withheld by request]
190. [Name withheld by request]
191. Karen Barrows
192. Jackie Rowe
193. Irne van der Kloet
194. amy musgrove
195. Bobbie Niwa
196. Doris Banziger
197. Kristy Sirdar
198. Tara Tremeer
199. mel henderson
200. Cathie
201. [Name withheld by request]
202. Gianna
203. Vanessa Watson
204. Kristena Belcourt
205. Kelly Renouf
206. Kathleen van Mourik
207. Donna Rhodes
208. D Elliott
209. Lorrie McAllister
210. Isabelle Nicol
211. Kathy Lemishka
212. Lorraine Schweke
213. [Name withheld by request]
214. Don Eagle
215. marnie fulmer
216. [Name withheld by request]
217. steve wyatt
218. Dave Henry
219. Michel Plouffe
220. kathy aitchison
221. douglas calvert
222. Jessica O\'Hare
223. Isobel Care
224. Dominique Holy
225. [Name withheld by request]
226. John Hope
227. [Name withheld by request]
228. boni matwychuk
229. Sherry Reaman
230. Kate Harker
231. Patrick Giguere
232. Jennifer Holste
233. Judy Cameron
234. Evan emay
235. Vic Hatheway
236. Jessica Nelson
237. Jessa Turple
238. mark stevens
239. Marisa McDonald
240. [Name withheld by request]
241. Marilynn Phillips
242. Jenna Lambert
243. melvina Oleksyn
244. Sue Sargent
245. Dannielle Ayotte
246. Sherri Johnson
247. Greg Blair
248. kevin vanameringen
249. Devyn Johnson
250. Andrea Duchesneau
251. Marilyn Wright
252. Brad Schamber
253. [Name withheld by request]
254. Ryan Johnson
255. [Name withheld by request]
256. April Lawrence
257. Katrina Beck
258. Jacqueline Symons
259. Elizabeth Gould
260. Maryanne Roux
261. Claire Bourbonniere
262. Britanny Larocque
263. Niki Evans
264. Mary Anne Britnell
265. Emily Hope
266. Sheena Sobkiw
267. Sana Slattery
268. Emily L
269. J Layne
270. Jim Baker
271. Rhonda
272. Jared Kearney
273. Megan Niles
274. Bassam Imam
275. Cori Brewster
276. Leslie Marshall
277. sylvie dorval
278. Melissa Oshman
279. Jillian Spooner
280. Maneesha Jo
281. Natasha Gluschenko
282. Joanne Conway
283. [Name withheld by request]
284. Nicole Reid
285. Lana M
286. bobbie briggs
287. [Name withheld by request]
288. Theresa Bast
289. Reimund Krohn
290. heather Wolsey
291. Cindy Fraser-Shadbolt
292. Randy Westby
293. Paula Sherwood
294. Shelby Wines
295. Lori Kegler
296. jennifer wilson
297. Carl Gohl
298. André Grenier
299. Kari Tuomisalo
300. Mike Koenig
301. Lisa Blacquier
302. Tanya Ballinger
303. Lettie Maloney
304. Linda Chiarelli
305. Lea A. Mollison
306. Shane Morosse
307. Vicky Hailey
308. Brenna McCullough
309. [Name withheld by request]
310. Sheri Nelson
311. Braydi Petersen
312. Susan Heidt
313. Ronni Nickel
314. [Name withheld by request]
315. Donna Cromarty
316. Emily McKelvey
317. Kate Legge
318. Amanda Sawatzky
319. Barbara Warner
320. Sheena Kinney
321. C Bradley Hindle
322. Terri Zaiser
323. Heather L. Morigeau
324. Joe Rockburn
325. Doris
326. Tracy Meldrum
327. Catherine Crawford
328. Nagwa Hanna
329. roxanne grizell
330. Michael Giberson
331. Sandra Baker
332. Nancy Brown
333. kim swanson
334. Aaron Hutchings
335. Carla Hosler
336. Donna Holmes
337. Kim Dodge
338. Laura Smith
339. [Name withheld by request]
340. [Name withheld by request]
341. [Name withheld by request]
342. Amy Russell
343. susan chandler
344. Grace
345. [Name withheld by request]
346. [Name withheld by request]
347. Joanne Miller
348. Chris Jones
349. Deb Russell
350. tracy harris
351. [Name withheld by request]
352. Pat Crothers
353. denise
354. Ivan Marusic
355. [Name withheld by request]
356. Michele E Matyus
357. Christopher J Cooper
358. Jessica
359. Lynn Scott