Government Agency's Suggestion To Kill 45,000 Wild Horses Sparks Outrage
- 8 years ago
On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board voted to recommend the killing of 45,000 wild horses across the U.S.
On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board voted to recommend the killing of 45,000 wild horses across the U.S.
The decision of the agency, which operates under the Department of the Interior, was largely based on the high cost of keeping the animals, notes The Verge.
As for how the division ended up with tens of thousands of horses, it actually rounded them up and housed them in facilities.
The wild animals were removed from public lands to give private, for profit cattle-raising enterprises more space.
In addition to many questioning that arrangement at large, it has been noted that the division’s current crisis is its own doing.
The Humane Society of the United States said in a statement, “The agency would not be in this situation but for their long-term mis-management. Alternatives to this proposal have been ignored for over 20 years.”
Among the recommendations given is preempting the population problem by administering pregnancy-inhibiting vaccines via darts.
On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board voted to recommend the killing of 45,000 wild horses across the U.S.
The decision of the agency, which operates under the Department of the Interior, was largely based on the high cost of keeping the animals, notes The Verge.
As for how the division ended up with tens of thousands of horses, it actually rounded them up and housed them in facilities.
The wild animals were removed from public lands to give private, for profit cattle-raising enterprises more space.
In addition to many questioning that arrangement at large, it has been noted that the division’s current crisis is its own doing.
The Humane Society of the United States said in a statement, “The agency would not be in this situation but for their long-term mis-management. Alternatives to this proposal have been ignored for over 20 years.”
Among the recommendations given is preempting the population problem by administering pregnancy-inhibiting vaccines via darts.