Wild Horse Management Bill Draws Varied Reactions
An equine advocacy organization is criticizing new wild horse and burro management legislation, saying it fails to make efficient use of public land.
HR 1018, the Restore Our American Mustangs Act, amends the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971 to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to
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An equine advocacy organization is criticizing new wild horse and burro management legislation, saying it fails to make efficient use of public land.
HR 1018, the Restore Our American Mustangs Act, amends the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971 to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to increase acreage available to free roaming herds, and to establish wild horse and burro sanctuaries on public lands.
The bill also calls for wider use of contraception for herd control and expansion of the BLM’s wild horse and burro adoption program. It forbids the commercial sale or euthanasia of healthy animals
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Written by:
Pat Raia
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