Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Wild horse slaughter: The hoof stops here

The Salt Lake Tribune

By mae lee sun
Writers on the Range
First Published May 02 2012 01:01 am • Last Updated May 02 2012 01:01 am
Horse slaughter is back on the table, so to speak. What amounted to a congressional ban against the practice ended when the 2011 Agriculture Appropriations bill reinstated federal funding for inspecting horses before they’re sent to a slaughterhouse.
But it’s hard to know what will happen next. The Bureau of Land Management’s advisory board overseeing free-ranging horses and burros has been stacked with pro-slaughter ranching advocates, who are only thinly disguised as neutral citizens. One recently appointed member advocates for commercial slaughter as a management strategy for wild horses.


Read MORE HERE, and please stop in and leave a comment!


No comments:

Post a Comment