Lets see......20 million or more buffalo roamed wild and
that’s not considered bad. 33K horses run amok and the
it’s a catastrophe. Sorry but the main reason for the
never ending push to round up and exterminate wild horses
is they compete with ranchers for grazing on public lands.
The horses don’t create $$$ but the cattle who essentially
graze for free do. Follow the money. That will always lead
you to the true agenda behind things.
MORON CONGRESS was doing what was demanded by horse lovers. You know the ones who couldn’t tolerate the thought of the meat being used for dog food or the homeless.
26 posted on Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:18:23 AM by B4Ranch
It’s all good. When we have our planned Zimbabwe-style crash, and it’s $100,000 for a hot dog, those horses won’t last a week.
Apparently some “invasive species” are less invasive than others.
Not for nuthin, but horses are an invasive species to this environment. They are not indigenous to this continent. Why are they protected?
If we were talking about something little girls did not love, they would have been shot years ago.
There are, after all, only a few thousand people willing to adopt horses each year.
Some time ago I had a conversation with a horseman about this. One of the big problems is the BLM rules, one that stands out is the requirement to have an approved corral with a 6’ fence. A fenced in pasture won’t do it.
Being the Big Picture/Down the Road guy that I am, has anyone considered the value of those horse someday for say... transportation?
All it takes is one big EMF blast.
Until then, dust off the old Homestead act, giving folks land for farming, then come up with a equine menu. That would control the population, keep the little ponies around, and keep the feds’ noses out of it.
And full disclosure: use to own 4 horses, and yeah, they can get expensive.
***Under a 1971 law, the Bureau of Land Management is supposed to protect these horses and make sure their numbers don’t get out of hand so they are not destroying the ecosystem or dying of starvation. ****
You can thank WILD HORSE ANNIE for this back in the late 1960s. I remember seeing an article about her in LIFE mag back arond 1970-71.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velma_Bronn_Johnston