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Re: [RC] BLM adoptions at rides - Dyane SmithYears ago, I went to a lecture by a vet/scientist who talked about the politics of population control of mustangs. At the time, he said they had a spermacide that could be injected into stallions from a helicopter. It would work for 6-12 months (I forget how long, but relatively long). The advantages: - it did not disrupt the herd - it was safe for the stallion - it was relatively inexpensive - while birth control was not absolute, the number of foals conceived was radically reduced The disadvantages (according to him): - people liked the idea of chasing herds of wild horses and this method did not require that - there was a competing interest in catching and spaying the mares or finding some birth control for the mares. My own theory, too, is that like Maggie in Ohio, I think it is very difficult to get large, governmental organizations to collaborate on much. Not the least, because taxpayers (read special interest groups) climb in and muddy the waters. The BLM has a horrible boondoggle on its hands, but it would not surprise me to find out that there is a lot of local political pressure to keep the roundups and adoptions going because, and it's only natural, some enterprises depend on them. The other thing is that the federal government is big and doesn't change (adapt) easily. Dyane (second generation government and proud of it) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [RC] BLM adoptions at rides Unfortunately, the people who do the "outcrying" are usually not people who know anything about horses or are otherwise unable to adopt one. Maybe there should be a requirement, that if a person is going to protest population control of mustangs, that person must be required to adopt one, train it, and keep it. :-) Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Perez" <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 9:36 AM Subject: [RC] BLM adoptions at ridesAs to Heidi's commenst about 'pie-in-the-sky', BLM would actually LOVE to shoot feral horses, but the public outcry forces them into the adoption program. What they should do is contract with existing non-profit adoption groups to train and adopt out mustangs, and coduct follow-up checks. ________________________________________________ Get your own "800" number Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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