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I agree this is a bad thing for the horses and as a horse lover, I abhor the idea of a horse going to slaughter. Maybe someone could fill us in on the details about range issues out west. Are the herds too big. Is there enough range to support all the horses? If the herds are growing exponentially, then i can see where something needs to be done. I'm not sure what, but I don't see enough people adopting mustangs to make a big dent in the free running population.  I'm hoping that people from the western states will speak up and educate us on the problem  chris

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Well, while no one was looking
H.R. 4818 was apparently passed.
Included in this bill was the following provision.
SEC. 142. SALE OF WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS. (a) IN GENERAL.--Section 3 of Public Law 92-195 (16 U.S.C. 1333) is amended--

(1) in subsection (d)(5), by striking ``this section'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``this section.''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

``(e) SALE OF EXCESS ANIMALS.--

``(1) IN GENERAL.--Any excess animal or the remains of an excess animal shall be sold if--

``(A) the excess animal is more than 10 years of age; or

``(B) the excess animal has been offered unsuccessfully for adoption at least 3 times.

``(2) METHOD OF SALE.--An excess animal that meets either of the criteria in paragraph (1) shall be made available for sale without limitation, including through auction to the highest bidder, at local sale yards or other convenient livestock selling facilities, until such time as--

``(A) all excess animals offered for sale are sold; or

``(B) the appropriate management level, as determined by the Secretary, is attained in all areas occupied by wild free-roaming horses and burros.

[Page: H10306]
``(3) DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.--Funds generated from the sale of excess animals under this subsection shall be--

``(A) credited as an offsetting collection to the Management of Lands and Resources appropriation for the Bureau of Land Management; and

``(B) used for the costs relating to the adoption of wild free-roaming horses and burros, including the costs of marketing such adoption.

``(4) EFFECT OF SALE.--Any excess animal sold under this provision shall no longer be considered to be a wild free-roaming horse or burro for purposes of this Act.''.

I am so horrified. This is goes completely against the 1971 bill.

Can we as a horse community do anything about this?

Below is the address for the link to see the complete bill

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/Z?r108:H19NO4-0085:e758617:247850




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