Re: OT ...Re: [RC] If you are concerned about America's wild horses an... - Sisu West Ranch
"..efficient ways to produce food for humans than
running cattle on marginal rangeland that horses and other wildlife
occupy..."
By forcing many Americans to consume less beef you
would help their health. The range you free for horses would in a
relatively short time be overgrazed by the increased size of the horse herds and
the problem would be back.
"...in any
case, we are not talking about YOUR horses.
..."
But you are talking about my horses. If the population of
preditors is large enough that they efficiently keep the herds of wild animals
in balence, their population increase will cause the young ones to roam and seek
new territories. Since the only unoccupied territories are where people
live, they will start preying on owned sheep, cattle and horses. Of
course, someone could shoot the excess preditors, this is just the same as
slaughtering wild horses thus not an improvement. In the situation.
"...Totally disagree with this, no facts to back this up, your opinion
only...I have seen mustangs with faultless conformation, and domestic bred
horses that can barely move...."
Do remember that the Burns bill that you oppose allows a BLM horse multiple
chances for adoption. The ones to be culled are not the ones of "faultless
conformation". My comment addresses the total supply of good horses,
which by the laws of economics, effectively caps the price of horses. The
total supply of horses does enter into this. I am possibly "qualified" to
gentle and train a BLM horse, but I can and do purchase horses that suit my
needs from breeders of domestic horses. The price I pay is
determined by supply and demand. It is quite moderate, and competitive
with what I would have to pay for (including the value of gentling and training)
a BLM horse
You also state that the adoptors should be limited to "qualified"
individuals. Since, presumably, qualified and interested individuals
are already adopting along with the "unqualified" ones, further screening
would result in fewer, if better quality, adoptions.
I do wish that thoughless breeders of domestic dogs, cats,
hamsters, horses, donkeys, mules, rabbits etc. would stop. Much
suffering happens because of the oversupply of domestic animals in our
country.
"...herd control such as sterilization...."
Please supply me with a good scientific article that details a suitable
sterilization method to control a herd. If one exists, and has a potential
to be reasonably priced, I will write to my Senator Burns and ask him to
introduce legislation to fund a study. You will receive a paper copy of my
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
