KTVB.COM Idaho reports:Someone is leaving domestic horses on public land, without a way for the animals to eat or survive. The latest case involved 15 dead horses dumped on Bureau of Land Management property in Gem County in the past few weeks. BLM officials say the animals were found dead about six miles southwest of Emmett near County Line Road. The animals were found with the brand cut off the carcasses so their owner could not be identified. Overall, the BLM says 32 horses have been left dead or let loose on public land across southwestern Idaho recently. A BLM law enforcement ranger speculated that increasing hay prices and decreased demand for horses have left owners unable to pay to feed the horses, and unable to sell them - so instead they are illegally releasing them on public land.
They were told this would happen, but banned the humane slaughter of horses anyway. It will only get worse, as the next step is to ban the shipment of horses for slaughter. The ignorance and cruelty of it astounds me.
2 comments:
Where is Madeline when we need her?
We need to fight for this
mexico isnt a great place to haul horses if you want them to be treated humanly get your senaters to stickin do something good for your state. Each state ought to have one. There are way too many pretty soon someone will awake with one in thier bed come on guys get real fight to get the slaughter back but with humane treatment
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