Tough decisions - Horses to be slaughtered -round up in national parks
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Federal officials announced recently that the Tonto National Forest horses that will be sold at auction are to be "condemned, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of.” Tonto National Forest horses are classified as strays so they are not covered by the protections of the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act.
To minimize growing criticism of the scheduled auction, national forest officials have delayed the sale for four months. Many of the expected purchasers are "kill buyers" who will immediately load their purchases onto long-haul trailers for shipment to Mexico or Canada to be processed into horse meat for foreign consumption. The cost of horse meat in Europe is about $20.00 per pound.
Site goes on to explain the reason why and provides some interesting things being done in other areas to control horse and deer populations. Also paints the cruel nature of the round-ups and slaughtering of the horses.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/26/1425223/-Tonto-National-Forest-horses-to-be-condemned-destroyed-or-otherwise-disposed-of
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