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2naSalit

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59. And many are legislators...

Reply to StarryNite (Reply #49)

Sun Sep 1, 2019, 09:43 AM

Sep 2019

just look at the legislator rosters of the western states where cattle grazing is big.

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Trump admin pushes to annihilate this wild horse herd on 9/11 . . . public widely opposes [View all] CousinIT Aug 2019 OP

"public wildly opposes" LakeArenal Aug 2019 #1

Dem congress won't let them. Why it's important to have a Dem congress! CousinIT Aug 2019 #2

Go, go, gadget democracy! Newest Reality Aug 2019 #3

Know this Herd quite well. Wellstone ruled Aug 2019 #4

"over Grazed by the Cattle and Sheep for decades" CousinIT Aug 2019 #5

and the land (federal or not) belongs to them, because stopdiggin Aug 2019 #9

Fuck cattle ranchers!!!! Coventina Aug 2019 #20

the question is why does the federal government have to feed cattle demigoddess Aug 2019 #22

Cows on public land should be public cows, subject to hunting permits. Coventina Aug 2019 #23

Believe the Grazing Fee Wellstone ruled Aug 2019 #24

Silly. Phoenix61 Aug 2019 #26

It has actually been a hot button issue for KPN Aug 2019 #25

The Hot Button area is called the Hamlin Valley Wellstone ruled Aug 2019 #29

Ah ... been through the area but no real experience KPN Aug 2019 #34

Glad you enjoyed your Hike. Wellstone ruled Aug 2019 #37

It doesn't have to be complex: STOP SUBSIDIZING RANCHERS Coventina Aug 2019 #33

The Trump Admin Death Machine marches on. Human beings, horses, the planet itself... Hekate Aug 2019 #6

And mounted for a trophy. LakeArenal Aug 2019 #7

he is so sick!! Demovictory9 Aug 2019 #8

Good reply Hecate real Cannabis calm Aug 2019 #11

Caged or dead??? bdamomma Aug 2019 #31

welfare ranchers StarryNite Aug 2019 #10

Fuck all cattle ranchers!! I hope they go out of business!!! Coventina Aug 2019 #21

Exactly! StarryNite Aug 2019 #30

Making themselves more wealthy is ALL Duppers Sep 2019 #41

Some of them are very, very wealthy StarryNite Sep 2019 #49

And many are legislators... 2naSalit Sep 2019 #59

interested in the "fertility control" and whether that could be effective stopdiggin Aug 2019 #12

Yea, I'd think that would be the best option - sort of like TNR for cats. CousinIT Aug 2019 #13

Fertility control has been used with some success. KPN Aug 2019 #28

Horses are native to North America StarryNite Aug 2019 #32

Matter of opinion I'm afraid. Horses were extirpated KPN Aug 2019 #35

The evolution of the horse began in North America StarryNite Sep 2019 #48

The FS and BLM are doing exactly what the law says. KPN Sep 2019 #54

Don't want the horses killed. But the opinion you are expounding is reaching IMO. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #45

Yup. And complicated from a cultural history, KPN Sep 2019 #52

It's happening now KPN. StarryNite Sep 2019 #55

It happens sometimes in roundups which have KPN Sep 2019 #60

Ever hear of Wildlife Services? StarryNite Sep 2019 #53

"...require the BLM to utilize fertility control as an alternative..." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2019 #14

Wow! Just learned something new Duppers Sep 2019 #42

Just checked their website. PETA supports spaying and neutering. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2019 #58

Forage Intake: Horse versus Cattle Bayard Aug 2019 #15

The castration of free-roaming stallions is a high risk, invasive surgical procedure fraught with in2herbs Aug 2019 #18

Source, please? Bayard Aug 2019 #36

Here is one NickB79 Aug 2019 #38

Not buying it Bayard Sep 2019 #63

My only experience with horses is domesticated ones on farms NickB79 Sep 2019 #67

Just watching a number of programs Duppers Sep 2019 #44

Great post. Most informative. Duppers Sep 2019 #50

I don't know enough about this specific herd to make a sensible comment, PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #16

On September 29, 2012 in an article titled "All the Missing Horses: What Happened To The Wild Horses in2herbs Aug 2019 #19

The sterilization of wild horse mares is not the same as sterilizing a domesticated pet. Here's in2herbs Aug 2019 #17

Thanks for this enlightening info! nt Duppers Sep 2019 #46

One fact that many here are probably unaware of is that KPN Sep 2019 #61

PZP is a good idea, Bayard Sep 2019 #64

They once thought that Premarin (mare urine) was a good hormone therapy for women, too, and in2herbs Sep 2019 #65

I'm saying, Bayard Sep 2019 #66

Absolutely! 👍👍 Duppers Sep 2019 #68

It's not the vet, it's the problem of observing and/or treating any post-surgery infection in a in2herbs Sep 2019 #70

This post and discussion is very informative. Thanks CousinIT. underpants Aug 2019 #27

Natural populations need predators to keep numbers in check NickB79 Aug 2019 #39

So this is ultimately about cattle? flvegan Sep 2019 #40

My point exactly. Killing horses so that we can kill cattle. It's dumb. Coventina Sep 2019 #43

+1 CousinIT Sep 2019 #57

+100 Duppers Sep 2019 #47

omg Kali Sep 2019 #51

Yeah MFM008 Sep 2019 #56

I Despise these fuckers ismnotwasm Sep 2019 #62

AND another thing (back on my soapbox) Bayard Sep 2019 #69

Who knows what Trump thinks will happen to the horses, that is not the lesson. When the amount in2herbs Sep 2019 #71