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Abuse Allegations at Utah Wild Horse Facility
By New West, 4-15-11
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Managers at a 70-acre wild horse holding center near Salt Lake City are defending the facility after being accused of keeping the animals in deplorable conditions, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
The Cloud Foundation, which advocates for preserving wild horses on public lands, posted a YouTube video on April 4 showing the animals standing in what appeared to be deep mud and manure. The group called for a probe into conditions at all Bureau of Land Management holding facilities.
Investigators from the Bureau of Land Management and Humane Society of Utah told the Tribune they found no evidence of abuse or neglect at the facility, though they noted the holding pens were muddier than usual due to recent snowfall.
The controversy is the latest challenge for the BLM’s wild horse programs, which manage an estimated 38,400 wild horses and burros. As we recently reported, horse managers would like to increase the use of birth control to control the wild mustang population but must wait until 2013 for a recommendation from the National Academy of Science.
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Complete propaganda.
For starters, the wounded horse has a hoof shot. Got in a fight, and the wound looks like it was cleaned out and sprayed.
For another, the "skinny mare" shot is compressed laterally, look at the horse's head and chest, no horse has such a narrow wheelbase. Dishonest and unethical hype.
with the Humane Society of Utah. The Utah Humane Society
has never stood up for animals in shelters and they look the other way when when it comes to animals in labs. I have eyes and the video shows it as it exists. Also, listen to what's said in the beginning of the video - that's the BLM for you. Sickening.