Horse Roundup

I have always been an animal lover and I would have to say that horses are my favorite animal. Many people do not see them as pets because they are not your normal house pet. There are thousands of wild horses in the deserts on the border of California and Nevada. There are nearly 40,000 horses over a spread of 10 states.

One groups method of roundup involves using helicopters to drive mustangs into traps. More than 1,200 horses have been captured during the roundup. The Bureau of Land Management is overseeing the roundup. They state that the roundups are humane and that the wild horse population needs to be reduced.

In 1971, Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act was passed. This law protected the wild horse population and made it illegal for cowboys to roundup horses on their own for profit or sport. Horses that are captured are offered for adoption but right now the demand for horses are low and the cost of feed is high. Because of this, the government usually ends up quartering them on large private ranches mainly in Kansas and Oklahoma.

I have a special place in my heart for horses and feel that rounding them up the way they are is completely unacceptable. They should be able to live their life just as other animals are able to. Something should be done to stop these roundups!

Learn more at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/us/06horses.html?_r=1&ref=cruelty_to_animals

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