When we have a discussion about wild horses we must talk about public land management
Public land
Wild horse management does not exist in a bubble.
When we talk about wild horses we are talking about public land management.
There are formerly wild horses (after title under law that are "formerly" wild horses after adoption or sale) that fall into bad places and need rescue. There are wild horses that need adopters. But that is not "wild horse management."
Wild horses are a small portion of a large picture. The large picture is severely flawed. The wild horse program simply a symptom of a larger problem.
These problems are not new ones. Over a century of documentation that demonstrates that the federal grazing program is the most destructive use of grazing land, is often volatile and violent, and is prioritized by an agency captivated by cronyism and fear.
Domestic livestock:
Use 66% of federal grazing land.
Produce less than 3% of US beef.
Illegal grazing happens more than we thought (GAO report 2016)
Is operated at a direct loss to the tax payer of more than $125 million a year.
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