Aaron Ford transition, wild horse sales and tribal permitting concerns
Reported by KNPR · November 13 at 1:37 PM · Summary by Hoofdeck
Nevada Rep. Dina Titus has signed a letter with four other members of Congress urging the BLM to immediately suspend wild horse sales. The call follows reporting that cheaply sold horses and burros often ended up in so-called kill pens. Advocacy groups count five BLM adoption events scheduled through year's end, representing more than 400 animals.
Background
Wild horses and burros are rounded up from federal rangeland and offered for adoption or sale, often at low prices. Once sold, an animal's later whereabouts are hard to track, and buyers can resell them to intermediaries who may send them to slaughter. Federal law generally restricts how sold animals can be used, so tracking and resale rules are a common focus of reform efforts.
Why it matters
Owners who buy or consider buying a horse need to know how unscreened sales can end in the slaughter trade, and what safeguards exist.
What you can do
If you adopt or buy a horse, ask the seller or agency for written records of its origin and sale, and consider a written resale or no-slaughter clause.
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Written by Hoofdeck from the report by KNPR. Background is general information, not advice about your horse; if you are worried, call your vet.