Government suggests euthanizing 45,000 wild horses
The government has recommended euthanizing all 45,000 unadopted wild horses in its holding facilities because the numbers are getting out of control and upkeep is too expensive. The wild horses used to live on public land, but were removed through the years to make space for cattle.
The order was made by the Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (burro is a type of horse), which is an agency with the Department of the Interior. The BLM has been running th
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