Should the U.S. Bureau of Land Management euthanize wild horses to curb overpopulation?

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7/10/2008 4:41:25 PM

I'm not a big fan of the English language. To me, "horseys" is more naturale. I agree with marinaz though, this is an issue because of the "horseys." I'm not sure it would generate the same buzz if we're talking about deer and kangaroo, which are considered by many to be pests.

7/10/2008 3:22:55 PM

Yeah, let's keep it to horseys (horsies?). I think a lot of people might react differently with animals that are regularly hunted for recreation...

7/8/2008 4:32:56 PM

Looks good to me.

 

Only reservation is whether we should take it more general -- about euthanizing wild populations of [insert type of animal here].

 

But I think there will be different enough reactions to different animals that it probably wouldn't work.  (Save the horseys, but those damn deer are eating all my flowers...)

 

Ooh there was some controversy about kangaroos in Oz that seems similar, though.  (Same thing, killing them because there were too many.)

 

Maybe something about contraceptive measures rather than killing?

 

Just thinking aloud, prolly have to keep it to horseys.

7/8/2008 1:03:23 PM

Poor horseys. I don't see any reason not to approve this. Anyone have reservations?

7/8/2008 11:27:49 AM

I don't think there's an appropriate sub-topic yet for this issue, so I went with general "Environment"... here's some background from AOL News:

Horse advocates will mount a campaign against the proposal announced late last month by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, said Chris Heyde, deputy director of government and legal affairs for the Animal Welfare Institute based in Washington, D.C.

Federal officials said they're faced with tough choices because wild horses have overpopulated public lands in the West and they no longer can afford to care for the number of animals that have been rounded up.

The proposal "is killing pure and simple to balance the books for an agency whose reckless management has caused immeasurable harm to a national treasure at considerable cost to the American taxpayer," Heyde said.

The Bureau of Land Management's announcement marked the first time the agency publicly has discussed the possibility of putting surplus animals to death. Congress unanimously passed the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to protect the animals.