Proponents of eugenics claimed they were trying to improve genetic quality while critics said they were trying to preserve the position of dominant groups in the population.
A disproportionate number of those identified for sterilization were African American, Asian American and Native American women according to an article by Wikipedia.
The idea was to diminish those who were seen as unfit for society—the poor, the disabled, the mentally ill and persons of color.
The movement may have fallen out of favor but some practices, such as sterilization, have spread to America’s public lands.
We need to cleanse the range of certain undesirable elements that rob forage from livestock and return little if any economic benefit.
What you may not realize is that today’s eugenicists, like their predecessors, have a hidden agenda.
The bill would create a Colorado wild horse license plate, fees and compulsory donations notwithstanding.
The tags should feature an image of an advocate shooting a darting rifle, reflecting the state’s commitment to barren mares, shrinking herds, increasing death rates, abnormal sex ratios and loss of genetic diversity.
The announcement did not give the names of the organizers but the event was set for March 23 at the BLM office in Las Vegas.
The description included a link to material written by the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses.
Demands included cessation of motorized removal, implementation of fertility control and transfer of captured animals to sanctuaries.
Pesticides are referred to as vaccines.
The advocates want them off the range as much as the bureaucrats and ranchers.
As of today, the gather page shows no wild horses captured, with seven consecutive days of “No animals were in the bait and water corrals by EOB yesterday.”
The new roundup schedule ignores solutions developed by the task force according to a story by The Colorado Sun.
Despite the recommendations, Scott Wilson, former Director of Strategy and Awareness with the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, said “…we are back where we were in 2022, with more than 1,000 horses being targeted for removals by helicopter.”
The group argued that strategic darting, not motorized removal, should be at the center of the state’s management efforts.
On the southern edge of the Virginia Range with Art, documenting the mass sterilization program inflicted on the herd by the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses and its army of nitwits.
The field trip on Day 2 leads to the Onaqui Mountain HMA, where the advocates have added GonaCon to their darting repertoire, a practice they previously opposed, to beat the horse population down in favor of livestock.
Just another example of the downward spiral of wild horse advocacy.
Day 4 features presentations about rescues, sanctuaries, innovative programs and real pathways to getting horses into homes—exactly what the ranchers want.
Not to be discussed is the model employed by American Prairie and the Wild Horse Refuge: Owning or controlling private property tied to public lands and flipping the preference to horses.
The last roundup schedule of FY25 showed 16 darting programs, nine employing PZP, six using GonaCon and one based on both.
In the new schedule for FY26, the program at Little Book Cliffs has shifted to the mix, bring the total in that category to two.
It’s a small change that reflects desperation of the advocates to remain relevant, keep their seat at the table and prove that fertility control is the preferred alternative to motorized removal.
Even if they resort to methods they previously opposed.
The move follows shifting attitudes in Arizona, where the advocates will supplement their mass sterilization program with motorized removal to hasten the decline of the Salt River herd, starting this summer.
They’re not on the schedule for FY26 and probably won’t be attempted before October according to a story by WyoFile, to make sure funding is in place and they’re on sound legal footing.
The reality is the remnant staff at the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses is still composed of defeatists, pesticide pushers and ranching sympathizers.