NDA intends to keep the horses on the range and away from slaughter.
RFP for transferring ownership of the horses to a private animal advocacy group will be posted to the NDA Grant/RFP web site in mid January.
Groups will have six weeks to apply.
A selection committee representing various voices in the community will review the proposals.
Audio of Nevada Board of Agriculture meeting on 12/12/17 follows. Discussion of VR horses begins at 4:15 and ends at 2:58:20. Vote taken at 2:56:50.