Of the two leading fertility control pesticides, both on the same EPA list as toxic chemicals, the advocates have a clear preference, Zonastat-H, indicated by comments on the proposed livestock management plan for Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
As for injection site reactions, these photos show injuries inflicted by volunteers with the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses on the Virginia Range. Click on images to open in new tabs.
Previous photos show injuries that persist for weeks and get worse with time. They were caused by Zonastat-laced darts, fired by the same nitwits for the same group.
When the product is used for herd reduction, as it is on the Salt River and Virginia Range, the inevitable result is sterility, as the advocates, desperate to convince the bureaucrats and ranchers that they have a better way, pummel the mares for an extended period to achieve their population goals.
This is what happened on the Maryland side of Assateague Island, where the pesticide was applied with reckless abandon for over twenty years.
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