Trapping began yesterday, with two operations running concurrently.
- Scope – Spruce-Pequop, Goshute, Antelope Valley HMAs
- Target – Wild horses
- Purpose – Pest control
- Type – Cruel and costly
- Captured – 22
- Shipped – 0
- Deaths – 0
The capture and removal goals are identical, 2,000 each.
- Scope – Antelope, Antelope Valley HMAs
- Target – Wild horses
- Purpose – Pest control
- Type – Cruel and costly
- Captured – 128
- Shipped – 0
- Deaths – 1
The capture and removal goals are identical, 1,107 each.
A mare was lost on Day 1 due to a fractured neck, probably sustained in a collision with a pipe panel.
A better approach, according to the wild horse advocates, is to poison the mares with ovary-killing pesticides.
The Complex is managed primarily for animal agriculture.
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Western Horse Watchers Association 