The agency believes it’s complying with the Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program, citing “sensational allegations” in the lawsuit, according to a story dated August 8 by KLAS News.
The North roundup is approximately 80% complete, although it was suspended yesterday for a “resource flight.”
The South roundup concluded on July 26.
The report indicated that a similar complaint had been filed in Oregon by The Cloud Foundation, seeking real-time monitoring of gather operations.
Attention will shift to that area next week when three roundups are scheduled to begin.
The group’s founder stated that “The public has the right to see how our federal government is using our tax dollars and how the agency is treating America’s wild horses and burros.”
Your host believes the American people need to know how the advocates, including TCF, are treating wild horses and burros.
They think the agency should be controlling their numbers with pesticide-laced darts, not motorized equipment, so ranchers can access most of the food and water in their lawful homes.
Western Horse Watchers Association 