Helicopter roundups are the fastest and most effective way to shift resources from wild horses to the public-lands ranchers.
The optics aren’t great, especially when injuries are caught on film, but at least they are seen and understood by the public.
Have you ever seen video of horses being shot in the head by wranglers because of blindness, swayback or club feet?
It happens at most roundups but is concealed from the public, even the observers who are stationed a mile or more from the trap site.
The advocates have a better way.
Don’t even let them be born.
Snuff out new life and let the herds die off.
Let the ranchers have all of their food and water.
Put the legacy contractors out of business.
Replace motorized removals with removal by pesticides.
The public won’t notice, won’t even care, and that’s a problem.
They’re taking wild horse removals out of the spotlight.
We need to keep the pressure up, keep the bureaucrats and politicians on the hot seat.
That’s what Velma did.
Pay no attention to the advocates. They’re protecting the ranchers, not the horses.
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