The Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses indicated in the October report that 120 mares received 121 doses of Zonastat-H during the month, 20 given as a primer and 101 as a booster.
Over the life of the program, which began in 2019, 1,961 mares have received an astonishing 8,231 doses of the ovary-killing pesticide.
Of the 169 foals born this year in the primary target zone, 85 have died.
The current population is thought to be 3,498 with 338 horses listed as missing, compared to 3,513 with 356 listed as missing in September.
Not discussed in the report:
- Long-term population goal
- Size of breeding population
- Herd demographics
- Risk of sterility
The program, now in its fifth year, is at the point of no return.
The report will be submitted to the Nevada Department of Agriculture.
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