The Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, an appendage of the BLM and leader in mass sterilization, reported today that 201 mares received 205 doses of PZP during the month, 61 given as a primer and 144 as a booster.
Over the life of the program, which began in 2019, the advocates have pumped 9,140 doses of the pesticide into 2,027 mares, for an average of 4.5 doses per mare.
Sixty-four foals have been born year-to-date. Four died of unspecified causes.
The current population is thought to be 3,519 with 370 horses listed as missing, compared to 3,480 with 353 horses listed as missing in March.
The population was 3,444 with 338 horses listed as missing in February and 3,465 with 342 horses listed as missing in January.
The agreement with NDA expired on April 30 but the report indicates the following goal for May: “Continue to maximize booster treatments to mares across the Virginia Range as we move through the rest of spring breeding season to prevent pregnancies, and continuing to allow for humane population decrease.”
Not discussed:
- Long-term population goal
- Number of viable mares
- Size of breeding population
- Loss of genetic diversity
- Changes in death rate and sex ratio
- Unlawful use of pesticides
PZP is a restricted-use pesticide that tricks the immune system into attacking the ovaries, resulting in sterility after five years of treatment.
The report will be submitted to the Nevada Department of Agriculture.
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