The BLM has been captured by the cattlemen according to the June 3 report.
They look at the horses as pests, something to get rid of, and something that infringes on the ranchers.
So do the advocates and their political allies, not mentioned in the article.
They want to get rid of them with PZP, a restricted-use pesticide that tricks the immune system into destroying the ovaries.
“Despite the mythologies of the West, herd management is done more by aircraft than lasso these days. And it’s often handled by the same companies intent on making room for their own cattle to roam, a twisted insiders’ game that lets the giant mega-ranchers cash in not just on flying the helicopters that clear the area, but then again with pennies-on-the-dollar deals to allow private cattle and sheep to graze on public lands.”
“The money behind it seems like a loop between bureaucrats, ranchers, and their helicopter pilots in a closed system that nefariously protects cattle and sheep at the expense of horses.”
Nobody wants to pick a fight with the ranchers, especially in an election year.
They have strong sympathy among voters, which should be easy to change.
Public-lands ranching is government dependency and redistribution of wealth, hallmarks of socialism, which most Americans reject.
No more gravy train, no more sucking on the government teat.
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