Despite assurances by Jay Kirkpatrick that PZP would only be used to slow population growth, the advocates have ignored his warnings about long-term use are now using the pesticide beyond its five-year limit.
How long will they be satisfied with near-zero birth rates?
Attrition is a slow process and the bureaucrats and ranchers want quick results, the domain of motorized removal.
The announcement earlier this week of the Little Book Cliffs roundup echoed their frustration: “Fertility treatment alone cannot reduce wild horse herd populations.”
Why do they want small herds?
Because the horses consume forage that belongs to the ranchers.
Public lands are not managed for the benefit of the American people as specified in FLPMA, but for a select few.
Unabashed, the advocates are now actively helping the bureaucrats realize their goal of ranching superiority in the lawful homes of wild horses, sometimes referred to as achieving and maintaining AMLs.
With few if any new foals hitting the ground, the average age of the herds is increasing, along with the death rate. But that’s not good enough.
The accidental poisoning last month of dozens of rodeo horses indicates there are other ways to achieve the desired results.
An August 30 report by Tri-State Livestock News noted that less than one half a gram of monensin can be fatal to a horse.
In their desire to win the approval of the bureaucrats and ranchers and dominate the removal industry, how long before the advocates experiment with substances that hasten death?
Liberals are on the forefront of society’s downward spiral and most wild horse advocates are liberals.
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