How much longer before the advocates join forces with the farm bureaus, stockgrower’s associations and cattlemen’s groups?
The Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses could become the Field Services Division of the Coalition for Healthy Nevada Lands, providing mass sterilization where it’s needed most.
Their flagship darting program on the Virginia Range proves they can be as ruthless as the helicopter pilots and wranglers.
Return to Freedom could align in a similar manner with the Public Lands Council.
Other groups have already demonstrated their mettle by demanding new management plans that ratify and reinforce policies and practices already on the books.
And who wouldn’t want an endorsement from Elko County?
A first step in coming out of the closet and signaling your interest in a partnership might be to support the Washoe Lake fencing project, which will hurt the older horses most by driving them into the higher elevations in search of water.
The impact on young horses will be negligible because their numbers are small, thanks to the advocates.
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