The conventional wisdom among the advocates is that procreation is bad for wild horses because the herds might outgrow the tiny resource boxes established for them by the bureaucrats, necessitating removal.
Their solution is to sterilize the mares with PZP.
However, there is an area where breeding is not only tolerated but expected.
It’s not compensatory reproduction, it’s factory farming.
Foals are harvested once a year and sold at auction.
Where is this herd?
On Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, the most profitable grazing allotment on the east coast, generating over $1 million for the Chincoteague Fire Company in 2025.
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