The project started with the donation of a ten-acre parcel according to a story by The Journal of Cortez, CO.
It’s not a base property and doesn’t have grazing privileges on public lands.
The facility reflects a shift in the group’s priorities, from keeping wild horses on public lands to ownership of displaced animals and placing them into private care.
The ranchers couldn’t be happier.
Western Horse Watchers refers to the trend as the downward spiral in wild horse advocacy, characterized by acceptance of methods that were previously eschewed.
If a proposed refuge doesn’t include public lands and doesn’t displace livestock therefrom, it’s not worthy of your support.
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