Ranchers side of the horse slaughter for Kali

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Wild horse legislation spurs debate on animal welfare

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ELKO -- The Nevada Cattlemen's Association backs the idea but animal welfare activists are urging President Bush to veto legislation allowing the Bureau of Land Management to sell unwanted wild horses.

A measure tucked into an appropriations bill Congress passed last month permits BLM to sell wild horses that are more than 10 years old or that no one wants to adopt.

"We're real excited about that," said Preston Wright of Deeth, president of the Nevada Cattlemen's Association.

"It's a major step forward on getting a handle on the horse population," he told the Elko Daily Free Press.

Wild horses compete with cattle when the horse herds are too large.


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