KLAS-TV Channel 8 News Las VegasTop Democrat Wants New Wild Horse Law Repealed
(Jan. 26) -- A top Democrat in the House of Representatives wants to repeal a new law that changes what can be done with wild horses around the country.
Nevada is home to hundreds of wild horses. The Democrat from West Virginia is opposed to the law that allows the federal government to sell the horses to people who want to slaughter them.
Congress made the new law to cut down on the wild horse herds in 10 western states.
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The Nevada Cattlemen's Assoc. backs the idea but animal welfare activists are urging President Bush to veto legislation within H.R. 4818 allowing the BLM to sell unwanted wild horses for slaughter. The signature date is Dec. 6. More>>
Wild horse advocates say they're worried that healthy horses rounded up on the range could be sold for slaughter under a herd-thinning measure Congress passed over the weekend. More>>
