[RC] re:Day of the Horse - Judy HouleBob Morris, I read the Wild Horse Protection Act and it says that wild horses are "all unclaimed and unbranded horses on public lands." To say that the horses in the holding pens are feral and not protected is dead wrong. ALL OF AMERICA'S WILD HORSES ARE FERAL. They originated from Spanish riding horses and from every other domestic horse that got loose over the years. Truly wild horses are herds like Prewzlowski's (sp?) in Asia that were always wild and didn't come from domestic horses. They are all protected. Wild Horse Annie worked for years to get the act passed and now the BLM wants to send them to Mexico where they don't even slaughter humanely. All I can say is I hope the no-slaughter bill gets passed. My feeling is god gave us horses to ride, not to eat, except under extreme circumstances. They are our god-given mode of transportation, they helped us civilize the world and fight our wars and they don't deserve to be slaughtered humanely or otherwise. Judy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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