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[RC] Mustangs - Nat Nelson<<Haven't they done some type of sterilization to other animal populations by way of shots or putting out something they eat to sterilize them? Couldn't that be done with Mustangs? Or capturing and castrating males? Something to cut down on these populations.>> Unfortantly to successfull reduce populations via sterilzation, it is the females that need to be sterlized. Otherwise any uncastrated male from the herd or elsewhere can impregnate the mare. The procedure for sterlizing mares is costly and potentially dangerous to the mare - especially if they have an adverse reaction to the anthestic. Then there is the question of who is going to fund this - yep the tax payer. <<The other solution is to increase their popularity for adoption by a public relations campaign to make them more desireable.>> The BLM has done extensive advertising on the mustangs. Just about every horse magazine and cowboy related magazine there are ads regarding mustangs every month. Do you realize how much money is invested in that alone?! The BLM also has a website which costs money to run and publishes brochures and flyers regarding mustangs. So they all ready have an extensive public relations campaign. Unfortantly it takes just the right type of person to want to take on a wild horse - a noble feat, but lets face it the supply exceeds the demand. <<Magazine ads featuring champion mustangs would be good too.>> They do that all ready. Plus the BLM publishes success stories and submits them to national magazines. I believe the BLM has exhausted every possible avenue and the supply of mustangs still exceeds the demand. They have just come to the reality that it will remain that way and something else needs to be done. <<The three adoptions rule is not good, too many good ones get passed up just based on color. I went to one near me and all the colorful ones were gone by the second day. I saw plenty of outstanding looking ones remaining.>> That is of NO fault of the BLM but of the public! I personaly know of an excellent bay mustang mare that was adopted - she only cost her owner a mere $125 because no one wanted a bay. There loss her gain :) I know this is a touchy subject, but what the BLM is passing isn't all that drastic or disgusting. They are giving the horses three chances for adoption - all you have to do to help is go adopt yourself a mustang. The alternative is sold to for slaughter - which means life to another being - just think of it that way. ~Nat~ Buckeye, AZ ===== Natalie "Nat" Nelson Cross 5 Ranch Buckeye, Arizona http://www.cross5ranch.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. 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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