Below is a link to the Humane Societys page on stopping the slaughter of wild mustangs on government land TO MAKE DOGFOOD. You may have heard about this when the practice first began last year; now we have a chance to stop it. The "justification" is that the land they're on is being overgrazed so they're being "humanely" sold off and slaughtered to prevent starvation. I'm sure ya'll no better than a city boy like me what a sick joke that is; it's an excuse for some wealthy men to get wealthier at the expense of defenseless animanls, and, I suspect, a way to increase the amount of graze available to cattle now licensed to feed on even more "government" land.
There are many issues that demand our time and attention as activists and citizens. This compromises none. It's a rare example of a win-win; none of us have to give up ANYTHING. No jobs will be lost, no stomachs will be emptied, no lives will be lost. Overpopulated horses, to whatever limited extent they may be present, can easily be sold to private buyers who want to RIDE them, not feed them to thier "pets."
The point is, we, as humans, can agitate for our needs, we can elect representatives, we can make our way without the risk of being SOLD to someone else to MURDER for MORE MONEY. These innocent creatures have no such recourse. They have no Congressmen to represent them. We represent them, or they will go mutely to their gruesome slaughter. The vote is expected Thursday, so little time remains. Call/write early and often.
I'm posting this in several places because I wan't it to be seen and acted upon. It's gonna take more pressure than we applied last time or we wouldn't be having this discussion. I just hope we can take advantage of our second chance for the sake of free and defenseless animals whose lives are worth a few (and I mean a very few, but that's enough) bucks to greedy men, and nothing more. Vengeance will one day come, and we do these butchers a mercy to lessen its burden.
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/wild_ho...k=i1zO9171hzNLW