“Charges have so been made that the BLM has turned a blind eye to the practice of private investors adopting feral horses for the purposes of slaughter, and courts have determined that the BLM may not ignore the intent of adopters.” Idk how much this actually means.
legislation was passed to update original legislation passed IN RESPONSE TO worries about herd slaughters.
“Charges have also been made that the BLM has turned a blind eye to the practice of private investors adopting feral horses for the purposes of slaughter, and courts have determined that the BLM may not ignore the intent of adopters.“
MoistCoyote OP t1_jdeavuh wrote
Reply to TIL the US federal government captures and sells excess wild horses to the public by MoistCoyote
Thank you to responders for pointing out flaws in program not covered by wiki article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/15/us/wild-horses-adoptions-slaughter.html