This new law is extremely important to the enhancement of ongoing efforts to preserve Nevada’s wild horses. The result of that meeting was a cooperative agreement that better protects trapped wild horses from falling into the clutches of kill buyers at auction and meeting a horrific end at a slaughterhouse. Throughout the process, it became clear that current law limited the scope of cooperative agreements and did not allow nonprofits to work with the state to actively manage wild horses. AB264 fixes that legal flaw, allowing the state to tap the resources of willing nonprofits to better manage the horses. Active management can range from installing water guzzlers and erecting fences to keep horses from entering suburban areas, to fertilization control programs aimed at maintaining a healthy herd size. Another aspect of AB264, increased penalties for feeding horses, is extremely important for the cooperatives to be effective. It may seem harmless to feed horses that wander into neighborhoods, but the reality is that it greatly increases conflicts by attracting more horses into the suburbs.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 18:48:08 +0000