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<blockquote data-quote="V_Key" data-source="post: 607631" data-attributes="member: 1300"><p>Subject: FW: Part 2 of USA TODAY-- Sorry it would not copy as one</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>________________________________</p><p></p><p>From: </p><p>To: </p><p></p><p>Subject: Part 2 of USA TODAY-- Sorry it would not copy as one</p><p>Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:48:15 -0600</p><p></p><p>FIND MORE STORIES IN: Illinois</p><p><http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/States,+Terr</p><p>itories,+Provinces,+Islands/Illinois> | Oregon</p><p><http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/States,+Terr</p><p>itories,+Provinces,+Islands/Oregon> | Nevada</p><p><http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/States,+Terr</p><p>itories,+Provinces,+Islands/Nevada> | Department of Agriculture</p><p><http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Department+of+Agriculture> |</p><p>Ethical Treatment of Animals</p><p><http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Ethical+Treatment+of+Animals></p><p>| Noble <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Noble> | Reno</p><p>Gazette-Journal</p><p><http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Reno+Gazette-Journal> |</p><p>Willamette Valley</p><p><http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Willamette+Valley> | Jim</p><p>Schwartz <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Jim+Schwartz> | Utah</p><p>State University</p><p><http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Utah+State+University> | Ed</p><p>Foster <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Ed+Foster> </p><p></p><p>In Wyoming, there have been "huge increases" in the number of domestic</p><p>horses abandoned, said Jim Schwartz, director of the Wyoming Livestock</p><p>Board.</p><p></p><p>"It used to be six or eight per year. This year so far we've had at</p><p>least 41," said Lee Romsa, Wyoming's brand commissioner. In Nevada,</p><p>officials have found 63 abandoned horses in the northern part of the</p><p>state alone in 2008 - an unprecedented situation, said Ed Foster,</p><p>spokesman for the state Department of Agriculture.</p><p></p><p>The horses Noble found were sold at auction, surprising considering</p><p>their condition, he said. </p><p></p><p>The responsibility for dealing with abandoned domestic horses generally</p><p>falls to a state's department of agriculture or a local animal control</p><p>organization, Rood said. Private animal rescue organizations often</p><p>become involved, he said. </p><p></p><p>The sale of horses is becoming "less and less" of an option, said</p><p>Patricia Evans, equine specialist at Utah State. Auctioneers screening</p><p>horses are turning them away if they don't think they will bring enough</p><p>money, she said.</p><p></p><p>Rood said another part of the abandonment problem is the closure of the</p><p>USA's last horse slaughterhouse last year in Illinois. Slaughtering</p><p>provided owners with a final option, he said.</p><p></p><p>Bruce Friedrich of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)</p><p>said closure of American horse slaughterhouses was a necessary end to a</p><p>"horrifically abusive" practice.</p><p></p><p>Many horse owners believe their animals, if released into the wild, will</p><p>be adopted by wild herds. But "the wild horse herd will reject them in</p><p>the most violent manner," Foster said. "It ends up being a bad ending</p><p>for that horse."</p><p></p><p>DeLong reports for the Reno Gazette-Journal </p><p></p><p>Share this story:</p><p></p><p><http://mixx.com/submit/story?page_url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nati</p><p>on/2008-12-16-horses_N.htm></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="V_Key, post: 607631, member: 1300"] Subject: FW: Part 2 of USA TODAY-- Sorry it would not copy as one ________________________________ From: To: Subject: Part 2 of USA TODAY-- Sorry it would not copy as one Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:48:15 -0600 FIND MORE STORIES IN: Illinois <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/States,+Terr itories,+Provinces,+Islands/Illinois> | Oregon <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/States,+Terr itories,+Provinces,+Islands/Oregon> | Nevada <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/States,+Terr itories,+Provinces,+Islands/Nevada> | Department of Agriculture <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Department+of+Agriculture> | Ethical Treatment of Animals <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Ethical+Treatment+of+Animals> | Noble <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Noble> | Reno Gazette-Journal <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Reno+Gazette-Journal> | Willamette Valley <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Willamette+Valley> | Jim Schwartz <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Jim+Schwartz> | Utah State University <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Utah+State+University> | Ed Foster <http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Ed+Foster> In Wyoming, there have been "huge increases" in the number of domestic horses abandoned, said Jim Schwartz, director of the Wyoming Livestock Board. "It used to be six or eight per year. This year so far we've had at least 41," said Lee Romsa, Wyoming's brand commissioner. In Nevada, officials have found 63 abandoned horses in the northern part of the state alone in 2008 - an unprecedented situation, said Ed Foster, spokesman for the state Department of Agriculture. The horses Noble found were sold at auction, surprising considering their condition, he said. The responsibility for dealing with abandoned domestic horses generally falls to a state's department of agriculture or a local animal control organization, Rood said. Private animal rescue organizations often become involved, he said. The sale of horses is becoming "less and less" of an option, said Patricia Evans, equine specialist at Utah State. Auctioneers screening horses are turning them away if they don't think they will bring enough money, she said. Rood said another part of the abandonment problem is the closure of the USA's last horse slaughterhouse last year in Illinois. Slaughtering provided owners with a final option, he said. Bruce Friedrich of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said closure of American horse slaughterhouses was a necessary end to a "horrifically abusive" practice. Many horse owners believe their animals, if released into the wild, will be adopted by wild herds. But "the wild horse herd will reject them in the most violent manner," Foster said. "It ends up being a bad ending for that horse." DeLong reports for the Reno Gazette-Journal Share this story: <http://mixx.com/submit/story?page_url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nati on/2008-12-16-horses_N.htm> [/QUOTE]
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