U.S. to kill wild horses as upkeep costs rise?


	U.S. to kill wild horses as upkeep costs rise?

bjtindle

11-18-2008 12:11 AM

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mustangs, wild, horses, blm, upkeep, costs, nature, wyoming

bjtindle says:

I surely hope not, you can see them where I live and they are absolutely beautiful.

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11-20-2008 3:35 AM

I Google Myself

Well this is just nice to hear.

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Thousands of wild mustangs kept in <A href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_unitedstates.html">U.S.</A> government holding pens may have to be killed as costs escalate for their upkeep, according to a new federal report released this week.
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