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Horse Review Editorial
May 10, 1999
509 Passes Senate,
What will Happen to Nevada's
Wild Horses?
by
Dee Beaugez
Publisher
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The message was simple; "We of Nevada do
not condone violence or slaughter. We asked the Senate to say "No" to 509 before
it’s too late." Now it's too late!
On May 10, 1999, The Nevada Senate voted 15-6 in favor of AB509. Editorial
This will set up a process enabling landowners to ask the federal government to round up
the stray horses - it is a way to assure the wild horses are removed!
Those opposed to the paln included:
Sen. Dina Titus a Democrate from Las Vegas
Sen. Terry Care a Democrate from Las Vegas
Sen. mark Amodei a Republican from Carson City
"It's just a thinly disguised attempt to get rid of the wild horses," said Sen.
Titus. "The cowboys once again just wanted the range for cows and sheep and not
wild horses."
Sen. Care said, "My vote was to preserve the tradition of the American West."
The Senate also approved AJR2, which urges Congress to contol wild horse popultions and
keep them manageable.
I wonder who will determine how and when these wild horses will be picked up and where
will they be taken? Will it be to slaughterhouses? Who will answer these
questions?
Who to call:
Nevada State Senate OR Nevada State Assembly, Capitol complex, Carson City,
Nevada 89710. For e-mails: senate@lcb.state.nv.us
and assembly@lcb.state.nv.us
VRWPA Web Site http://members.aol.com/vrwpa/, telephone communications (775)
741-0180 or FAX (775) 847-7199.
Address:
Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association
P.O. Box 996, Virginia City, NV 89440
Dee Beaugez
Publisher/Webmaster
The Horse Review
www.horsereview.com
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