Wild horses protected by U.S. House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just last week, a Royal Examiner headline admonished the public to “call your congressional representatives” if you want to help save America’s wildlife, including wild horses.

On Thursday, March 23, the U.S. House of Representatives, as part of the mammoth 2018 federal spending bill, did just that.

According to the Washington Post, “(bill) negotiators said ‘nay’ to a House proposal to allow the culling of tens of thousands of horses and burros that roam the West or are held in government-funded corrals and ranches.”

The Examiner article drew attention to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)  plea to “call your congressman”, in this case Republican Bob Goodlatte, and our two U.S. senators, to work with congressional leadership “to ensure the final FY 18 spending bill protects America’s domestic and wild horses from slaughter and mass killing.”

Possibly sufficient voters across the country did just that, and influenced the House vote.

Many wild horse advocacy groups have long resisted attempts to limit the federally protected animals which have become symbols of the American West.

Cattle ranchers view equine herds as competitors on grazing land, the Post reported.