The U.S. Forest Service was forced to cancel plans to round up 100 wild horses from a national forest, possibly to be sold as meat, after the move inspired outrage and protests, according to Court House News.
Wild horses in Arizona Salt River. Image Credit: Rick.Grybos (Flickr)
On July 31st the Forest Service issued public notice stating that unclaimed horses living in the Salt River forests in Arizona were to be removed and sold at public auction.
As well as public outcry, senators Jeff Flake and John McCain were moved to write a letter on Wednesday requesting the move be postponed.
In the letter the Senators said:
“Whether they are treated as feral under state law or ‘wild’ under federal law, horses are celebrated as icons of the West”
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The Tonto National Forest’s supervisor Neil Bosworth, said on Thursday that the round-up was now postponed, despite a federal judge refusing to give protestors an injunction to prevent it.
Bosworth said:
“We appreciate the local community’s feedback and we’ve decided to take another look at the proposed gathering of stray horses on the Tonto National Forest […] The Forest Service will continue to engage with the local community, state and federal officials to explore potential alternatives for meeting our obligations for both land stewardship and public safety.”
The 2 Tonto National Forest is 2.9 million acres, and stretches from northeast of Phoenix to beyond Flagstaff, is the fifth-largest national forest in the United States.
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