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| Started on: | 2008-05-06 |
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| Category: | Government & Politics |
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Save Nevada's Wild Horses.
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| NRCS Study wildhorse | Mike Henderson | 1 / 20 | Mike Henderson on 2008-05-06 |
Group Bookmarks View All Bookmarks»Madeleine Pickens, wife of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, made known her intentions to adopt not just the doomed wild horses but most or all of the 30,000 horses and burros kept in federal holding pens. Lifelong animal lovers, the Pickenses just a few years ago led the fight to close the last horse slaughterhouse in the United States.
One year ago this week, dozens of wild horses were found dead on the Tonopah Test Range. The BLM and Air Force announced at the time that a full investigation would be launched to find out the cause of death. Twelve months later, the public is still waiting for answers.