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Tell Utah’s Governor: Don’t Mess With America’s Wild Horses

Posted by on April 29, 2014

Tell Utah’s Governor: Don’t Mess With Wild Horses

If Governor Gary Herbert has his way, the state of Utah would have the authority to clear public lands of wild horses “to keep ranges open for cattle grazing.”

That’s right. Even though wild horses are protected under federal law, Governor Herbert says Utah “should take over the horse management” on federal lands within the state.

Such a move would set a dangerous precedent by giving ranchers and their allies in state governments the power to wipe out wild horses for good to make even more room for livestock grazing.

Governor Herbert is one such ally of ranchers and it’s not surprising to see him using their talking points to scapegoat wild horses for the damage to our public rangelands caused by livestock. This is a particularly egregious claim to make in Utah, where fewer than 3,500 wild horses remain while hundreds of thousands of commercial livestock graze on public land.

We’ve already sent the Governor a letter to set the record straight. Will you follow it up with a fax to request he back off his position and respect federal law?

Governor Gary Herbert

State of Utah
350 North State Street
Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
US
Fax:(801) 538-1344

Thanks for contacting Governor Herbert about his disturbing position on wild horse management. It’s our hope that an outpouring of comments from the public will force the Governor to reevaluate his position.

More information:

News Release: National Coalition Calls on Utah Governor to Stop Attack on Wild Horses

Letter to Governor Herbert

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