- The U.S. federal government is investing $30 million in fertility control to manage the rapidly growing wild horse population in the American West.
- Wild horse populations in Nevada grow by 15 to 20 percent annually, but severe drought conditions have left the landscape unable to sustain them.
- The Bureau of Land Management and the Department of Agriculture are leading efforts to reduce herd sizes and encourage public adoptions.
- Representative Dina Titus and 17 other members of Congress are calling for an investigation into population control tactics, including helicopter roundups and slaughterhouse allegations.
- The Bureau of Land Management denied allegations of commercial slaughter, stating that federal law strictly prohibits sending wild horses to slaughterhouses.
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Federal government to spend $30 million to ‘fertility control’ wild horse populations out West
