Navajo Nation strikes deal on managing wild horses
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The Navajo Nation has agreed to suspend roundups of wild horses on its province piece it plant amongst advocates on population command measures that volition halt horses going to slaughter.
Options to live on explored include equine nascence control, adoption, province management too world education.
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly too quondam New United Mexican States Governor Bill Richardson reached an understanding inward regulation at a coming together over the weekend.
“We convey met amongst Governor Richardson too nosotros convey come upwardly to an understanding to abide by long-term solutions to deal our feral Equus caballus number on the Navajo Nation,” Shelly said.
“We volition suspend Equus caballus roundups too forfeit back upwardly for Equus caballus slaughtering too Equus caballus slaughtering facilities.”
Shelly said he was thankful for the input the Navajo Nation had received on Equus caballus numbers.
“We are directly using that input inward formulating innovative initiatives to address this issue. I convey ever advocated for rigid long-term solutions too partnerships.”
He said he believed the bargain would serve equally a gateway for to a greater extent than resources to assist the nation’s local communities.
Richardson represents the Foundation to Protect New United Mexican States Wildlife, which he founded amongst actor, managing director too conservationist Robert Redford.
The foundation is working to halt the slaughter of horses, including actively fighting efforts to reopen Equus caballus slaughterhouses inward the United States.
The foundation is committed to finding humane alternatives to Equus caballus slaughter to bargain amongst the nation’s wild Equus caballus population too is working amongst advocacy groups such equally Return to Freedom, headed past times world-renowned Equus caballus advocate NedaDeMayo.
“I commend President Shelly for calling for an immediate destination to Equus caballus roundups too for making it clear that moving forwards the Navajo Nation volition non back upwardly Equus caballus slaughter or the supply of Equus caballus slaughter facilities,” Richardson said. “This is precisely the upshot Equus caballus advocates, such equally myself, had hoped for.”
The ii leaders agreed to railroad train a memorandum of understanding that would suspend Equus caballus roundups inward the Navajo Nation piece the Foundation to Protect New United Mexican States Wildlife too other Equus caballus advocacy groups, including Animal Protection of New Mexico, operate amongst the Navajo Nation to railroad train too implement alternative policies to deal feral Equus caballus populations.
Possible solutions that volition live on explored include equine nascence control, adoption, province management too world education.
“I am interested inward long-term solutions humane to deal our Equus caballus populations,” Shelly said. “Our province is precious to the Navajo people equally are all the horses on the Navajo Nation. Horses are sacred animals to us. I am thankful nosotros tin partner amongst agencies that convey resources to assist us abide by existent long-term solutions.”
Shelly added that the Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources too the Navajo Department of Agriculture volition cooperate amongst Richardson too the Foundation to Protect New United Mexican States Wildlife.
Richardson said he looked forwards to working amongst Navajo Nation officials to command the Equus caballus population.
“I promise that federal agencies, such equally the Bureau of Land Management too the Department of Agriculture, equally good equally Equus caballus advocacy groups volition too back upwardly our efforts amongst funding.”
The memorandum of understanding is expected to live on signed inside ii weeks.
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