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Bayard

(26,780 posts)
21. I had not heard that yet
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 02:07 PM
Jun 2025

Thanks for posting.

I've been arguing this for years. Wild horses grazing on public lands belong to the American people. Most want to keep them there. The prohibitions against who can adopt them has mostly kept sneaky horse traders at bay, from "adopting," them, then selling to the meat market in other countries.

The big commercial cattle ranchers consider them as vermin who eat, "their grass," and want them all exterminated. However, they are grazing their cattle on public lands that belong to the American people. They lease it from the government for a pittance.

Some people still consider horses as livestock--including Congress apparently. It depends on how you look at them. If you are breeding them on a farm, that's considered agricultural and livestock. They fall in the, "pet," category if you use them for anything else, from competing, trail riding, or being your best friend. They are definitely not considered food in this country. Would you eat a poodle?

trump hates all animals. He wants to get rid of Endangered Species protections, and anything else he considers a profit loss, especially any that stand in the way of the oligarchs.

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Good for Schumer. sop Jun 2025 #1
Well Chuck, the USA does lead the world in ways to kill people. twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #2
Bullshit. ancianita Jun 2025 #9
You read a lot into what I wrote. twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #12
Okay. I'll take your word for it. ancianita Jun 2025 #13
If people would just stop killing other people so much I might feel better. twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #14
I hear you. You should feel better because of the lower numbers, though. ancianita Jun 2025 #18
My shot was at the USA, not Chuck. He has to deal with the system and the, you know, morons. twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #19
Didn't come off like that, but I'll accept your intended meaning. ancianita Jun 2025 #20
Good for him. sheshe2 Jun 2025 #3
Seems appropriate. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2025 #4
That's the proper way to rub their noses in it! 70sEraVet Jun 2025 #5
And this time, the Republicans do it without any "death panels" Justice matters. Jun 2025 #6
Can't we adopt decent messaging? SCantiGOP Jun 2025 #7
Big, beautiful BULLs..t BattleRow Jun 2025 #11
"Well, We're All Going to Die Republican Spending Bill" ffr Jun 2025 #8
Definitely better! Chuck's sarcasm reveals republican evil : always add "Republican" to republican bill titles. ancianita Jun 2025 #10
The Republicans want to kill everything including America's wild horses and burros. StarryNite Jun 2025 #15
I had not heard that yet Bayard Jun 2025 #21
The BLM planned on killing horses in 3 federally protected herds... StarryNite Jun 2025 #22
Add this to all the people they're trying to kill..... Bayard Jun 2025 #24
The repubs/MAGAts are the death squad of people, animals, and the Earth. StarryNite Jun 2025 #25
Well done, Senator Schumer! Mysterian Jun 2025 #16
Good. We need to keep doing this. Aristus Jun 2025 #17
Nice going, Chuck Schumer. Paladin Jun 2025 #23
That is stealing the ball for a slam dunk! bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #26
Alan Grayson had that markie Jun 2025 #27
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