Public WASHINGTON - A draft program policy that would guide management of wild horses and burros has been released for public review and comment by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management. The policy statement covers all aspects of the program from management on public lands to removal and disposition of excess animals. “We have recognized for some time that changes need to be made in the wild horse and burro program,” said BLM Director Robert F. Burford. “Our emphasis must remain on humane treatment of the animals, but we also must consider their impact upon the public land resources that we are required to protect, upon other public land users, and upon neighboring private landowners, as well as the cost effectiveness of the program. “Disposition of excess wild horses and burros is a key segment of the draft policy statement,” Burford continued. “We have incorporated the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board’s five-step process, which provides a wide range of options for placing the animals in the private sector.” The first four steps of the process are: the Adopt-A-Horse Program as it exists today, with adoption @ Why not enjoy your mowing? 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If an animal remains unadopted after it has been available for 90 days, it will be considered unadoptable and destroyed humanely. “I voluntarily placed a moratorium on the destruction of healthy excess animals in January 1982,” explained Burford. “However, we now have as many as 10,000 excess wild horses in holding facilities, which costs the Federal taxpayer about $25,500 per day or $9.3 million per year. It’s difficult to justify these expenses when the law requires us to destroy unadoptable animals.” To recognize wild horses and burros as a significant resource on public lands, the draft policy statement requires that they be considered comparably with other resource values during develop ment of resource management MF Value Leaders N 1 FLICKER t SONS, INC. Miiatiwny. PA Ph: (215)683-7252 R.W. KELLER SALES Parfcatto, PA 15944 Ph: (215) 257-0101 PEOPLE’S SALES I SERVICE Oakland MHh. 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PA Ph: (215) 869-9440 869-2214 0 5 The draft policy also encourages the involvement of humane organizations in monitoring the adoption program and inspecting adopted animals, and proposes to expedite transfer of title to adopters who have humanely maintained their wild horses and Approximately 44,800 wild burros for a period of one year. horses and burros currently roam The draft policy statement is public lands in 10 Western States, based on recommendations sub- Although planning is still in mitted to the Secretaries of the complete, BLM estimates about Interior and Agriculture by the 30,000 animals will be maintained national Wild Horse and Burro on public lands. Most of the wild Advisory Board in Decembner horses are found in Nevada and 1986. The Board, which held Wyoming; must wild bums are meetings across the United States located in California and Arizona, to solicit public comments, is Approximately 90,000 excess comprised of nine members animals have been removed from representing various interests public lands since 1973, and more related to wild horse and burro than 70,000 wild horses and burros management and the general have been placed in private public. maintenance through the Adopt-A- Public comments on the draft Horse Program. Sire Power Selects Bull TUNKHANNOCK - A young Holstein bull bred by Reu-Hel Farms, Inc., Mohrsville, Pa., was recently selected to enter the Gold Sire Development Program at Sire Power, Inc. His dam is Reu-Hel Farms Tradition Ann-ET, VG (88). She said Misting produces a better crop in any field. Saves time, money and water. It can also be used for foliate feeding. 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