Story by Cy Ryan of the Las Vegas Sun
Nevada Governor’s Inaction Could Spell Death for Captured Wild Horses
photo by Steve Marcus
CARSON CITY — More than $20,000 has been raised to protect 41 wild horses being put on the auction block by the Nevada Department of Agriculture.
Wild horse advocates say the mustangs are purchased, sent to Canada and Mexico for slaughter and the meat shipped around the world.
The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign said Wednesday it received the donations to buy the mustangs and care for them until they are adopted.
Deniz Bolbol, communications director for the preservation campaign based in San Francisco, said there were thousands of donations from the U.S., South Africa, Europe and Canada.
The horses were rounded up from state lands in the Reno-Carson City area, where they sometimes wandered onto highways, causing accidents, officials said.
Bolbol said a check was forwarded to the Hidden Valley Wild Horse Protection Fund in Reno to bid on the animals.
The Hidden Valley group staged a protest last week asking Gov. Brian Sandoval to stop the auction in Fallon. They presented 1,800 letters urging the sale to be cancelled.
The governor declined to take any action.
Since then, Bolbol said, more than 12,000 faxes and letters have been sent to the governor protesting the sale.
“This is an opportunity for the governor to implement humane solutions,” said Bolbol, who wants the horses returned to their natural range.
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Categories: Horse News, Horse Slaughter, Wild Burros, Wild Horses/Mustangs
Straight from the Horse's Heart 
We are and have some of the must wonderful advocates who always arise for the Mustangs and the Horses With all this Love to give also, all the horses are Loved by so many many, For some reason I missed the donation information and I would like to give to the Mustangs , please repost where to send !!!! As for Gov Sandoval , with all the out pouring of protest for the Mustangs for him not to respond in a positive way, is appalling to say the least , He has now lost all respect and I am sure he will not be elected again…………………………..
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Obviously that governor wants nothing good for the mustangs. He just wants them to advertise his state. Sending them to a kill auction is reprehensible. Sandoval is disgusting.
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Thank God for the advocates and ASL who helped remove these horses from danger.
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Reblogged this on angelfarm.
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Anyone know if there’s any truth to the rumor that Sandoval is replacing Salazar as head of DOI and, as a result, are making plans to send all BLM imprisoned wild horses to slaughter? If it’s true, we need to dig in now and stop this.
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Bravo to all of the generous and compassionate people who donated money and time to save these horses. Sandoval is an idiot.
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I am truely disappointed taht some humans don’t see the pristine beauty and noble garce of the NV mustages. Get the buck out of the wallet to help out. I did. Thank you
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Yes, they should have been returned to their natural habitat and fences erected and overpasses constructed to accommodate them. This is what should be done!
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