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How Wild is a Wild Mustang?
Imagine losing your freedom and being separated from your family and friends. When a wild horse is captured from the wild, it may have never encountered humans and has learned to survive, as a prey animal by it's instinct of flight or fight and belonging to a herd for safety. . . read more

Wild Horses as Native North American Wildlife
Are wild horses truly “wild,” as an indigenous species in North America, or are they “feral” weeds - barnyard escapees, far removed genetically from their prehistoric ancestors? The question at hand is, therefore, whether or not modern horses, Equus caballus, should be considered native wildlife. . . read more

Mustang Future Survival
Experts say the drastic reduction in the wild horse population could jeopardize their future survival. To guarantee a herd's existence, 150 breeding individuals are necessary, said Ernest Gus Cothran, an equine-genetics specialist at the University of Kentucky. . . read more

Mustangs in Canada
About 200 years ago, 3 million wild horses roamed most of the North American continent. Today, fewer than 8,000 of the animals remain. Last month, the U.S. Senate banned the persistent, ongoing destruction of the surviving stock in the United States when it approved the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. But it's unlikely that Canada will follow the U.S. lead. . . read more

They shoot wild horses, don't they?
There's a move afoot to send thousands of wild horses to auction, where they are likely to be bought for slaughter by horse dealers and sent to one of three foreign-owned plants in the U.S. that slaughter horses...read more

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