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A letter to the editor by Susie Bell about Salt River Wild Horses management sparked passionate responses, including a rebuttal from John Mack. On May 15, the Arizona Department of Agriculture extended the deadline for management proposals by one week, and extended the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group’s contract until July 25. Here are some of the comments the Independent has received on the issue:
Email comments
- “Please do help to save these wonderful horses for the many of us who come to Arizona to enjoy the great wonders of the landscape and once of the last remnants of the wild herds that once populated the American landscape.” — Arden and Janette “Jan” Gailey
- “I have boots on the ground experience with the horses. The current management group has the best interest of the horses at their core based on the limitations that they have to work within. Please keep the horses safe and free! — Dianne Rovner
- “Wrong, wrong, wrong. This smells of action including the ranchers who want more space for their cattle. Let ARSS 3-1491 stand as is. Gov. Hobbs should keep her hands off any revision. Wild horses are our sacred possessions!” — Chuck Flagge
NextDoor comments
- “These horses are not natural to the environment, and destroy the ecosystem.” — Mi G
- “Leave them alone! They are native to the environment.” — Patricia Kerstner
- “They were brought over by the Spanish.” — Paul Sheldon
