October 09, 2018 04:24 PM
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has called on the U.S. Forest Service to halt a planned wild horse gather in California’s Modoc National Forest out of concern that hundreds of the horses could be sold to slaughterhouses.
The horse gather, which will round up an estimated 1,000 horses in order to reduce herd over-population, is set to begin Wednesday.
In the letter to acting U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen, Feinstein wrote, “ I ask that you promptly respond to the following questions and halt any sales of wild horses until I receive a response to the following questions.”