Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
23,
2016
Dear
Member
of
the
Arizona
House
of
Representatives:
As
President
of
the
Salt
River
Wild
Horse
Management
Group
and
Executive
Director
of
the
American
Wild
Horse
Preservation
Campaign,
respectively,
we
would
like
to
express
our
SUPPORT
for
the
Townsend
Substitute
Amendment
to
the
Federalism
and
States
Rights
Committee
Amendment
to
HB
2340.
With
the
adoption
of
the
amendment,
we
also
support
the
bill
as
amended.
The
Townsend
substitute
amendment
removes
the
provision
that
would
have
attempted
to
assert
Arizona
jurisdiction
over
the
Salt
River
Wild
Horses.
The
bill
would
have
placed
the
herd
under
the
management
of
the
State
Department
of
Agriculture,
which
would
have
cost
the
state
an
estimated
$1
million
annually
and
resulted
in
their
management
as
livestock,
not
wild
animals.
The
bill
as
amended
recognizes
that
the
Salt
River
Wild
Horses
are
not
livestock,
and
their
management
falls
outside
the
Departments
mission
to
regulate
and
support
Arizona
agriculture
in
a
manner
that
encourages
farming,
ranching
and
agribusiness
while
protecting
consumers
and
natural
resources.
The
amendment
also
defines
the
scope
of
the
herd
and
clarifies
that
the
horses
that
are
part
of
the
Salt
River
Wild
Horse
Herd
are
not
stray
animals.
Additionally,
the
amendment
establishes
clear
jurisdiction
and
provides
a
process
to
resolve
any
incident
that
requires
interaction
with
the
herd
in
order
to
protect
the
health
and
safety
of
the
horses
and
the
public.
Once
it
becomes
law,
HB
2340
will
allow
us
to
continue
our
efforts
to
ensure
that
the
federal
government
fulfils
its
responsibility
to
manage
the
herd
under
either
the
Wild
and
Free-Roaming
Horses
and
Burros
Act
of
1971,
or
the
Multiple-Use
Sustained-Yield
Act
of
1960.
Finally,
we
would
like
to
express
our
appreciation
to
Rep.
Townsend
for
the
tremendous
effort
that
she
has
expended
on
this
issue
and
for
her
willingness
to
work
with
all
parties
on
a
solution
that
is
in
the
best
interest
of
the
horses.
Sincerely,
Simone
Netherlands,
President
Salt
River
Wild
Horse
Management
Group
simone@respect4horses.com
928-925-7212