Rep. Nancy Mace's Veterans For Mustangs Act: Using Birth Control To Save Wild Horses And Taxpayer Dollars

Rep. Nancy Mace's Veterans For Mustangs Act: Using Birth Control To Save Wild Horses And Taxpayer Dollars

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has introduced legislation to address the growing population of wild horses and burros on federal lands by administering on-range fertility control methods through U.S. military veterans. The Veterans for Mustangs Act seeks to shift away from helicopter “gathers” and long-term holding pens, which reportedly cost taxpayers tens of millions annually, toward humane, non-surgical fertility management on public rangelands. W…