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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Assateague Island National Seashore loses its oldest stallion

On October 19th Assateague Island National Seashore's Maryland herd of wild horses lost its oldest stallion ever. At 24...

Posted by Assateague Island Alliance (AIA) on Thursday, October 22, 2015
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 22, 2015 at 5:59 PM

    Rest in peace you beautiful boy. Thank you for not letting him suffer.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 22, 2015 at 7:11 PM

    So does the AIA make the decisions and care for the ponies or the Fire Company? --or are they one and the same

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  3. AnonymousOctober 22, 2015 at 8:58 PM

    7:11 Sham was from the MD herd who is maintained by the the National Park Service. These ponies are true free ranging ponies though contraception is used to keep herd size manageable. This thanks to the HSUS who put a plan in place after the Park Service wanted to relocate the ponies due to damage to the island. AIA are a local non profit promoting education and while they monitor the ponies and keep everyone up to date on their Facebook site they don't have control over them. The herd in VA is owned by the fire company. A fence on the MD/VA border keeps the herds separate.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 22, 2015 at 9:14 PM

    7:11 To add to above the fire company is issued a grazing permit from the US Fish and Wildlife Service which is what allows them to keep the ponies on the VA side of Assateague. Both herds were around 150 but I know the US Fish and Wildlife is recommending that the fire company reduce the herd size over the next few years. I can't remember the exact number but I'm thinking somewhere around 136.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 23, 2015 at 11:18 AM

    I had no idea this web site was so sensored that a coment all though ignorently Exaggerated and not in propper grammer form,is an oppinion and one that has a point. What is the differance in putting a old suffering pony down and putting a old suffering elephant down. Or for that matter putting down a old lion with a bow and arow. All humane acts. none! How about getting worked up about mammals that have had there chance for life stolen from them before they have seen the light of day.

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