An animal advocacy group is calling for changes to the federal government's wild horse wrangling operations after a roundup in Nevada left multiple stallions, mares and foals injured or dead.
wants the use of helicopters to corral the horses to be outlawed and released video it said shows wild horses running from US Bureau of Land Management helicopters during the roundup.
Eleven wild horses have died since the operation in Nevada's Antelope Valley Complex began this month, the nonprofit organization said. The use of helicopters in wrangling operations has also drawn criticism from lawmakers, including Nevada Rep. Dina Titus, who introduced legislation to end the practice.
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