Designation of New Mexico's Wild Horses as "Wild Horses"

Many of the Wild Horses in New Mexico are miss-represented by the NM Livestock Board as "estray", thus being designated as livestock instead of wild.  Livestock has almost no rights or protections, including exemption from the anti-cruelty laws of New Mexico.  Many Wild Horses therefore are captured by the New Mexico Livestock Board and sent to auction, and many soon end up in slaughterhouses.   WHOA is working to have the NM Attorney General review a previous NM AG opinion, as well as other case law, in order to have Wild Horses in New Mexico properly designated as "Wild Horses" and not "estray".

Agenda for WHOA's meeting with the office of the Attorney General's: WHOA members met with representatives of the New Mexico Attorney General's office. 

NM State Representative Ron Godbey's request to the Attorney General's office to render an opinion regarding the definition of "wild horse" in New Mexico

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Attorney General Patricia A. Madrid
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Phone: (505) 827-6000
Fax: (505) 827-5826
Address:
Bataan Memorial Building, Rm 260
407 Galisteo Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Governor Bill Richardson
Phone: (505) 476-2200
Address: Office of the Governor
State Capitol
Room 400
Santa Fe, NM 87501

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Last modified: 03/03/09