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WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 200 wild horses ended up in slaughterhouses during the past two years in apparent violation of a federal rule that requires new owners to swear they do not plan to have the animals killed. The Bureau of Land Management says that since March 1998, 186 wild horses were sent to slaughterhouses within three months of their owners getting titles from the government. In July 1998, the BLM began requiring that all new owners sign a statement saying they did not intend to sell their horse for slaughter, although some owners may have signed those statements earlier. The quick trip from title to slaughter was detailed in an internal BLM report last month that said 571 former wild horses were slaughtered at four U.S. plants between March 1998 and Sept. 22. See full story
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