Salt Lake Tribune · Aug 24, 2017
Commentary: Wild horse summit excludes key advocates, public
(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Advocates for wild horses from The American Wild Horse Campaign and the Cloud Foundation stage a protest and press conference in front of the downtown Marriott Hotel where Utah officials are hosting a wild horse conference Wednesday Aug. 23. The advocates were not allowed into the conference and believe the forum is for promoting the slaughter of wild horses and burros that roam the West's public lands. Organizers of a wild horse summit taking place in Utah this week are claiming they’ve excluded the public and key advocates like Friends of Animals (FoA) to “protect participants and promote dialogue.”