Thousands of America's iconic wild horses may be headed to slaughter at the hands of the U.S. government; some herds may face extinction. Oil, mining and cattle interests are driving down the wild horse population and the space left for them to roam.
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The ongoing battle in the United States over the round-up of wild horses, an attempt by the Bureau of Land Management to control the population, has taken a new turn after a group accused the government of auctioning wild horses for slaughter.