The unauthorized livestock are located within Townships 32-34 North, Ranges 111-113 West. The following pastures, or allotments affected by this impoundment are: the Ryegrass Isolated, Heifer Pasture, Cranor Building Pasture, Todd Pasture, Ryegrass, Ball Horse Creek, James Ryegrass, Round Valley Ryegrass, Upper Horse Creek, Brodie Draw, Lower Horse Creek, Horse Creek-Ryegrass, Jewett Ryegrass, Horse Creek Pasture #2, West Aspen Ridge, and East Aspen Ridge. 

For more information please contact Jessica Pettee at 307-367-5310, or call the Pinedale Field Office at 307-367-5300.

Source: www.blm.gov/wy

I think we're going to see a lot more of this type of abandonment with the slaughter houses being shut down and the high price of hay. Some people are feeling there are no other alternatives for them. Especially when the cost of euthanizing includes not only the veterinary costs, but the costs of removal of the deceased animal, which in many parts of the country can exceed $400-$500 per horse. It's a shame that things have come to this.

Chere Miller