“The Wild Horse Conspiracy,” by Craig Downer (vegan), Part 2 of 2

Mr. Downer highlights the unique role wild horse-people play in maintaining ecological balance. “Now, this is where the horses and burros play a major role, as do the tapirs and the rhinos, because they have a different digestive system. It’s a monogastric digestive system that is simpler, and they’re able to thrive on coarser vegetation, higher vegetation. And in general, this thing about the droppings being more intact, that means that Perissodactyls – the horses, rhinos, and burros – are much superior carbon sequesters.” “The really nature-saving role of these animals; they’re a real blessing. If we could recognize them and let them fill their role naturally, we could heal the Earth in so many places. They’re actually using these animals to restore some of the most degraded ecosystems that have been overgrazed, or over-cultivated, or poisoned with pesticides.”

“It was a real shocker here in Western Nevada because there are very big cattle and sheep ranching enterprises who control vast, many thousands of acres. This is having a real negative effect on the global ecosystem and is contributing a lot to global warming. This is creating a very alarming buildup of the heat-trapping gases, which are creating an oven-like effect here on Earth. And when you combine this with the destruction of the ecosystems, it might be even more serious.” “People should go plant-based (vegan). If they want to save life on Earth, keep it from becoming a scalding one that will exterminate life on this Earth, one of the best things they can do is stop eating or consuming animal products.” Mr. Downer issued a heartfelt call for the preservation of wild animal-people. “It’s also about people that really love nature, and they love to see these returned native equids back in their ecosystem. So, become really involved and aware.”