By Fernanda Santos | The New York Times
Soon after federal officials announced the imminent capture of 100 or so horses within the boundaries of a national forest near here — to be sold at auction, “condemned and destroyed, or otherwise disposed of” — a resourceful cadre of self-appointed guardians issued a desperate call for action.
“Salt River Wild Horses To Be Eliminated,” they wrote on a Facebook page created for the horses, which has more than 200 pictures and 220,000 likes. “EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD — PLEASE HELP.”