The government is killing the Yellowstone Bison whenever they wander out of the borders of Yellowstone National Park. Already one thousand and ninety eight of those beautiful bison have already been slaughtered this winter so far. It could still reach as many as two thousand at this rate yet. Why? They fear that the bison may carry a disease known as brucellosis to free-roaming cattle. However, cattle no longer roam the free ranges of the Horse Butte Peninsula. Yet, the government continue to needlessly kill the Yellowstone Bison despite that fact. Also, the bison are not even being tested before or after being slaughtered to determine if they have the disease. What kind of preventive measures is that? I find that to be sloppy governing and pure laziness on the part of the rangers themselves. Yet, there also has been "no documented transmission" of brucellosis occurring between bison and cattle either. It just seems the Park Service is intent on destroying these remaining bison unless we stand up and let our voices be heard "LOUDLY." These bison are the last of America's free-roaming herd of our western heritage. The government is spending our tax dollars to kill these bison "needlessly" since there are "no free-roaming cattle" any longer on the Horse Butte Peninsula. It is up to us as American citizens to ask "our government officials" to put an end to such "senseless" killings and "waste" of our tax dollars. There must be a new study put in place to manage the bison and be their guardians not their executioners.
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