Wild horse activists are criticizing U.S. Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey's plans to attend a Las Vegas conference being held by groups that support slaughter of the animals for human consumption. Ginger Kathrens of the Cloud Foundation says it's "truly troubling" that Abbey on Tuesday is scheduled to address groups that seek to profit from horse slaughter. United Horsemen, a Wyoming-based nonprofit pushing for a plant in that state where horses can be slaughtered for human consumption, is organizing the summit to be held through Thursday. BLM spokeswoman Celia Boddington says Abbey has an obligation to talk to all sides of the issue because of the agency's multiple use mandate for public lands.
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