Gunmen will hop in a helicopter and take down feral cows in the New Mexico wilderness next week in a scene straight out of an action movie.
The hunt is meant to protect areas of the vast Gila Wilderness and was approved by US Forest Service managers Thursday.
However, ranchers have slammed the upcoming hunt — claiming its state-sponsored animal cruelty. They said the plan violates federal regulations. A helicopter with shooters onboard will spend four days searching for and gunning down feral cattle in a 160-square-mile stretch of wilderness.The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association said the plan goes against the US Forest Service’s own regulations that state shooting is a last resort and call for roundups first.
Over the years, environmental groups have filed dozens of lawsuits that argued that cattle ruin the land and water by trampling stream banks around the West.
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