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PHOTOS: Advocates Rally for Wild Horses

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Wild horse advocates gathered at the intersection of South Virginia and Meadowood Mall Way on Sunday to protest the Nevada Department of Agriculture’s decision to attempt transfer of ownership of the Virginia Range feral horses to a non-government entity.

The group has previously protested in Carson City at the Capitol and has scheduled another protest in Reno on March 24.

Ty O'Neil
Ty O'Neil
Ty O’Neil is a lifelong student of anthropology with two degrees in the arts. He is far more at home in the tear gas filled streets of war torn countries than he is relaxing at home. He has found a place at This Is Reno as a photojournalist. He hopes to someday be a conflict photojournalist covering wars and natural disasters abroad.

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