During the construction of the line, it seemed at first as if it was destined to remain unadopted by a bigger network, but in 1858 the LSWR became fearful that rival lines, or an extension to the new line to Leatherhead, might prove attractive, so they agreed to lease the line for ?8, 000 annually.
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It is a " myth that adoptive parents are interested only in ` healthy white babies "'_ look at the waiting lists of parents seeking black or Hispanic kids, or kids with Down Syndrome or AIDS . But to the state, an unadopted " special needs " child is valuable _ the designation triggers a federal subsidy.
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BLM terminated the large scale program in 1988 after negative publicity and pressure from the Congress and from 1988 until 2004, Congress prevented the Bureau from destroying excess healthy unadopted animals by stating, in the Department of the Interior s annual appropriations acts, that " appropriations herein shall not be available for the destruction of healthy unadopted wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau of Land Management or its contractors . " As an alternative, since 1988, the BLM began sending excess horses to " sanctuaries ".
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BLM terminated the large scale program in 1988 after negative publicity and pressure from the Congress and from 1988 until 2004, Congress prevented the Bureau from destroying excess healthy unadopted animals by stating, in the Department of the Interior s annual appropriations acts, that " appropriations herein shall not be available for the destruction of healthy unadopted wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau of Land Management or its contractors . " As an alternative, since 1988, the BLM began sending excess horses to " sanctuaries ".
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From fiscal year 2006 through 2009 though there was no restriction on selling or euthanizing excess horses BLM chose not to exercise either option due to " concerns over public and Congressional reaction to the large-scale slaughter of thousands of healthy horses . " { { efn | The Rahall Amendment stated : " Appropriations made herein shall not be available for the destruction of healthy, wild unadopted horses and burros in the care of the Bureau of Land Management or its contractor's or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruction for processing into commercial products . " To comply with these annual restrictions, the BLM purchase contract has a statement prohibiting purchasers from processing horses into commercial products.
