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NORTHWEST East Oregonian A2 Wednesday, January 16, 2019 New pen may allow sale of horses for slaughter U.S. Forest Service builds corral in California to bypass federal restrictions pleasant,” Justice Depart- ment lawyers representing the agency wrote in its most recent filing last month. “The Forest Service is tak- ing a step to reduce what is universally recognized as a natural catastrophe.” Horse advocates have been suing the government for two decades over mus- tang roundups that private ranchers say are necessary to curb growing herds that reduce the forage on federal lands they lease for cattle and sheep grazing across the U.S. West. The region holds roughly 90,000 wild horses. A sharp reduction in demand in recent years for a federal program that offers the horses for adoption to the public has left little room in existing corrals. Horse advo- cates argue the mustangs are federally protected and that taxpayers subsidize the live- stock grazing on U.S. land. A hearing is scheduled Jan. 31 in federal court in San Francisco on a motion filed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and American Wild Horse Campaign seek- ing an injunction to block the sale of the horses captured in the Modoc National For- est in October and Novem- ber for possible slaughter. The new pen is in the forest, about 170 miles northwest of Reno. By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. — The U.S. Forest Service has built a new corral for wild horses in Northern California, which could allow it to bypass fed- eral restrictions and sell the animals for slaughter. The agency acknowl- edged in court filings in a potentially precedent-setting legal battle that it built the pen for mustangs gathered in the fall on national for- est land along the Califor- nia-Nevada border because of restrictions on such sales at other federal holding facilities. The agency denies claims by horse advocates it has made up its mind to sell the more than 250 horses for slaughter. But it also says it may have no choice because of the high cost of housing the animals and continued ecological impacts it claims overpopulated herds are having on federal rangeland. “While slaughtering wild horses does not present a pleasant picture, the reality of this dire situation is not AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File In this June 5, 2013, file photo, some of the hundreds of mustangs the U.S. Bureau of Land Management removed from federal rangeland peer at visitors at the BLM’s Palomino Valley holding facility about 20 miles north of Reno in Palomino Valley, Nev. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen announced late last year she would postpone any sales for slaughter until at least Feb. 18. The protection groups say it would be the first time in nearly a half-century the government has sold mus- tangs “without limitation,” or for any purpose, includ- ing slaughter. TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY A p.m. rain or snow shower Cloudy with a little rain Cloudy Mostly cloudy with a little rain Mostly cloudy with a little rain 38° 32° 43° 37° 38° 31° 42° 35° PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 45° 37° 52° 42° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 53° 39° 49° 40° 51° 43° OREGON FORECAST ALMANAC Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Seattle Olympia 48/42 40/34 38/29 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 39/33 Lewiston 48/40 38/32 Astoria 50/44 Pullman Yakima 38/32 47/36 43/34 Portland Hermiston 46/40 The Dalles 38/31 Salem Corvallis 45/40 Yesterday Normals Records La Grande 41/37 PRECIPITATION John Day Eugene Bend 47/42 42/34 45/41 Ontario 39/33 Caldwell Burns 33° 32° 41° 28° 63° (1961) -10° (1950) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Albany 46/40 Today Thu. NE 4-8 ENE 4-8 N 3-6 NNE 4-8 Boardman Pendleton Medford 53/39 Trace 0.18" 0.62" 0.18" 0.43" 0.62" WINDS (in mph) 43/37 38/31 0.00" 0.12" 0.81" 0.12" 0.53" 0.81" through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Pendleton 39/33 48/40 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date HERMISTON Enterprise 38/32 39/34 29° 27° 41° 27° 68° (1974) -8° (1907) PRECIPITATION Moses Lake 48/36 Aberdeen 37/30 34/30 Tacoma Yesterday Normals Records Spokane Wenatchee 51/43 of wild horses. Congress approved an appropriations amendment in 2004 that allows the Forest Service, under its parent Agriculture Department, to sell horses without limitations if they’re over age 10 and have been offered for adoption three times unsuccessfully. But in most years since then, Congress has specifi- Senators ask FDA to update rules on certain pot products Forecast for Pendleton Area 51° 40° Horse slaughterhouses are prohibited in the U.S. but legal in many other countries, including Canada, Mexico and parts of Europe where horse meat is consid- ered a delicacy. The Wild Free Roam- ing Horse and Burros Act that President Nixon signed into law in 1971 prohibits the inhumane destruction cally prohibited the Bureau of Land Management, under the Interior Department, from using any appropri- ations for such purposes. President Donald Trump proposed allowing such sales in his 2017 budget, but Congress refused to go along. The Forest Service nor- mally holds the horses it gathers at pens belonging to the BLM, which man- ages 385,000 square miles of public lands in the West. With few exceptions, lawsuits have targeted the bureau because it captures the vast majority of the horses. BLM lands hold an estimated 83,000 wild horses, while national for- ests managed by the Forest Service hold about 8,000. The Forest Service gath- ered 932 horses in the Modoc National Forest late last year and shipped about 260 to the new corral, while placing about 650 at a BLM facility in nearby Susanville, California. Justice Department law- yers acknowledged in the December filings “BLM is not permitted to humanely destroy healthy, unadopted horses or conduct any sale that could ultimately result in their destruction, which includes any Forest Service horse in BLM custody.” By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM — Oregon’s two senators on Tuesday urged the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to update federal regulations to permit interstate commerce of food products containing a key non-psychoactive ingre- dient of cannabis. The appeal by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley came after Congress legal- ized the production and sale of industrial hemp and hemp derivatives, including can- nabidiols, known as CBD. Wyden and Merkley had been behind a hemp provi- sion that Congress passed and was included in the 2018 Farm Bill. But after President Don- ald Trump signed the bill in December, FDA Commis- sioner Scott Gottlieb restated his agency’s stance that CBD is a drug ingredient and there- fore illegal to add to food or health products without his agency’s approval. The FDA has sent warning letters to some companies making health claims for CBD. In a letter to Gottlieb, the senators asked the FDA to update “outdated regu- lations” that prohibit food products containing CBD from being sold across state lines. “Farmers in Oregon and nationwide are poised to make real economic gains for their communities once these regulations are updated,” they wrote. They said it was Congress’ intent in the bill to ensure producers and consumers have access to hemp-derived products, including CBDs. The Oregon Democrats asked the agency to clarify to the public several issues, including its authority in the production and marketing of hemp and its derivatives, and whether the FDA will con- sider issuing a regulation to allow hemp derivatives in food, beverages or dietary supplements that cross state lines. CBD oils are increasingly popular in lotions, tinctures and foods. Proponents say CBD offers health benefits, including relieving pain and anxiety. Scientists note there have been few comprehen- sive clinical studies on how CBD affects humans. Har- vard Medical School said the strongest scientific evidence is for its effectiveness in treating childhood epilepsy syndromes that typically don’t respond to anti-sei- zure medications. The FDA recently approved the first ever cannabis-derived medi- cine for these conditions that contains CBD. SUN AND MOON Klamath Falls 45/33 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today 7:32 a.m. 4:38 p.m. 12:53 p.m. 2:32 a.m. Full Last New First Jan 20 Jan 27 Feb 4 Feb 12 NATIONAL EXTREMES Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 70° in Marathon, Fla. Low -39° in Antero Reservoir, Colo. NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY BRIEFLY Contagious kids with measles at Portland airport Tri-Cities groups pushing support for Snake River dams VANCOVUER, Wash. (AP) — County health officials in southwest Washington state are warning people who may have crossed paths recently with unvaccinated children contagious with measles at the Portland International Airport in Oregon. KATU-TV reports that the Clark County Public Health department said the two chil- dren — one a young child and the other an adolescent — are known to have visited Concourse D and the Delta Sky Lounge at the Portland airport on January 7 and the Church of Truth in Vancouver on January 6. Anyone who may have been exposed and is experiencing symptoms should con- tact health officials to contain the spread of the infection. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and rash. There is one other confirmed case of measles in the county, and also 11 other sus- pected cases. KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A plan to spend $750,000 of state taxpayer money to study the impacts of tearing down four dams on the lower Snake River is not sit- ting well with Tri-Cities area supporters of the dams. They’ve drafted a letter to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee saying the study would be a waste. The Tri-City Herald reports the lat- est push to remove the dams is tied to the decline of killer whales off the Washington coast. The orcas rely on chinook salmon, including from the Snake River, for most of their food. Opponents say the study proposed by the governor duplicates federal studies. The letter is intended to highlight the benefits of the hydroelectric dams, which are located in eastern Washington, and about 17 local governments and agencies are expected to sign on. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s 0s showers t-storms 10s rain 20s flurries 30s snow 40s 50s ice 60s cold front E AST O REGONIAN — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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