(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Simone Netherland with the The American Wild Horse Campaign, left, speaks at a protest and news conference in front of the downtown Marriott Hotel where Utah officials hosted a wild horse conference Wednesday, Aug. 23. The advocates were not allowed into the conference and believe the forum is for promoting the slaughter of wild horses and burros that roam the West's public lands.
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