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In this Jan. 14, 2017 photo, Dickie Vest, a vet with the U.S. Humane Society wildlife response team, examines a horse during a birth control campaign to manage the horse population in Vieques, Puerto Rico. First imported by Spanish colonists, horses are used by many of Vieques’ 9,000-odd residents for running errands, taking children to school, transporting fishermen to their boats, competing in informal races between teenage boys and delivering late-night drinkers back home. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
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In this Jan. 13, 2017 photo, Dave Pauli, senior director for the U.S. Humane Society wildlife response team, waits for an opportunity to shoot horses with a vaccine dart as part of a birth control program to manage the horse population in Vieques, Puerto Rico. The horse population has grown to an estimated 2,000 animals that break water pipes to quench their thirst, knock over garbage cans in search of food and die in car crashes that have increased as tourists flock to Vieques, which grew in popularity after the U.S. Navy shuttered military operations in the early 2000s. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
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In this Jan. 13, 2017 photo, Kali Pereira and Dave Pauli, from the U.S. Humane Society wildlife response team, observe horses before shooting them with a vaccine dart as part of a birth control program to manage horse population in Vieques, Puerto Rico. First imported by Spanish colonists, horses are used by many of Vieques’ 9,000-odd residents for running errands, taking children to school, transporting fishermen to their boats, competing in informal races between teenage boys and delivering late-night drinkers back home. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
