February 1999

Survivors of wild horse slaughter being tamed.

CNN affiliate KCRA and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

SUTTER COUNTY, California (CNN) -- While suspects accused of slaughtering wild horses late last year await their next Nevada court date, six mustangs from the same herd are being tamed in California, in preparation for adoption.

34 Wild Horses were killed near Reno, NV

George Berrier, president of the American Mustang and Burro Association, took possession of the horses last week at his ranch north of Sacramento, California. He's also helping the state of Nevada and the federal government find homes for the rest of the herd, numbering about 300 animals.

Based on past experience, the two mares, two stallions and two juvenile horses he received should be easy to train, Berrier told CNN affiliate KCRA.