July 20, 2010
Urge the BLM to End Wild Horse Roundups
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Wild horses belong on the range, not in holding facilities. Kayla Grams/The HSUS
UPDATE: Comment period extended through September 3.
Because of problems with the online form, the BLM has agreed to allow another month for public comments. If you experienced difficulties with the BLM's online form, please try again using our email form.
We have the opportunity to help wild horses. The federal government is accepting public comments on its new policy for wild horse management through September 3, 2010. Please speak out now
The problem
Over the past 10 years, the Bureau of Land Management has removed some 74,000 wild horses and burros from the range, and it intends to remove another 12,000 horses this year.
Keeping these wild animals in captivity eats up more than 75% of the BLM’s budget for wild horse and burro management. The program is so expensive, that the agency has considered reducing the number of horses in holding facilities by euthanizing or selling them for slaughter.
The BLM must end the practice of removing wild horses and burros from the range and seriously reconsider its current policies and procedures. The HSUS has long struggled to convince the agency to reform a program that is clearly broken.
Act now
The BLM it is accepting public input through September 3, 2010, on the proposal (called a Strategy Development Document) that it will use to develop a long-term plan. It intends to submit the plan to Congress this fall.