September is World Animal Remembrance Month. This is how we’re commemorating >>
The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:
September is World Animal Remembrance Month – a time dedicated to honoring the memory of animals who are no longer with us.
In that spirit, our team here at American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) would like to commemorate all of the wild horses and burros who have lost their lives or their freedom this year as a result of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) cruel and inhumane helicopter roundups.
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So far this year, thousands of wild horses and burros have been captured through BLM helicopter roundups, stripped of their freedom, and crammed into overcrowded holding pens where they’re in danger of abuse and deadly diseases. Hundreds have suffered severe injuries during these brutal operations, and over 90 have tragically lost their lives, including young foals.
As if that’s not bad enough, our investigation team has also uncovered that since 2020, more than 2,100 wild horses and burros have been found in kill pens, over 600 of whom were adopted through the BLM’s disastrous Adoption Incentive Program (AIP). While the AIP, which pays adopters $1,000 per adopted BLM horse or burro, is meant to give these animals a permanent home, the sad reality is that the program is being abused by individuals scheming to defraud taxpayers at the expense of these precious animals.
Wild horses and burros don’t deserve to endure the mistreatment and abuse they suffer thanks to the BLM’s cruel mismanagement. That’s why our mission at AWHC is to keep them in the wild where they can live safely and freely – where they belong. We fight every day towards that goal, but we need you in this fight with us, Meredith.
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Thank you,
Team AWHC