SIGN ON: Demand transparency and accountability at government roundups!

The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

In less than three weeks, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is set to begin its largest roundup of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. 

The BLM is planning to round up and remove over 2,800 wild horses from their homes in Nevada’s East Pershing Complex – putting the safety and even the lives of these innocent animals in danger.

During roundups like this, AWHC deploys our humane observation teams to document the BLM’s treatment of wild horses and burros, hold it accountable, and inform the public about what’s happening to our federally protected wild herds. The thing is, the BLM imposes a number of restrictions on public observation at these roundups, often placing observers up to a mile away from the trap site.

That’s why we are calling on the BLM to require camera installations on all helicopters used for roundup operations. Will you join us and help ensure the BLM is held accountable for any violations during its inhumane helicopter roundups?

AWHC had our observers on the ground at last month’s Clan Alpine roundup during which 1,605 horses were captured and 1,415 were permanently removed. There, our observers saw troubling signs, including visibly exhausted and very sweaty horses, as well as many horses who came into the trap site visibly in pain and limping.

But since the BLM isn’t required to install cameras on its helicopters, we don’t know how long the horses were run, how hard they were pushed, or if the BLM violated any Comprehensive Animal Welfare guidelines during the chase. 

Now, with the largest roundup of the year coming in just a few weeks, it’s more important than ever that we demand accountability and transparency from the BLM. Cameras are one of the best ways to achieve that. Will you join us in calling on the BLM to install cameras on all helicopters used for roundup operations?

Thank you!

AWHC Team

P.S. We need your help to continue our important work in 2024. Can you chip in a donation of any amount to help us protect wild horses and burros in the year ahead? We’re working in the courts, in the field, and on the Hill to protect these animals, but we can’t do it without you.