Policy
American Wild Horse Campaign Mourns the Passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Champion for America’s Horses
Davis, California (September 29, 2023)...
Eyewitness Report: Fallon/Indian Lakes Wild Horse Corrals
By Allison Hinkley, Virginia Range Program
(May 13, 2023) On Friday, May 12, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held an annual public viewing of the privately owned and operated Indian Lakes Wild Horse and Burro Corrals in Fallon, Nevada. The facility recently doubled its capacity, and can now hold up to 7,600 wild horses and burros. At this time, they estimated approximately 2,600 horses and 9 burros were being kept at the facility.
NGOs Pledge Reward MATCH for Justice in Utah Wild Horse Slayings
Tooele, Utah (March 23, 2023) – Today, the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) announced that it has pledge $5,000 to a Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) reward fund in hopes of bringing justice to the case of the brutal killing of wild horses from the popular Onaqui Herd Management Area (HMA) discovered this week.
Eyewitness Report: BLM Adoption Event in Mercedes, Texas
By Nenah DeMunster, AWHC Field Representative Volunteer
(Jan 30, 2023) On January 27-28th a satellite adoption event was held at the Rio Grande Valley livestock showgrounds in Mercedes, TX with a selection of 14 burros and around 80 horses. They traveled from Pauls Valley, OK and arrived the day before the event started.
Report: Pauls Valley Off-Range Corrals Adoption Event
By Nenah Demunster, AWHC Volunteer Field Representative
Pauls Valley Off-Range Corrals consists of 400 acres divided into 12 big pastures. It’s located right off I-35 about an hour's drive south of Oklahoma City. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) considers these corrals a “resting point” for horses coming from the West and will go to adoption events in the central and eastern parts of the United States. The facility currently holds around 500 horses and has the capacity to hold 600.
Over 1,000 Wild Horses and Burros Sold at Slaughter Auctions in 22 Months, New Report Reveals
American Wild Horse Campaign links Bureau of Land Management cash incentive adoption program to the flood of federally-protected wild horses and burros into kill pens
US Rep. Joe Neguse Urges BLM to Reevaluate Wild Horse Roundup
Move Applauded by Wild Horse Advocates
Governor Polis Releases Statement on CO Wild Horse Deaths
DENVER (May 14, 2022) — Today, Governor Polis released a statement following a disease outbreak that has resulted in the death of 144 horses at the Cañon City Wild Horse and Burro Facility.
Bureau of Land Management Finalizes Eradication Plan for Iconic Wyoming Checkerboard Wild Horses
Bureau of Land Management Finalizes Eradication Plan for Iconic Wyoming Checkerboard Wild Horses
Bureau will “zero out” the Salt Wells Creek and Great Divide Basin Herd Management Areas, but will preserve wild horses in the Pilot Butte Wild Horse Viewing Loop area
