Policy
AWHC Reacts to Pendley Nomination Withdrawal
Davis, California (August 15, 2020) .... The American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) today hailed the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw the nomination of William Perry Pendley as director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), issuing the following statement:
William Perry Pendley has spent his career working to sell off America's public lands to private industry and was the worst choice possible to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which is the steward of 245 million acres of public lands primarily located in the American West.
House Committee Votes to Hand BLM $102 Million to Round Up America’s Iconic Wild Horses
WASHINGTON, DC (July 10, 2020)…Today, the nation’s leading wild horse protection organization expressed disappointment with the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s decision this morning to approve Fiscal Year 2021 Interior appropriations legislation giving the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) $102 million for its wild horse and burro program.
Breaking It Down: BLM’s Path to Destruction for America’s Wild Herds
At A Glance
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BLM submitted long overdue report to Congress on wild horse & burro management
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It calls for mass roundups, 70% cull to herds, & surgical sterilization; will cost $1 billion in five years
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Congress must force BLM reform, but deal between Big Ag and Big Humane blocked action last year
New BLM Report Outlines Destruction of Wild Horses and Burros
BLM Delivers Death Sentence for America’s Wild Horses
New Report Outlines Mass Roundup Plan that Will Result in Fiscal Ruin and the Destruction of America’s Wild Horse & Burro Herds
"Predatory Businessman" Proposes Feedlot for 5K Mustangs
Plan is one of several underway to create Confined Animal Feeding Operations to warehouse wild horses removed from public lands
(May 6, 2020) ... If you thought the mismanagement of America’s wild horses and burros had hit rock bottom, think again.
Despite Pandemic, Forest Service Continues to Sell California Wild Horses for $1
(April 7, 2020) While most of the country has ground to halt because of COVID-19, the United States Forest Service (USFS) is continuing its efforts to empty its Double Devil Wild Horse Corral, located in the Modoc National Forest in Alturas, California, by not only selling horses for only $1 but also offering free shipping of them -- courtesy of American taxpayers!
BLM and USFS COVID-19 Response to Wild Horses/Burros Management
(April 2, 2020) Wild horses and burros roaming freely on western public rangeland managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the United States Forest Service are untouched by COVID-19. However, because thousands of others are in holding at government facilities, AWHC decided to check in with the two agencies to see how they are responding in light of the ongoing pandemic.
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AWHC Protests Bad Plan for Wild Horses in Idaho
By Brieanah Schwartz, Policy Counsel
(March 18, 2020) Last May, the BLM prepared a Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) that will affect a small herd of wild horses living in the Four Mile Herd Management Area (HMA) in southwestern Idaho, near the Oregon border.
Wild Horse Group Files Suit for Records Over Special Interest Meeting Documents
Wild Horse Group Files Suit for Records Over Special Interest Meeting Documents
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 13, 2020) - The American Wild Horse Campaign sued the Trump Administration today under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for documents related to closed-door meetings between the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and special interests groups regarding key wild horse policies. The DOI has not complied with its statutory deadlines and failed to produce any documents to the AWHC.
BLM Moves Against Wyoming’s Iconic Wild Horses
Agency seeks to wipe out one-third of mustang population and 40% of habitat in the state
