Oregon Sterilization Experiments: First Amendment Lawsuit Documents

In 2016, American Wild Horse Conservation (formerly American Wild Horse Campaign) and The Cloud Foundation (TCF) initiated a lawsuit to uphold their First Amendment right to observe sterilization experiments on wild horses. A significant aim of these experiments was to assess the social acceptability of the procedures. However, to prevent public observation, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) canceled the study.

Legal Documents

• AWHPC & TCF Request Letter to BLM
• BLM Denial #1 of 1st Amendment Request
• AWHPC & TCF Follow Up Request Letter to BLM
• BLM Denial #2 of 1st Amendment Request
• AWHPC & TCF Legal Complaint
• AWHPC & TCF Motion
• Declaration of Suzanne Roy
• Declaration of Deniz Bolbol
• Declaration of Ginger Kathrens
• Declaration of Robin Kelly, DVM
• Declaration of Simone Netherlands
• Declaration of Allen Rutberg
• Declaration of Lisa Jacobson, DVM
• Declaration of Pamela Corey, DVM
• Stipulated Voluntary Dismissal

Press Release

Lawsuit Filed to Uphold Right to Observe Controversial Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments Filed