Jack, we have a major update to share with you.

Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its updated roundup and removal schedule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The agency is now planning an additional 22 roundups for FY 2024, raising the total number of wild horses and burros that will be targeted from 8,000 to over 20,000.

That’s over double the number of animals that were initially slated for capture. In fact, these updated figures would now match the number of wild horses and burros rounded up in FY 2020, which was a record year for roundups.

Jack, we stand ready to document this escalation and we’re going to continue to raise awareness, educate Congress, take legal action when we can, and set the standard for humane wild horse conservation. Your support will now be more important than ever as we prepare for what’s to come. 

In case you missed our email yesterday, we set a massive end-of-year goal to raise $200,000 in order to power our 2024 wild horse and burro conservation agenda. And today, we got confirmation that a generous donor has stepped up and pledged to match EVERY donation towards our end-of-year goal, up to $125,000.

This is huge, Jack. This match means you have a chance to double the impact your contribution can make on our efforts to fight for wild horses and burros next year. And with over 20,000 wild horses and burros now targeted by the BLM in 2024, we can’t afford to waste this opportunity.

The thing is, this matching opportunity will only be unlocked after we’ve raised an initial $50,000 to prove we’ve got the support to reach our goal. So, Jack, we need you to step up. Will you help us reach our $200,000 end-of-year goal with a 2X matched donation today? It won’t be easy, but we know with your continued support, there’s nothing we can’t achieve for our wild herds.

— Team AWHC
 

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From: AWHC Team <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Subject: Happy National Day of the Horse!
To: <[email protected]>

Jack – today is a very special day…

It’s National Day of the Horse!

In 2004, Congress designated December 13th as a day to commemorate the contributions that horses have made to the economy, history, and character of the United States. And here at the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC), we’re celebrating the best way we know how: by continuing our fight in the field, in the courts, and on the Hill to uphold America’s promise of lifelong freedom and safety for our iconic wild horses and burros. 

Our work to protect these cherished animals is fueled by the generous support of people like you. So that’s why as part of today’s celebration, we’ve set an ambitious goal to raise $200,000 before December 31st to help us continue our fight to protect wild horses and burros in 2024.

Jack, your support couldn’t come at a more critical time. We set this $200,000 goal because it’s what we need to raise in order to ensure we have the resources we need to power our work. Hitting this goal will set our 2024 wild horse protection agenda. 

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning to round up thousands more wild horses and burros in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 than it did this year. In fact, the largest roundup of FY2024 is already set to begin in just a few weeks, with over 2,800 wild horses slated to be removed from their homes in Nevada’s East Pershing Complex. 

This means thousands more horses are in danger of being separated from their families, suffering severe – sometimes fatal – injuries, and potentially being funneled into the BLM’s disastrous Adoption Incentive Program (AIP) slaughter pipeline.

From our roundup documentation work to our litigation efforts to our advocacy work in Congress, we’re fighting around the clock to end these cruel roundups and to hold the BLM accountable for its mismanagement of America’s wild herds. By making a contribution towards our end-of-year goal, you can help ensure AWHC has the resources we need to stand up to the federal government and be a voice for these voiceless animals. In honor of National Day of the Horse, can you chip in today and help us get a head start on our end-of-year goal?

Thank you!

Team AWHC