Jack,
Starting this week, thousands of Nevada’s wild horses will be relentlessly chased by government helicopters, captured, and removed from their homes on the range.
In the coming days, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin to round up the East Pershing Complex wild horses. Right now, over 2,800 mustangs are in the BLM contractor’s sights.
Helicopter roundups are extremely traumatic events for wild horses. Many suffer severe injuries trying to escape the helicopters, and some even lose their lives during and after the roundups end. Those who do survive are often forced to endure the heartbreak of being separated from their families as they’re shipped off to overburdened government holding facilities.
AWHC is fighting to shift the federal government’s approach away from unnecessary and costly helicopter roundups and towards a strategy of humane, in-the-wild conservation. By ending helicopter roundups and instead implementing safe and effective fertility control programs to manage wild horse populations, we can keep these majestic animals free.
To achieve this, we are documenting what occurs during these roundups for all the world to see. To this end, we’ve assembled and trained a team of photographers and videographers to cover as many helicopter-capture operations as possible. We use their reports, photos, and videos to create a compelling record of cruelty and inform the public, the media, and Congress about the need for change.
This is all extremely critical to protecting wild horses and burros, but the truth is, we simply can’t do this without your support.
Your generous contributions enable us to send our observers to the remote areas of the West where these roundups often occur, to ensure no wrongdoing against these cherished animals goes unrecorded. This week's roundup is only the first of dozens to come in the next year, so we need your continued support.
Jack, we are the boots on the ground, fighting to hold the BLM accountable for its inhumane and unsustainable management practices. With the deadline to reach our $200,000 End-of-Year goal just days away, can you make a contribution right now to help us continue our roundup observation work in 2024? Every contribution up to $125,000 will be MATCHED, so this is a great opportunity to bolster one of our most critical programs.
Thank you,
American Wild Horse Campaign
