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Jack,
Often, the most important victories don’t happen all at once. They happen slowly — through years of documentation, investigation and persistence, made possible by supporters like you who refused to look away.
This year, that work led to a breakthrough when American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) shut down a federal program that was sending wild horses and burros to slaughter.
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After years of investigation and a four-year legal battle fueled by our Legal Fund, a federal judge ruled that implementation of the government’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP) was unlawful — and ordered it shut down entirely. This decision ended a scheme that was defrauding taxpayers and funneling thousands of wild horses into the slaughter pipeline.
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This victory didn’t happen overnight, but it did start with 20 horses who I will never forget.
In 2020, we identified 20 wild horses at the Cleburne Livestock Auction in Texas. Their adopters had received ownership just over a month earlier — right after collecting $1,000 in government incentive payments through the AIP. Now, these horses faced slaughter.
I was horrified. I was outraged. And I vowed to not give up until this program was shut down.
Ever since then, our team has followed the money, followed the horses, and Jack, what we uncovered was devastating.
A program meant to help wild horses find homes was instead incentivizing their sale to kill buyers. Adopters pocketed government payments — then flipped horses at slaughter auctions just days later. Our investigation identified more than 2,000 wild horses and burros at risk, drew national attention, exposed the scheme through a front page New York Times exposé, and prompted Congressional outrage. Then, we took the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to court.
Because supporters like you refused to look away, this dangerous loophole is now closed. This victory proves that sustained advocacy and legal action work .
But, Jack, freedom can’t wait — and neither can reform.
Shutting down the Adoption Incentive Program was a critical step, but it’s not the finish line. Now we’re conducting an investigation into the BLM’s Sale Authority Program and its link to the slaughter pipeline. The fight for stronger safeguards continues — and as we head into 2026, the stakes have never been higher.
That’s why our year-end goal matters. Your support powered the investigations, litigation, and watchdog advocacy that made this victory possible. If you’re with us for the fights ahead, please make a 2X-Matched donation before December 31, to power this work in the new year. [[link removed]]
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Because when we fight together, Jack, we win.
With gratitude,
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Amelia Perrin
Sr. Communications Manager & Lead AIP Investigator
American Wild Horse Conservation
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