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Editor’s note: This story was updated at 6:45 p.m. to include a response from the Bureau of Land Management’s national office.

Scott SonnerAssociated Press RENO, Nev. — Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling on federal land managers to conduct an investigation to determine how many of the

RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling on federal land managers to conduct an investigation to determine how many of the wild horses captured on public lands

KNBN NewsCenter1 July 28, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Steps are in place to protect the health and safety of adopted wild horses and burros through the U.S. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced on Wednesday the Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Incentive Program, which will certify the individual who plans on adopting the animals will not knowingly sell or transfer the horses or burros for slaughter or processing into commercial products. “We are committed to the health and safety of adopt...

Kathleen Parker The Washington Post The Bureau of Land Management’s annual helicopter roundup of wild horses and burros in the desert Southwest, set to begin in mid-July, is beginning to look like a frontier standoff between animal advocates, legislators and horse adopters of dubious intent. The issue is familiar: Wild horses get in the way of cattle ranchers who want to control more public lands for their own herds, claiming that the horses harm the landscape. As compared to, ...

The public can be compensated up to $1,000 for taking in rangeland animals. Written By: Leah Ward | 8:45 pm, Jul. 2, 2021 WINDOM — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host an event next Friday and Saturday in Windom that invites the public to claim one of about 60 wild horses and burros gathered from western rangelands. "Its one of our prominent programs," said BLM Public Affairs Specialist Martha Malik, adding that the BLM has been doing horse and burro placem...

We have too many wild horses. But this is no way to thin the herd

As part of the Bureau of Land Management's mission to sustainably manage wild horses and burros on public lands, they are seeking proposals for off-range pastures to provide a free-roaming environment and quality care for excess wild horses that were removed from Western public rangelands

Trainer Incentive Program for wild horses proves life changing 16 TIP Trainers in Texas have placed 92 wild horses into private care in the last year and last updated 2021-06-02 15:50:05-04 TEMPLE, TX — The Bureau of Land Management, charged with the task of caring for and protecting more than 245 million acres of public land, has spent millions each year in managing an overpopulation of Wild Horses and Burros on public lands. The most recent nationwide wild horse and burro population e...

Wild horses under adoption program end up in slaughter houses, says investigation Pixaby and last updated 2021-05-27 17:27:54-04 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wild horses and burros meant to be protected through a government program are sometimes sold to slaughter houses instead, and so a U.S. Senator is joining in the fight to suspend the program. Government corrals held a huge surplus of wild horses and burros, and so the Adoption Incentive Program (AIP) was created to give them "good homes." Adopt...