Feds to Round Up America’s Most Iconic Wild Horse Herd: Say No!

Feds to Round Up America’s Most Iconic Wild Horse Herd: Say No!

Started
March 12, 2019
Petition to
Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and
Signatures: 311,743Next Goal: 500,000
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Why this petition matters

Started by American Wild Horse Campaign

The Onaqui wild horses near Salt Lake City, Utah, are among the most famous and widely-photographed wild horses in the world. These horses have been protected for 48 years, but now the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning a brutal roundup and removal of 80% of these horses. Our nation would lose a priceless natural wonder, and these horses would lose their freedom and family bands forever.

Sign and share today to stop the BLM from cruelly rounding up the Onaqui wild horses.

The Onaqui horses are beloved neighbors in the Utah community, and their loss would be devastating: both to the economy — they are a popular ecotourism resource — and to the people of Utah.  In fact, several of these horses have become so well-known, they've been given names - like the beloved “Old Man”, a 28-year-old stallion uncommonly enjoying his elder years with the herd.

The roundups are also devastatingly cruel —  using helicopters to run horses and sometimes even foals (babies) for miles until they're exhausted. Many break limbs, crash into fences and die of exhaustion. Moreover, animal loving taxpayers are unknowingly paying millions for this abuse. While proven, humane, and cost-effective management solutions already exist. In fact, the American Wild Horse Campaign has offered to work with the BLM to create and fund a proven fertility control program.

Tell the BLM to stop the roundup and removal of the Onaqui horses. We want them protected and preserved on our public lands now and for generations to come.

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Signatures: 311,743Next Goal: 500,000
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Decision Makers

  • David BernhardtSecretary of the Interior
  • Brian SteedDeputy Director, Bureau of Land Management
  • Kevin OliverWest Desert District Manager, Bureau of Land Management - Utah
  • Ed RobersonState Director, Bureau of Land Management - Utah