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Tell the Bureau of Land Management to Create a Public Wild Horse Database
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    793 out of 1,200
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    1. Chris Hanefeld
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    Minneapolis, MN
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In a government roundup of wild horses at Silver King, 66 out of 504 horses seemed to vanish with no trace. While the others were either shipped away or killed according to documentation, 66 slipped through the cracks and their ultimate fate remained unknown.

Every year, the Bureau of Land Management, or the BLM, rounds up thousands of wild horses into holding pens to later be sold, transferred and sometimes even shot to death. But because there is currently no central database or identification system in place for the public to freely view, it's impossible to know what happens to the horses once they're off public land.

Some advocacy groups, including the Grass Roots Horse nonprofit organization, believe the BLM doesn't always know either.

With the creation of a free public information database that includes where and when a horse was caught, its sex, markings, a photo I.D. and where the horse went to, the BLM will be forced to come out of hiding and show exactly what happens to each horse captured.

Horse roundups are both inhumane and unnecessary, and awareness is on the rise. A public information database would be an important step toward holding the BLM accountable for their treatment of the nation's wild horses.

Sign the petition and tell the BLM it has a responsibility to establish and maintain an accurate database that's free to the public.

 

 

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Create a Free Public Information System For Every Captured Wild Horse

Greetings Mr. Hanefeld,

I am writing you in support of the establishment and maintenance of an accurate informational database for every wild horse captured that is free to the public.

While I believe that horse roundups are inhumane and unnecessary, I also believe the Bureau of Land Management has a responsibility to the public to document and identify each and every wild horse captured.

The information system should at least include the following: where and when a horse was captured, distinguishing markings, the animal's sex, age, photo and where the horse ultimately goes.

The database will not only keep the public aware of what is happening, but it will also aid the Bureau of Land Management in tracking each horse.

In a recent incident, 66 out of 504 horses rounded up in Nevada were lost to the records. There is currently no documentation available for the roundup of 748 horses that began in early January. Failure to provide and properly document information is unacceptable.

Please create an informational database that is accessible and free to the public. We have a right to know what happens to our wild horses.

Thank you.

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