Wild Horse Defender, Right now, BLM’s own emails have blown the whistle on years of neglect—and you have a chance to turn that evidence into real, enforceable protections for wild horses and burros. Internal records—released only after WHE went to court—show that BLM never completed the reviews, revisions, or public participation needed to formalize its Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program (CAWP), even as roundups continued to cause preventable injuries, suffering, and deaths. Instead, in 2020 the agency quietly stamped CAWP as “permanent policy” without the promised science-based review, without public comment, and after abandoning the very assessment tool that was supposed to drive accountability. | |
For more than a decade, WHE has used litigation, documentation, and First Amendment access—beginning with the landmark Leigh v. Salazar ruling—to force open the gates on BLM roundups and expose what happens to wild horses and burros when the public is not watching. In 2025, WHE filed a new federal case specifically targeting CAWP failures, and those newly released emails are now building the record needed to demand a real, enforceable welfare policy—not just paper promises. Today, you can directly strengthen this critical work and help us end needless suffering. An anonymous donor has offered a $10,000 year‑end matching challenge. That means every dollar you give before December 31 will be doubled—$25 becomes $50, $100 becomes $200—fueling: -
Litigation to force BLM to put its draft welfare standards out for genuine public review and comment. -
On‑the‑ground documentation at roundups that creates the evidence judges and lawmakers cannot ignore. -
Policy work aimed at securing a Congressional directive in the next federal spending bill requiring BLM to formalize a real, science‑based, enforceable CAWP. For 55 years—since passage of the Wild Free‑Roaming Horses and Burros Act—BLM has never implemented a truly enforceable welfare standard that reflects modern veterinary knowledge or what documentation from roundups shows is needed. With this new evidence this is the moment for change! Please make your matched year‑end gift today and help turn BLM’s own emails into lasting protections for wild horses and burros. | |
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