Don't fund the bloody wild horse roundups!
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As your constituent, I urge you to reject increasing the budget for the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse and burro program. In addition, I urge you to join the House in cutting the budget by $2 million to "send a very strong message" about the need for reform this costly and cruel federal program.
The BLM has stated that it will use the increased funding to roundup and remove nearly 5,000 additional mustangs and burros from our public lands by the end the year, after already removing nearly 6,000 wild horses since the fiscal year began in October 2010.
We already have over 42,000 wild horses held captive in holding facilities that will cost taxpayers $46 million this year alone.
Although the BLM is talking about making changes to this program, without pressure from Congress, it will continue to do business as usual. That has been the history of this program. While we have a moral obligation to care for the wild horses already in captivity, we cannot allow this agency to deepen its fiscal black hole by bringing more and more mustangs into taxpayer-funded holding facilities.
As Congress considers drastic spending cuts, we cannot afford to turn a blind eye to this broken federal program that is wasting tax dollars and harming our federally-protected wild horses and burros.
Thank you for your consideration.
The BLM has stated that it will use the increased funding to roundup and remove nearly 5,000 additional mustangs and burros from our public lands by the end the year, after already removing nearly 6,000 wild horses since the fiscal year began in October 2010.
We already have over 42,000 wild horses held captive in holding facilities that will cost taxpayers $46 million this year alone.
Although the BLM is talking about making changes to this program, without pressure from Congress, it will continue to do business as usual. That has been the history of this program. While we have a moral obligation to care for the wild horses already in captivity, we cannot allow this agency to deepen its fiscal black hole by bringing more and more mustangs into taxpayer-funded holding facilities.
As Congress considers drastic spending cuts, we cannot afford to turn a blind eye to this broken federal program that is wasting tax dollars and harming our federally-protected wild horses and burros.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Put tax dollars to save land for wild horses not to round up in holding pens and waste money
I want my tax dollars spent on protecting our wild mustangs and burros - ensuring them space on the land to live free. I do not want my tax dollars spent on round ups and holding facilities
The Interior Department should NOT EXIST. A WASTED "LAYER" OF GOVT. SHUT "INTERIOR DEPT. DOWN".
The Interior Department should NOT EXIST. A WASTED "LAYER" OF GOVT. SHUT "INTERIOR DEPT. DOWN".
I want my tax dollars spent on protecting our wild mustangs and burros - ensuring them space on the land to live free. I do not want my tax dollars spent on round ups and holding facilities.
please stop the round ups . we need to save owr wild horses before it to late .
This is totally unacceptable, AND all because the BLM caves to special interest. The mustangs are fine, not overpopulated, not starving, NATIVE wildlife that needs the protection of the Wild Horse Annie wild horse and burrow act! How conveinant you can break your own rules! SAVE AMERICAS WILD HORSES AND BURROS NOW!
The Native American People have had these BEAUTIFUL wild horses on there lands for hundreds of years ! The Native American people used these horses for , hunting , for games , for teaching their children to ride. They also took them to war with other tribes . & Traveling across the plains . They also took their big herds of wild horses with them when they traveled . The wild horses are Sacred to the Native American People ! They want the horses on their lands ! We the people want the horses FREE on public lands !
This is sickening !! Horses are regal & beautiful!!!
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