AMERICAS WILD HORSES ARE

DISAPPEARING - YOUR HELP IS

NEEDED TO PROTECT THEM
W I L D H O R S E P R E S E R V A T I O N .ORG S T O PT H E RO U N D U P S . COM

Americas wild horses are protected by

an act of Congress as living symbols of
the historic and pioneer spirit of the
West that contribute to the diversity of
life forms within the Nation and enrich
the lives of the American people.

from public lands in the West in order

to make room for taxpayer-subsidized,
commercial livestock grazing. The BLM
authorizes privately-owned livestock to
outnumber wild horses on BLM-managed
lands by at least 50-1.

The 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses

and Burros Act protects these animals
from capture, branding, harassment, or
death, but a decades-old federal
program has turned the law on its head.

The federal government now warehouses

more mustangs in holding facilities than
are left free in the wild. Once, millions of
wild horses roamed the West. Today,
fewer than 50,000 are left.

The Interior Department Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) rounds up mustangs
by the tens of thousands, removing
them

PLEASE JOIN THE FIGHT TO

SAVE OUR WILD HORSES!

AMERICAS WILD HORSES ARE UNDER ATTACK

Federal roundups terrorize wild horses
in miles-long helicopter stampedes
over rugged terrain in extreme weather
conditions. Once captured, the mustangs
are crammed into pens, processed, and
shipped off to holding facilities, where
the majority are confined for life.

Today, Americas wild horses are

making their last stand, and the
American Wild Horse Preservation
Campaign is standing with them to
preserve these national icons for
generations to come.

Wild horses live in tightly-knit family

bands; lead stallions fiercely defend their
mares
and
foals.
The
Interior
Department
Bureau
of
Land
Management (BLM) roundups destroy
these families; foals are forever torn from
their mothers and mares are forcibly
removed from their stallions.

The American Wild Horse Preservation

Campaign is a coalition of horse
advocacy, conservation, animal welfare,
and historic preservation organizations
working to stop the roundups and
implement a cost-effective and humane
government management policy that
keeps wild horses on the Western range
where they belong.

Americas wild horses have survived for

centuries in harsh desert environments
made more hostile by ranchers who view
them as pests and want them removed
from public lands. The BLM roundups are
decimating remaining wild horse herds
and wasting tax dollars.

WildHorsePreservation.org
StopTheRoundUps.com
Flyer Photo Credits:
wildhorsesofnevadaphoto.com
Carol Walker and Elyse Gardner