The way these roundups have been conducted has become a controversial issue amongst advocates for wild horses. Their main method of roundups are by helicopters. The horses are then kept in captivity or auctioned off, they are never put back into their wild habitats. They do have an adoption program and some are adopted out to private owners. There were about 2 million wild horses in the West and now less then 30,000 horses.
Watch this video to see how roundups are conducted.
I had never heard how roundups in the West are conducted and am shocked to see videos depicting horses suffering. Horses are forced into close quarters and some fall down from exhaustion trying to escape. Our tax dollars support the Bureau Of Land Management and it costs $2,500 for each horse they capture. I would expect better methods for the money they receive.
The Cloud Foundation is a non-profit corporation that was started by Ginger Kathren. The foundation was named after a wild horse that Ginger Kathren named Cloud and has watched since birth. Her mission is to help protect Cloud's herd as well as other wild horses.Visit here for more information on the Cloud Foundation.
Things you can do to help:
-Contact your Congressional Representatives and Senators
-Spread the news about roundups
-Visit a BLM holding facility, attend a roundup (bring a camera)
