This year, nearly 24% of the wild horses and burros still roaming free on public lands are slated to be rounde

MAY 06 2026 · 12:00

🚨 This year, nearly 24% of the wild horses and burros still roaming free on public lands are slated to be rounded up by the federal government. That means tens of thousands of federally protected animals will be subjected to dangerous roundups, risking injury and death, torn from their families, removed from the lands they’ve called home for generations, and funneled into a system that leaves many vulnerable to the slaughter pipeline. ⚠️ ❓ Why? Not because wild horses are the biggest users of