Expand gathers/fertility control and seek law for humane disposal of wild horses
Mandate endorses BLM’s multi-pronged gather/adoption/fertility approach and says Congress must enact laws permitting BLM to dispose humanely of excess animals.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 16 (Interior) — Wild Horses and Burros: pursue expanded adoptions/sales, gathers, holding capacity, fertility control; Congress must enact laws permitting BLM to dispose humanely of these animals.
Undo plan
1) Reject authorities for slaughter/disposal framed as “humane” without strict animal-welfare and public transparency guardrails.
2) Fund fertility control, adoptions, and range restoration as primary tools.
3) Set AML targets with independent science and public comment.
4) Increase holding-facility welfare inspections.
5) Verify: herd growth rates; animal welfare citations; adoption outcomes.