DEADLY CONSEQUENCES OF ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Last year, the American Wild Horse Campaign (#AWHC) released an explosive investigative #report that detailed the devastating and deadly consequences of the Bureau of Land Management's ( #BLM ) cash incentive-based adoption program, known as the Adoption Incentive Program ( #AIP ). The AIP pays individuals $1,000 per #animal to #adopt up to four wild, unhandled BLM #mustangs and #burros a year.
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In this report, #AWHC investigators uncovered the following:
- Over 1,000 #BLM -branded #WildHorses and #burros were identified in #KillPens in 22 months.
- Over a dozen known groups of related individuals have adopted multiple wild horses and burros to the same address, then flipped all the animals to kill pens as a group after receiving the full #IncentivePayments.
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- Numerous #adopters have been identified on their second round and even third round of #AIPAdoptions despite #disposing of their previously adopted #animals in #KillPens. One group of 12 individuals brought in $82,000 in #taxpayer dollars thanks to this #scheme.
- The influx of wild horses and burros into #SlaughterAuctions as a result of the #AIP has now exceeded the capacity of #RescueOrganizations to take in the animals.
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But this is just the tip of the iceberg since many #KillPens directly ship #horses and #burros to #slaughter without ever advertising them. The true number of wild horses and burros entering the slaughter #pipeline as a direct result of the #AIP is likely much larger than what AWHC's investigation has uncovered to date.
It's obvious: Handing out cash to adopt #WildAnimals is a dangerous and fiscally irresponsible plan.
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To ensure mustangs and burros are protected from #slaughter and #abusive conditions, the BLM must abandon the cash component of this program.
Please take a moment to send a letter to the Director of the #BLM and urge them to stop the cash incentives and instead, offer a veterinary voucher to incentivize #mustang and #burro adoptions!
- American Wildhorse Campaign
#ProtectOurWildlife #HaltTheHelicopters #StopTheRoundups 🐎
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