Since the 19th century, the number of wild horses roaming the West has decreased by 98%

• The Government has wiped out wild horses and burros from 37% of designated habitat since 1971

• Between 2009-2016, 42,075 wild horses and burros were captured and removed from BLM-managed public lands.

• 67% of the BLM’s budget is spent on roundups and warehousing wild horses

• 4% of BLM’s annual budget is spent on using proven, safe and humane fertility control and solutions to manage wild horses and burros on the range

• Managing wild horses and burros on the range would save millions of dollars a year

• Feeding captured wild horses in government holding facilities costs American taxpayers over $135,424 DAILY

• 6x more federal land is authorized for livestock grazing than for wild horses

• Livestock grazing on public lands costs American taxpayers a loss of over $123 million per year in direct costs – more than $500 million when indirect costs are included — yet provides less than 3% of America’s beef supply