Trump Admin Enabling the Systematic Slaughtering of Thousands of Wild Horses
Young horses are being sent "into the slaughter pipeline." The post Trump Admin Enabling the Systematic Slaughtering of Thousands of Wild Horses appeared first on Futurism .
The Trump administration is enabling the mass slaughter of wild horses, according to an investigation by The New York Times. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is rounding up thousands of these animals and selling them to private buyers at a fraction of the cost, who then sell them to slaughterhouses for significant profits. Despite the fact that slaughtering wild horses is illegal, the BLM is exploiting a legal loophole to accomplish this goal, saving millions of dollars in the process.
The practice has increased under the Trump administration, with sales doubling to over 3,700 horses in 2025. The government pays up to $3,000 to capture each mustang, but sells the horses for as little as $25, making it a lucrative investment for the buyers. To avoid breaking any laws, the BLM first puts the horse up for adoption, but if it's not adopted after three weeks, it can be legally sold.
The sold horses are then resold to a middleman, who is under no obligation to stop them from selling the horse to a slaughterhouse. This practice is accelerating the annihilation of wild horse populations, experts say.
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