{"id":26428,"date":"2023-07-20T11:39:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T11:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/20\/mustangs-die-some-with-broken-necks-in-blm-roundup-caught-on-video\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:54:51","slug":"mustangs-die-some-with-broken-necks-in-blm-roundup-caught-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2023\/07\/20\/mustangs-die-some-with-broken-necks-in-blm-roundup-caught-on-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Mustangs die, some with broken necks, in BLM roundup caught on video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly a dozen wild horses have died in the first 10 days of a big mustang roundup in Nevada, deaths that a Las Vegas congresswoman is calling tragic proof of the urgent need to outlaw helicopters to capture the animals on federal land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 11 deaths so far include five young foals, four horses with broken necks and a stallion with a snapped rear leg that was chased by a helicopter and horseback rider as it tried to flee on three legs for 35 minutes before it was euthanized, according to witnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/watchdogs\/2020\/09\/02\/agency-relocation-was-justified-by-misleading-information-watchdog-finds\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-182511139-Cropped.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Agency relocation was justified by \u2018misleading\u2019 information, watchdog finds<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Congressional testimony that the Bureau of Land Management had to relocate it&#039;s offices due to cost increases was largely &#039;misleading,&#039; according to an agency Inspector General report.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The horse that broke the leg jumping over a trap fence last Wednesday was a lead Palomino stallion called \u201cMr. Sunshine\u201d by those who\u2019d watched him roam wild over the years southeast of Elko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A longtime observer and defender of the mustangs caught the animal\u2019s struggle on video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt made me physically ill to see what was done to that beautiful stallion I have known for years,\u201d said Laura Leigh, the founder of Nevada-based nonprofit organization Wild Horse Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leigh, who\u2019s been <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-environment-and-nature-nevada-reno-horses-9bef18eb567b9a445574a470a596b383\">fighting roundups in court for more than a decade<\/a> and advocates ending them altogether, said the contracted wranglers were trying to pressure the mustangs into the temporary trap coral when the horse leaped out and broke the leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe tried to buck off the searing pain and then struggled on three legs. He was then pursued to the far side of the valley and shot. The incident took longer than 30 minutes to resolve,\u201d she said. \u201cThese barbaric, cruel, intentional acts must end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deaths should serve as a wake-up call, said Nevada Democratic Rep. Dina Titus. \u201cA horse with a broken leg was chased in the sweltering heat by a helicopter,\u201d she said, criticizing a Bureau of Land Management practice the she is trying to ban through House legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis latest instance of BLM mistreatment of Nevada\u2019s wild horses is tragic,\u201d Titus said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23200710491644.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23200710491644.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23200710491644.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23200710491644.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23200710491644.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23200710491644.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23200710491644.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &#8211; A wild horse stands on a hillside on the Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Indian Reservation, April 24, 2023, near McDermitt, Nev. Eleven wild horses have died in the first 10 days of a big mustang roundup in Nevada. The dead include five young foals, four horses that broke their necks and a stallion that snapped a rear leg on Wednesday, July 12, southeast of Elko, then was chased by a helicopter and horseback rider as it tried to flee on three legs for 35 minutes before it was euthanized, according to witnesses. (AP Photo\/Rick Bowmer, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leigh and others sued after the death of several horses during a roundup a decade ago, and the bureau adopted a Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program in 2015 that among other things prohibits helicopters from making contact with the mustangs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the agency has resisted efforts to stop using helicopters, saying they\u2019re necessary to access remote herds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe BLM policies and staff prioritize the well-being and humane care of all wild horses during all gather operations,\u201d bureau spokeswoman Heather O\u2019Hanlon said in an email to The Associated Press on Monday. She said the agency has a Department of Agriculture veterinarian assessing and monitoring animal conditions and consulting with bureau officials to ensure the health and safety of horses and people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bureau spokeswoman Rita Henderson said injuries to wild horses and burros during roundups are rare. She said the \u201cvast majority\u201d \u2014 more than 99% \u2014 are gathered without severe incident or injury that causes death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bureau says its latest roundup started July 9 in eastern Nevada between Elko and Ely because overpopulated herds are seriously damaging the ecology of the range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevada is home to nearly two-thirds of the 68,928 wild horses the bureau estimated on March 1 were roaming federal lands in 10 Western states stretching from California to Montana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency plans to gather about 2,000 horses from the roundup in three areas \u2014 the Antelope Valley, Goshute and Spruce-Pequop. It says the estimated 6,852 horses is nearly 14 times what the range can sustain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Tuesday, they had gathered 1,087, the bureau said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Habitat management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By balancing the herd size with what the land can support, the agency aims to protect the habitat for other wildlife species including sage grouse, pronghorn antelope, mule deer and elk, said Gerald Dixon, the bureau\u2019s Elko district manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But critics say the real purpose is to appease ranchers who don\u2019t want horses competing with their livestock for precious, high-desert forage where annual precipitation averages less than 10 inches (25 centimeters).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American Wild Horse Campaign is publicizing the graphic photos and video shot by Leigh and others \u201cto educate the public about the BLM\u2019s 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