Wtf are they doing?

This was in Project 2025.

Animal cruelty is not justified, even if we’ve created the problem.

Put trump in prison already. Fuck.

The price of gasoline is too low, and their budget is too high

Horses aren't native to north america. They aren't wild, they're feral. Its not even old Spanish genetics, they're just feral horses. Horses are stupid expensive for just a hobby so they get released all the time. They overgraze extremely hard because their digestive system is not designed for the western US.

MAGAts want this because they want to graze their cattle on what the horses are eating. I want this to restore some order to the entire ecosystem we destroyed. I want millions of wild bison.

Are there too many or something? Just turn them into food I'm sure they taste fine enough and at least they're grass fed and free range.

The horse populations in the two herd management areas on the Western Slope have exceeded the number of animals the BLM believes the range can support. This summer’s extreme drought has shriveled grasses and dried water sources, amplifying the need to move horses, said Tyrell Turner, the BLM’s Colorado northwest district wild horse specialist.
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An estimated 1,145 horses were living in the area before the roundup — significantly more than the 135 to 235 horses the BLM believes the land can support.
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“There are heated debates around gathers and activists trying to stop gathers,” Day said. “And maybe they need to spend some time on the range and see horses that don’t have any water and are thirsting and starving to death. It is not a pretty death.”

It does sound like there's some justification for doing the job quickly. The population seems to be drastically out of control. This operation...

During a helicopter roundup, a pilot flies a helicopter close to the ground to push the horses toward a corral, sometimes for miles.

...sounds like a dangerous thing to do. I can't really blame a contractor pilot for not wanting passengers along.

... some areas, like the Piceance-East Douglas, will likely continue to require helicopter gathers because of the size of the management area and the rugged nature of the terrain, Turner said.

It sounds like a situation with no good answer, really. The article didn't quote any practical alternatives for reducing the herd size in the short term.

And if you CONTINUE doing this I'll Free ANOTHER Republican Terrorist from Jail!

-ALSO Jared Polis!