The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced several new partnerships that will receive up to $25 million in funding to help adopt feral horses and burros.
Five new public-private partnership agreements are intended to help place about 11,000 feral horses and burros over and above the existing adoption program. The agency said the agreements could save taxpayers $160 million by reducing the costs to care for unadopted animals, which costs about $15,000 per animal over its lifetime.
“By working with partners, we can reduce the number of animals in off-range facilities and ensure a healthy balance on public lands,” said BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning.
The agreements are with Texas-based Forever Branded, Oregon-based Teens and Oregon Mustangs, Colorado-based Meeker Mustang Makeover, California-based Sacramento Sheriff’s Office Wild Horse Program and Washington-based Mustang Yearlings Washington Youth.
