Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) and Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-02) submitted a letter in early September to the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) urging for the halt of wild horse helicopter roundups in Colorado.
“While we understand the need to reduce the size of these herds in accordance with the level that can be sustained on the land, the current methods being used by your agencies, including helicopter roundups, are inhumane and unnecessary,” the letter read.
The officials asked the agencies to postpone scheduled roundups to have a “more thorough and robust” stakeholder and community engagement process.
The letter is co-signed by Reps. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Dianna DeGette (CO-01) and Jason Crow (CO-06).
