GoKawiilBLM Sales Loophole Funnels Wild Mustangs to Slaughter Buyers
A New York Times investigation found the Bureau of Land Management is selling thousands of wild horses to private buyers who then resell them to slaughterhouses for large markups. The agency avoids directly violating anti-slaughter law by first listing horses for adoption before selling unadopted animals cheaply, and such sales roughly doubled in 2025 to over 3,700 horses.
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Though federal law bars the government from directly slaughtering wild horses, this arrangement lets officials offload the cost of caring for captured mustangs while buyers profit from their eventual slaughter, effectively sidestepping the law's intent. The surge aligns with Project 2025's push to cut costs tied to wild horse management, raising questions about how policy priorities are reshaping enforcement of animal protection statutes.
- Wild horse sales to private buyers doubled in 2025 to over 3,700 animals.
- Buyers can resell horses to slaughter plants for up to $750 after paying as little as $25.
- The BLM uses a failed-adoption loophole to legally offload horses despite anti-slaughter laws.
Source: futurism.com — Frank Landymore, 2026-08-24
Published there as: “Trump Admin Enabling the Systematic Slaughtering of Thousands of Wild Horses”
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