This is horrific.
A recent investigative report reveals that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has rounded up federally protected wild horses and sold them to third-party buyers for as little as $25, many of whom are suspected of illegally reselling them across borders for slaughter. A comprehensive New York Times investigation published in August 2026 found that government sales of these wild mustangs more than doubled to roughly 3,700 animals after Donald Trump returned to office for his second term
Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter – NY Times