1. United States
2. N.C.
3. Letter

The Trump administration's FY2027 budget proposal omits decades-long congressional protections that prevent fed. govt. from killing 1000’s of healthy wild horses in holding facilities or even selling them directly into the slaughter pipeline. This budget proposal also contains substantial cuts to the federal Wild Horse and Burro Program budget. Wild horses and burros on federal land are protected under the Wild Free-Roaming Horse & Burro Act of 1971, which was signed into law by Richard Nixon, after passing unanimously in both houses of Congress. The law states these animals are "living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West" and management was placed mainly with BLM. You must maintain existing protections stated in the 1971 Law for our wild horses and burros in the coming 2026-27 appropriations bill. Do NOT allow any language that would allow mass killing of wild horses & burros in BLM holding facilities or selling of them in auction directly to slaughter. Thank you for saving these iconic aniimals.