Washington, Sept. 3 -- Congressman Joe Neguse issued the following press release:
Lafayette, CO - Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and Governor Jared Polis called on the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to immediately halt wild horse helicopter roundups in Colorado. Their letter comes on the heels of public reports that in the month of August alone 800 wild horses were captured and hauled away from public lands in the northwestern part of the state. This is part of a costly federal plan to thin the state's herds, with the next roundup in the region scheduled to begin as soon as September 10th, 2026.
In their letter, Neguse and Polis labeled the use of helicopters in herd management inhumane and unnecessary. Six ho...