I am writing out of deep concern for the misinformation contained in the 2025 Budget Request for the Bureau of Land Management. This message asks Congress to deny funding for the Adoption Incentive Program as follows: None of the funds made available by this Act (H.R. 4821) shall be obligated for the planning, implementation, outsourcing or execution of the Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Incentive Program. This is a request for you to act by amending H.R. 4821 as indicated above. The BLM is NOT impartially implementing the statutory requirements which direct the agencies activities; deviating from the lawful mission when outside interests pressure the agency towards their private agenda. Many individual programs under the direction of the BLM are creating environmental damage to the Public Lands they are mandated to protect for conservation and sustainability. This message focuses on limiting the funding for the Adoption Incentive Program. The AIP is by design facilitating the movement of thousands of horses into the slaughter pipeline. The program costs are disguised from Congressional Oversight. The BLM narrative states that the adoption program returns value to the taxpayer. The AIP operates at a loss. For 2024 the losses will exceed $4,000 per animal in the part of the program in partnership with Mustang Champions. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) placed 8,045 wild horses and burros into private care through adoptions, sales, and between October 2022 and September 2023]. Of that number, 6,220 were specifically adopted. The 2025 Budget Request for the AIP is $16million which would result in a per animal loss of $ 2,572.34 for each animal. Respectfully, this is not in the public interest and needs to be precluded.

I am writing to express significant concerns regarding the inaccuracies present in the 2025 Budget Request for the Bureau of Land Management, particularly relating to the Adoption Incentive Program. I urge Congress to withhold funding for the Adoption Incentive Program as detailed below: "No funds appropriated by this Act (H.R. 4821) shall be utilized for the development, implementation, outsourcing, or administration of the Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Incentive Program." It is imperative that proactive steps are taken to amend H.R. 4821 accordingly. The Bureau of Land Management is failing to impartially adhere to the statutory mandates dictating its actions, succumbing to external pressures that veer it away from its legal purpose. Numerous BLM initiatives are causing environmental harm to the Public Lands, contradicting the agency's conservation and sustainability obligations. The primary focus of this communication is to restrict funding for the Adoption Incentive Program, which is enabling a significant number of horses to be funneled into the slaughter pipeline. The true costs of the program are conveniently shielded from Congressional oversight, with the BLM narrative misleadingly suggesting that it benefits taxpayers. In reality, the Adoption Incentive Program is operating at a substantial loss, with estimated losses exceeding $4,000 per animal in the segment of the program partnered with Mustang Champions for the year 2024. In the period between October 2022 and September 2023, the BLM transferred 8,045 wild horses and burros into private care through adoptions and sales, with 6,220 specifically adopted. The proposed 2025 Budget Request for the Adoption Incentive Program stands at $16 million, equating to a projected loss of $2,572.34 per animal. This is clearly detrimental to the public interest and must be prevented. I respectfully request that action is taken to address these critical concerns and to block the furtherance of the Adoption Incentive Program's harmful activities.

I am reaching out with grave concerns regarding misinformation present in the 2025 Budget Request for the Bureau of Land Management. I am urging Congress to refrain from allocating funds towards the Adoption Incentive Program, specifically stating that no funds from H.R. 4821 should be utilized for the planning, execution, outsourcing, or implementation of the Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Incentive Program. It is evident that the BLM is not impartially fulfilling the statutory obligations that direct the agency’s actions. Instead, there appears to be a deviation from the agency's lawful mission when external interests exert pressure, potentially advancing private agendas over the core mandate of protecting the Public Lands for conservation and sustainability. The main focus of my communication is to advocate for a limitation on funding for the Adoption Incentive Program, which crucially facilitates the movement of numerous horses towards the slaughter pipeline. It is concerning that the costs associated with the program are shielded from Congressional oversight, with the BLM’s narrative suggesting that the adoption program provides value to taxpayers despite operating at a substantial loss. In the fiscal year 2024, the AIP is projected to incur losses exceeding $4,000 per animal, particularly evident in the facet of the program conducted in collaboration with Mustang Champions. Throughout the period between October 2022 and September 2023, the BLM relocated 8,045 wild horses and burros into private care through adoptions or sales, with 6,220 being specifically adopted. The proposed 2025 Budget allocation for the AIP stands at $16 million, forecasted to result in a loss of $2,572.34 per animal if enacted. This is clearly not in the public interest and warrants preventative action. I respectfully request that steps be taken to prevent such detrimental outcomes.