Trump Admin Killing of 'Blind' Foal Sparks Petition Over Wild Horse Culling
Summary
The Bureau of Land Management euthanized three young horses, including a nursing foal named Saffron, during a Wyoming roundup, saying they lacked eyesight. A petition with more than 20,000 signatures seeks an investigation, while a sanctuary founder disputes the blindness assessment and offers to take horses with special needs.Key Facts
- The deaths occurred during the BLM’s 2026 Red Desert Complex gathering, held in Wyoming from October 15 to 27.
- The BLM planned to gather about 1,035 horses across five herd management areas to address overpopulation and protect rangeland.
- The agency said it euthanized the three horses because of their lack of eyesight, not their cream-colored coats or blue eyes.
- Clare Staples, founder of Oregon’s Skydog Sanctuary, created the petition and said the sanctuary would have accepted the horses, even if they were blind.
- Staples questioned the blindness assessment after viewing footage recorded weeks before the roundup by Wyoming photographer Chad Hanson.
- A 2014 study found blue-eyed horses were not more likely to have several types of eye disease, though they had a higher risk of ocular squamous cell carcinoma.
- The article says Newsweek contacted the Bureau of Land Management and the Department of the Interior for comment.
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