Free-ranging wild horses gather at a watering hole. AP
The US government plans to capture more wild horses on federal lands in a single year than ever before. AP
Wild horses captured from US rangeland stand in a holding pen in Palomino Valley near Reno, Nevada. AP
The government announced in January it planned to permanently remove 19,000 wild horses and burros in 2022. AP
Horses at the Bureau of Land Management holding facility in Palomino Valley, Nevada. AP
The mega-drought in the US is creating difficult times for the animals. AP
A wild horse race takes place at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Association Rodeo at Red Rock Park near Gallup, New Mexico. Getty Images / AFP
A wild horse grazes near the US Army Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. AP
More than 58,000 wild horses and burros are currently being housed in holding pens and off-range pastures. AP
Free-ranging wild horses are suffering from the record drought in the US. AP
Friends of Animals said in a lawsuit up to 4,000 horses would be held captive inhumanely for months or years. AP
The lawsuit claims it costs US taxpayers $50 million annually to care for the wild horses. AP
Friends of Animals raised concerns about disease transmission, animal waste, disposal of dead animals and groundwater contamination in the pens. AP
The animal rescue group said that the US government is removing the horses to placate the meat industry. AP
Free-ranging wild horses gallop in Utah. AP
Nevada is home to about half of the horses roaming federal lands. AP
Wild horses can also currently be found in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. AP
Free-ranging wild horses gather at a watering hole. AP
The US government plans to capture more wild horses on federal lands in a single year than ever before. AP
Wild horses captured from US rangeland stand in a holding pen in Palomino Valley near Reno, Nevada. AP
The government announced in January it planned to permanently remove 19,000 wild horses and burros in 2022. AP
Horses at the Bureau of Land Management holding facility in Palomino Valley, Nevada. AP
The mega-drought in the US is creating difficult times for the animals. AP
A wild horse race takes place at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Association Rodeo at Red Rock Park near Gallup, New Mexico. Getty Images / AFP
A wild horse grazes near the US Army Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. AP
More than 58,000 wild horses and burros are currently being housed in holding pens and off-range pastures. AP
Free-ranging wild horses are suffering from the record drought in the US. AP
Friends of Animals said in a lawsuit up to 4,000 horses would be held captive inhumanely for months or years. AP
The lawsuit claims it costs US taxpayers $50 million annually to care for the wild horses. AP
Friends of Animals raised concerns about disease transmission, animal waste, disposal of dead animals and groundwater contamination in the pens. AP
The animal rescue group said that the US government is removing the horses to placate the meat industry. AP
Free-ranging wild horses gallop in Utah. AP
Nevada is home to about half of the horses roaming federal lands. AP
Wild horses can also currently be found in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. AP
Free-ranging wild horses gather at a watering hole. AP
