The Bureau of Land Management has acknowledged an incident of animal abuse captured during a recent wild horse roundup.
We showed you the video of the abuse at the very end of July after it went viral.
The video, published by American Wild Horse Conservation on its website and social media, shows a a downed wild horse being kicked in the head.
American Wild Horse Conservation said the video was taken during a wild horse and burro roundup in Nevada’s Blue Wing Complex northwest of Reno and identified the man shown on the video as a BLM contractor.
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The Humane Society of the United States issued a statement on its website calling for “immediate and decisive measures” to investigate the incident.
Reb. Dina Titus also provided a statement, saying in part that “BLM must seriously consider terminating the individuals involved in this incident.”