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DEARBORN, Mich., April 4 - Ford Motor Company, along with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Take Pride in America announced today that more than $200,000 in donations raised for the “Save the Mustangs” program will be distributed as aid in providing thousands of wild mustangs with long-term care.
The Save the Mustangs program, established in May 2005 by Ford Motor Company in collaboration with the BLM and Take Pride in America, builds public awareness and support for wild horses. In less than a year, the program has generated more than $200,000 in contributions, including Ford’s financial support for 2,000 horses, and has educated more than one million visitors through an informational website,
“As we promised last spring, the goal of the Save the Mustangs program was to provide wild horses with a sustainable future, and we're delivering on that promise as we assist those who are offering loving homes for the mustangs,” said Ziad Ojakli, Ford Group Vice President of Corporate Affairs. “I am very proud of the contributions that Ford and other mustang-lovers have been able to make in preserving such a marvelous icon of American freedom.”
Letters from the BLM will be sent this week to more than 300 non-profit wild horse and equine rescue organizations urging them to buy saleable wild horses, and to apply for financial assistance from the Save the Mustangs fund to help them in providing for the horses’ long-term care. To qualify for the funds, groups must verify their non-profit status by documenting their 501(c)3 standing; must show that they have the capability to care for purchased horses; and must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the BLM and Take Pride in America that they will provide for the long-term care of the animals.
“The growth of the Save the Mustangs fund, and the upcoming distribution of the money raised, is good news for all who care about America’s wild horses and burros,” said BLM Director Kathleen Clarke. “I want to thank all of the donors, especially Ford Motor Company, for supporting our agency’s efforts to ensure good homes for America’s mustangs, which are a living symbol of our nation’s Western spirit.”
Charged with maintaining public lands and preserving America’s historic and cultural resources, Take Pride in America is committed to supporting wild horses as living legacies of Western history and is encouraged by the initiatives of private corporations, such as Ford, that contribute to natural resource stewardship. “Save the Mustangs is a program that not only protects the legacy of our wild horses and burros, but also exemplifies a creative solution between the American public and a private organization, a true representation of a cooperative effort,” said Michelle L. Cangelosi, Executive Director of Take Pride in America.
The Bureau of Land Management
The BLM manages wild horses and burros under the authority of the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. Congress amended this law in December 2004, when it directed the Bureau to sell wild horses and burros that are either more than 10 years old or have been passed over for adoption at least three times. Since that time, the Bureau has sold more than 1,700 wild horses and burros; currently, more than 8,000 are eligible for sale. The BLM’s sales program is separate from its wild horse and burro adoption program, under which the agency has placed more than 208,000 wild horses and burros into private care since 1973.
The Bureau, which is authorized by the 1971 law to make necessary removals of wild horses and burros from the public lands, seeks to keep herd populations at a level that allows them to thrive in balance with other rangeland resources and uses. In managing the public lands for multiple uses, the BLM has determined that the public rangelands under its jurisdiction can support a free-roaming population of 28,000 wild horses and burros.
Take Pride in America
Take Pride in America® is a national partnership program that enables individuals, civic groups, corporations, and others to volunteer in caring for the lands shared by all Americans.
The Save the Mustangs program, established in May 2005 by Ford Motor Company in collaboration with the BLM and Take Pride in America, builds public awareness and support for wild horses. In less than a year, the program has generated more than $200,000 in contributions, including Ford’s financial support for 2,000 horses, and has educated more than one million visitors through an informational website,
“As we promised last spring, the goal of the Save the Mustangs program was to provide wild horses with a sustainable future, and we're delivering on that promise as we assist those who are offering loving homes for the mustangs,” said Ziad Ojakli, Ford Group Vice President of Corporate Affairs. “I am very proud of the contributions that Ford and other mustang-lovers have been able to make in preserving such a marvelous icon of American freedom.”
Letters from the BLM will be sent this week to more than 300 non-profit wild horse and equine rescue organizations urging them to buy saleable wild horses, and to apply for financial assistance from the Save the Mustangs fund to help them in providing for the horses’ long-term care. To qualify for the funds, groups must verify their non-profit status by documenting their 501(c)3 standing; must show that they have the capability to care for purchased horses; and must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the BLM and Take Pride in America that they will provide for the long-term care of the animals.
“The growth of the Save the Mustangs fund, and the upcoming distribution of the money raised, is good news for all who care about America’s wild horses and burros,” said BLM Director Kathleen Clarke. “I want to thank all of the donors, especially Ford Motor Company, for supporting our agency’s efforts to ensure good homes for America’s mustangs, which are a living symbol of our nation’s Western spirit.”
Charged with maintaining public lands and preserving America’s historic and cultural resources, Take Pride in America is committed to supporting wild horses as living legacies of Western history and is encouraged by the initiatives of private corporations, such as Ford, that contribute to natural resource stewardship. “Save the Mustangs is a program that not only protects the legacy of our wild horses and burros, but also exemplifies a creative solution between the American public and a private organization, a true representation of a cooperative effort,” said Michelle L. Cangelosi, Executive Director of Take Pride in America.
The Bureau of Land Management
The BLM manages wild horses and burros under the authority of the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. Congress amended this law in December 2004, when it directed the Bureau to sell wild horses and burros that are either more than 10 years old or have been passed over for adoption at least three times. Since that time, the Bureau has sold more than 1,700 wild horses and burros; currently, more than 8,000 are eligible for sale. The BLM’s sales program is separate from its wild horse and burro adoption program, under which the agency has placed more than 208,000 wild horses and burros into private care since 1973.
The Bureau, which is authorized by the 1971 law to make necessary removals of wild horses and burros from the public lands, seeks to keep herd populations at a level that allows them to thrive in balance with other rangeland resources and uses. In managing the public lands for multiple uses, the BLM has determined that the public rangelands under its jurisdiction can support a free-roaming population of 28,000 wild horses and burros.
Take Pride in America
Take Pride in America® is a national partnership program that enables individuals, civic groups, corporations, and others to volunteer in caring for the lands shared by all Americans.
