Reward increases to $30K after death of wild horse
Nov 19, 2024, 8:30 PM | Updated: Nov 20, 2024, 11:50 am
Pyrite (left), a wild horse that belonged to the Onaqui Herd, was found shot to death in early November, 2024. (Onaqui Catalogue Foundation)
(Onaqui Catalogue Foundation)
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials are now offering $30,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot and killed a wild horse on the Onaqui Heard Management Area.
As reported by KSL.com, the horse named Glory was found shot to death on Nov. 10. Now, BLM officials believe the actual shooting happened a week earlier.
Reward offered to help find killer of wild stallion near Dugway
The reward was initially $2,500. However several foundations are now working together to create a larger reward.
The wild horse, known to some as Pyrite, lived on the Onaqui Herd Management Area, 60 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. The herd is named after the Onaqui Mountains.
Image shows horses of the Onaqui Herd (Bureau of Land Management)
According to a release from the BLM, Pyrite was found dead “about three miles southwest of Simpson Springs in Tooele County, south of the Dugway Proving Grounds.”
Anybody with information may call the BLM Law Enforcement Tip Line at (800) 722-3998, or email blm_ut_whb@blm.gov.
