{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "wild-horses",
  "title": "WILD Horses",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/wild-horses/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/wild-horses.json",
  "summary": "News coverage of federal and state actions thinning wild horse herds and reports of horses being sold and sent to slaughter.",
  "why_now": "Multiple overlapping investigative pieces and regional reports were published concurrently, which clustered attention and produced the observed spike in searches and civic interest.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Multiple national outlets report federal/state actions reducing wild horse populations (NYT, NPR). - Investigations and local reporting highlight horses sold for low amounts and risk of slaughter.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:30:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 80.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Under Trump, hundreds of America’s wild horses are being sold for as little as $25 and being sent to slaughter, report says - Northern News Now",
    "Federal government thins the herds of wild horses in Colorado - NPR"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Under Trump, hundreds of America’s wild horses are being sold for as little as $25 and being sent to slaughter, report says - Northern News Now",
      "source": "Northern News Now",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2wFBVV95cUxQWUpSVm1KbVQ0ZVhLZXRrekpnZ1NFbWFDUlBPUGJJa2dVNUNrSFF0QUxCU1BIb3VBeEFJRlVKb2Y2TTdyc0VLMnE5a1BVd1JjbmtqZzNtZzU1SDFod0ZxMkdmS0U5NEtRUTgyczhZUS05NUd6UFZhTm1rM0tkaGozOVJ2UTBTbGdSV0FUYWRXdnAxNE5lUkRXOS10ejN2UmhBOGdKT1FfN0F1VHFyd01CM1dqQzNtN2JFeER2Z3Z4d0hycS0zTFJHNUJPUndoakJLbTRvRWctR192TFE?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202608241306_signal_Quality-0-wild-horses",
    "batch_id": "202608241306",
    "input_files": {
      "Quality": "202608241306_signal_Quality.txt",
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      "Kurzweil": "202608241300_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202608241257_signal_Jobs.txt",
      "Buffett": "202608241255_signal_Buffett.txt",
      "Bezos": "202608241255_signal_Bezos.txt"
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}