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… know what’s happening. Go girl, go!” Velma Johnston, or “Wild Horse Annie” as she was referred to by fans and foes alike, … David Cruise and Alison Griffiths in their new book, Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs: The Life of …
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… learned that the US Forest Service plans to remove 400 wild Arizona horses from the Apache-Sitgreaves National … awarded. The horses currently live in the protected Heber Wild Horse Territory, a 14,000-acre habitat within the …
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… to conduct surgical sterilization experiments on wild horses. More than 10,000 citizens, including numerous equine veterinarians, joined the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC), the Animal Welfare Institute …
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… Washington, DC —On the National Day of the Horse, the Animal Welfare Institute and the American Wild Horse Campaign, joined by more than 70,000 supporters, … Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to stop the largest wild horse roundup in US history, which is occurring in …
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… The Animal Welfare Institute, Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation, Humane Society of the United States, … Association of Equine Practitioners. "As a national wild horse organization fighting to protect both wild and …
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… Wyo. —The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), along with renowned photographers … carrying out its plan to permanently remove three historic wild horse herds in Wyoming's Checkerboard region: the Salt …
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… , Humane Society Legislative Fund , and Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation . The SAFE Act has also received strong … majority of Americans find it abhorrent that any horse, wild or domestic, suffers the road to slaughter. Congress …
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… lawmakers reintroduced legislation to permanently ban horse slaughter in the United States and end the current … Humane Society Legislative Fund , and Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation (RTF). “The gruesome practice of … slaughter,” said Neda DeMayo, founder of Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation. “It is still too easy for America’s …
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… Since April, over 140 wild horses have died from influenza exacerbated by a … in the Bureau of Land Management’s fraught history of wild horse management. Although these horses were removed …
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… a National Day of Action to call on lawmakers to make horse protection a top priority. Supported by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), and the Homes for Horses … bipartisan package of reforms designed to safeguard wild and domestic horses. Participants from coast to coast …
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… , Humane Society Legislative Fund , and Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation. The SAFE Act has also received strong … majority of Americans find it abhorrent that any horse, wild or domestic, suffers the road to slaughter. Congress …
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… Management has rescinded a controversial sales policy for wild horses and burros in the United States that could have … guidelines to increase the number of federally protected wild horses and burros that could be sold at one time, with … wild horses.” … BLM Bucks Controversial Policy for Wild Horse Sale …
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… proposed surgical sterilization experiments on a herd of wild horses from the Warm Springs Herd Management Area in … involves manually severing and removing the ovaries of wild mares while the animals remain conscious. In its … report to the agency on strategies for improving wild horse management in the United States, the National Academy …
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… begin controversial experiments to remove the ovaries of wild mares next month. The federal agency reached this … University—from the project. In response, the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) …
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… a measure to restore basic protections for America's wild horses and burros. Led by Natural Resources Committee … by a vote of 239 to 185. "At a time when nearly as many wild horses are in captivity as are on the range—a situation … in holding areas as a cost-saving measure. "The BLM's wild horse program and policies are broken. The ROAM Act offers an …
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… fiscal year 2026 budget omits critical protections for wild horses and burros, which could allow them to be sold off … people have demonstrated their support for our nation’s wild herds. Polling consistently finds that Americans overwhelmingly oppose horse slaughter, and language barring the destruction of wild
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… Humane Society Legislative Fund , and Return to Freed.om Wild Horse Conservation —members of a coalition that worked with … slaughtered.” “Nevada is home to the largest population of wild horses in the nation,” Titus said. “Today we took a …
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… millions of acres of federally designated habitat for wild horses in Wyoming. The suit was filed in the US District … Associates on behalf of AWI and co-plaintiffs the American Wild Horse Campaign and Western Watersheds Project. photo by Dana …
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… 961) , federal legislation that would permanently ban horse slaughter in the United States and end the export of … Humane Society Legislative Fund , and Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation . “I am grateful to Chairwoman Eshoo … said Neda DeMayo, president of Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation. “RTF is grateful to Chairwoman Eshoo …
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… The Humane Society Legislative Fund, and Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation. In recent years, the number of American … said Neda DeMayo, president of Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation. “RTF applauds Representatives …
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… to determine if they are captive-bred or sourced from the wild, helping to combat the illegal turtle trade. Dr. Robert … Zoo to develop a synthetic liquid attractant for studying wild carnivores that will replace scents manufactured from … conflicts. Dr. Karen Herman of Sky Mountain Wild Horse Sanctuary for evaluating refined PZP-22 fertility …
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… Ben Shelly stated that—to alleviate what he claimed was a horse overpopulation problem—the government of the Navajo … would support rounding up, selling, and slaughtering wild horses from Navajo lands, as well as the planned opening … present a humane and responsible management plan for their wild horses. The Dine’ (Navajo) people   reside in their …
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… In exciting news, the bipartisan Congressional Wild Horse Caucus was established in May—the first caucus … dedicated to preserving and protecting America’s cherished wild horses and burros. Led by Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), David …
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… (D-Ariz.), will restore the protections for America’s wild horses and burros that were stripped away in recent … measure was originally granted to these equines in the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which had … Burns (R-Mont.). The ROAM Act also seeks to keep more wild horses on the range by reclaiming 19 million acres …
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… week, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) voiced their opposition to the Bureau … Management’s barbaric proposal to surgically sterilize wild horses using an experimental and inhumane procedure. As …
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