… struggle of one local community to preserve an isolated wild horse herd on the Wyoming/Montana border. Even before passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, the efforts …
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… The unnecessary removal of wild horses has reached an alarming rate under the current … Salazar questioned the recent tragic deaths of several wild horses and focused on the dire need for an independent analysis of the wild horse and burro program by the National Academy of Sciences …
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… in a multitude of species, including white-tailed deer and wild horses, the USDA has spent substantial funds on the … a single-shot of the vaccine. However, when tested in the wild, the efficacy of GonaCon TM declines substantially. … altered to boost the duration of effectiveness in wild horse and white-tailed deer populations. Scientists—including …
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… year. It is intended to restore protections for America’s wild horses and burros that were stripped out of the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act in recent years. … enthusiasm from the public and within the humane and wild horse advocacy community. Passage of the ROAM Act will mean …
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… the ESA to help save the red wolf from extinction in the wild and champion greater protections for critically … Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which the United States … Wildlife Services program, and to protest wild horse and burro roundups. The current administration has …
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… with Congress having directed the USDA to restore AWA and Horse Protection Act (HPA) records that were purged from the … the care of their animals in the event of an emergency. Horse racing: The omnibus includes the Horseracing Integrity … a rule that would ban the use of devices to sore horses. Wild horses and burros: The bill protects horses and burros …
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… to speak out on behalf of horses, dogs and other animals. Horse welfare, in particular, has long been an issue of great … with kindness and respect. Willie speaks out on behalf of wild horses, as well, advocating for an end to inhumane and unnecessary roundups of free-roaming, wild horses by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The …
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… documentary on the rescue of thousands upon thousands of wild animals in Suriname after their rainforest home was … produced on Bureau of Land Management plans to round up wild horses in the Pryor Mountains of Montana and Wyoming … Stewart Udall to establish the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range—a refuge of more than 33,000 acres. Hope went on …
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… increase for the Department of the Interior under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act be used solely for … as immunocontraception—and not for unnecessary roundup of wild equines. We are also working to maintain “no-kill” … by the department of the Animal Welfare Act, the Horse Protection Act, and the Humane Methods of Slaughter …
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… as enforcement of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Horse Protection Act (HPA). The $460 billion spending package … of proven humane fertility control methods to keep wild horses and burros in their natural habitats with their herds, and protects wild equines from lethal control methods and from being …
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… the ESA of funding is dangerous and irresponsible. Horses Horse slaughter: Congress extended the ban on the slaughter … by blocking the use of taxpayer funds to inspect domestic horse slaughter plants and horsemeat products. Horse soring: … and end the failed system of industry self-policing. Wild horses and burros: The bill protects horses and burros …
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… other priorities. Horses H.R. 8294 blocks the operation of horse slaughter facilities in the United States by … strengthen the HPA and protect horses from soring. For wild horses, the package offers numerous victories, including … in their natural habitats. The bill extends protections to wild horses and burros against slaughter and lethal control, …
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… be subject to Animal Welfare Act compliance inspections. Horse protections: The bill continues to prohibit the … in the United States by blocking the operation of horse slaughter facilities on US soil. It also sets aside $11 … of proven humane fertility control methods to keep wild horses and burros on the range, and protects herds from …
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… problem with captive orcas – they are very different from wild orcas and are displayed out of context, and therefore … of the statement that "less than 1% of adult males in the wild have collapsed dorsal fins." The public should be on the … points out that it might inspire people to work to protect wild animals. Her priorities are corporate- rather than …
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… (HHC) Conference. HHC, co-led by AWI and American Wild Horse Conservation, is dedicated to ending horse slaughter … horses here and abroad, stop brutal helicopter roundups of wild horses, strengthen enforcement action against horse …
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… we are poised to see critical improvements for wildlife, wild and domestic horses, companion animals, and others. The … signature. Among the key provisions benefiting animals: Horse slaughter facilities cannot legally operate in United States. Wild horses managed by either the Bureau of Land Management …
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… are supposed to be impetuous and volatile and inveterately wild. The only thing predictable about a unicorn is its … them as members of the subfamily Hippotraginae or “horse-like antelopes.” ( Leucoryx , by the way, means “white … It’s more poetic, and it best captures their unbridled wild magnificence. I was working at that time as the …
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… leading to its overexploitation and depletion in the wild. Animals who are falling victim to consumer desire and … threats that contribute to the decline of species in the wild, many of these animals subject to trade are now …
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… to stop the National Park Service from slaughtering wild bison inhabiting Yellowstone National Park and adjoining … Forest in Montana. Yellowstone is home to America's only wild bison who have continuously occupied their native … Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Development, Horse Butte Neighbors of Buffalo, Big Wild Adventures, …
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… A wild horse grazes near Glacier National Park in Montana. The … (BLM) and other federal land managers are required by the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 to protect … and technical decision-making approaches of the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program. On January 27, at a meeting held in …
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Spending bills for the 2025 fiscal year are shaping up in Congress, and AWI is working to ensure animal welfare measures are included.
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… to defend or advocate on behalf of actions such as ending horse slaughter or halting animal fighting. He has … Subcommittee, Moran advocated for protection of wild horses, supported increased funding for white-nose … much more. This year, Moran’s budget amendment blocking horse slaughter for the remainder of the fiscal year was …
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… that can be marked as both triumphs and setbacks for wild and domestic animals. The bill now makes its way to … to the welfare of animals in the coming year.” Triumphs Horse Slaughter Defund Congress has once again approved … post-traumatic stress disorder. Continued Progress for Wild Horses The bill includes two provisions related to wild …
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… (4) urging critical improvements in Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act enforcement; and (5) ensuring continued … the expansion of safe fertility control options to keep wild horses and burros on the range. The horse slaughter … signed by 26 senators and 98 representatives. The wild horse and burro letters—led by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) …
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… sell random source dogs and cats to laboratories and on horse slaughter inspection (effectively preventing the … Act. Other House bills address ongoing problems with wild horse management and provide much needed funding for … of horses for human consumption, address problems with the wild horse program, fund Endangered Species Act activities, …
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