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… Myth: There are too many wild horses and burros on public lands and their numbers must be reduced. … industry and other commercial operations. Many wild horse and burro herds are being managed at such dangerously …
Date created: June 27, 2011
Last updated: April 2, 2021
… House of Representatives Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2023 (H.R.3656) Sponsored by …
Date created: June 22, 2023
Last updated: October 11, 2023
… Washington, DC —The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) applaud today’s introduction of the …
Date created: October 7, 2022
Last updated: January 31, 2024
… Washington, DC —T oday, a coalition of wild horse advocates, environmentalists, and academics filed suit in the US District Court for the …
Date created: May 10, 2023
Last updated: May 10, 2023
… It's easy to fall in love with Bernadette, Valerie and Wee Willy, three wild burros, adopted earlier this year from the Bureau of … whose historical significance rivals that of their wild horse cousins. Modern burros are descendants of wild African …
Date created: December 4, 2012
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… (AWI), along with leading Members of Congress, numerous wild horse advocacy organizations and the majority of Americans, is exceedingly frustrated with …
Date created: August 2, 2010
Last updated: May 2, 2022
… “...[W]ild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer … are the words the US Congress used to describe America’s wild horses and burros in the preamble of the Wild … this mandate has been largely ignored. The National Wild Horse and Burro Program of the Bureau of Land Management …
Date created: June 27, 2011
Last updated: April 2, 2021
… This is a current listing of organizations and individuals opposed to the slaughter of American horses … (SAFE) Act, Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act and American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. Individuals and organizations … Fund Animal Welfare Institute Born Free USA Captive Wild Animal Protection Campaign Doris Day Animal League …
Date created: June 27, 2011
Last updated: October 24, 2022
… Washington, DC —The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) commend US Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), …
Date created: May 24, 2023
Last updated: May 24, 2023
… delegates, scientists, industry representatives, and conservationists gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, … Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) . CoP16 was held in 2013 in … Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) kicked off this week with the 67 …
Date created: September 22, 2016
Last updated: October 15, 2020
… a major overhaul in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) wild horse and burro management program. The report, entitled “Using …
Date created: June 5, 2013
Last updated: February 2, 2022
… Burns, OR —Wild horse advocacy groups are hailing an announcement Friday by … the Animal Welfare Institute, The Cloud Foundation and its executive director Ginger Kathrens (a member of the …
Date created: February 19, 2019
Last updated: May 2, 2022
… Interior, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC), and several other leading wild horse advocacy groups sent a …
Date created: February 22, 2021
Last updated: January 18, 2024
… Washington, DC —Today, the House and Senate Appropriations Committee Conferees will meet to decide the fate of America’s federally protected wild horse and burro herds. At issue is an amendment inserted by …
Date created: September 13, 2018
Last updated: February 7, 2022
… Up for Wildlife Your voice matters! Write to your federal and state elected officials encouraging them to support … of flowers, trees, and bushes in your yard. This gives wild animals food, shelter, and a place to raise families. … cat inside. Help Protect Wild Horses Learn more about wild horse issues . Contact your US senators and representative …
Date created: May 10, 2017
Last updated: May 2, 2024
… With the fate of thousands of America’s wild horses and burros at risk, there was palpable optimism when the … a report on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Program to debut in October of last year. …
Date created: January 16, 2020
Last updated: May 27, 2021
… 1959 On September 8, the Wild Horse Annie Act (P.L. 86-234), having been approved by the US … into law. The Act prohibits the poisoning of wild horse and burro waterholes, as well as the use of motorized …
Date created: September 30, 2011
Last updated: April 13, 2023
… Through this litigation, AWI and other groups seek to prevent the Bureau of Land … surgical sterilization experiments on federally protected wild horses in Oregon. In May of 2018, the BLM announced that … BLM from proceeding with the experiments at the BLM’s Wild Horse Corral Facility in Hines, Oregon. The lawsuit asserts …
Date created: February 20, 2019
Last updated: April 2, 2021
… the exclusive release of the Rolling Stones’ classic "Wild Horses" - performed and produced by the legendary Willie Nelson and his family … are long-time supporters of AWI and its efforts to end horse slaughter and preserve the right of wild horses to roam …
Date created: March 15, 2011
Last updated: February 2, 2022
… the killing of cattle, calves, horses, mules, sheep, swine and other livestock, except in the case of kosher slaughter. … (see 1978 amendments). 1959 On September 8, the Wild Horse Annie Act (P.L. 86-234), having been approved by the US …
Date created: June 27, 2011
Last updated: November 12, 2021
… Rock Springs, WY — The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC), along with prominent wildlife …
Date created: June 7, 2022
Last updated: January 18, 2024
… Washington, DC —The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) commend the US House Appropriations …
Date created: July 1, 2021
Last updated: January 18, 2024
… Dr. Karen Herman, Executive Director, Sky Mountain Wild Horse Sanctuary The 23,882-acre Jarita Mesa Wild Horse … Mexico. Prior to passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, wild horses in the territory were …
Date created: July 2, 2018
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… David Philipps / W. W. Norton & Company / 368 pages Wild horses and settlers of the American west had a lot in common. They … wild horses that David Philipps adroitly describes in Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang. …
Date created: January 4, 2018
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… of picturesque mountains, past coils of razor wire, once-wild horses stand in the frozen dirt of the Cañon City … The corral—an enormous grid of pipe-paneled paddocks and hay fields that can hold up to 3,000 wild equines—is … control vaccine as a safe and effective way to manage wild horse populations. A truly concerted effort to administer …
Date created: April 8, 2024
Last updated: June 4, 2024