… Research Council has completed a two-year study on the Wild Horse and Burro Program of the federal Bureau of Land Management …
Date created: August 23, 2013
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… begin controversial experiments to remove the ovaries of wild mares next month. The federal agency reached this decision despite opposition from the public and veterinarians, a warning from the National Academy of … the project. In response, the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) …
Date created: September 14, 2018
Last updated: February 7, 2022
… Management has rescinded a controversial sales policy for wild horses and burros in the United States that could have resulted in … wild horses.” … BLM Bucks Controversial Policy for Wild Horse Sale …
Date created: March 15, 2019
Last updated: February 7, 2022
… that it will drop proposed sterilization experiments on wild horses in Oregon, just days after a federal judge issued … injunction to stop the federal agency from its cruel and controversial plans to surgically remove the ovaries of … — the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI); the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC); The Cloud Foundation and its executive …
Date created: November 7, 2018
Last updated: February 7, 2022
… a recent proposal by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and their Wild Horse Advisory board to euthanize up to 33,000 wild horses, …
Date created: January 23, 2009
Last updated: February 3, 2022
… bill, which covers spending for multiple departments and agencies through September 30, 2021, directs the US … with Congress having directed the USDA to restore AWA and Horse Protection Act (HPA) records that were purged from the … a rule that would ban the use of devices to sore horses. Wild horses and burros: The bill protects horses and burros …
Date created: December 30, 2020
Last updated: February 2, 2022
… Oregon —Despite multiple lawsuits , federal injunctions and overwhelming public opposition, the Bureau of Land … is again moving ahead with barbaric experiments on captive wild mares. It will be the third time that the agency has … Brieanah Schwartz, policy counsel for the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC). “It is irresponsible and a waste of …
Date created: May 14, 2019
Last updated: February 7, 2022
… of the Interior, the US Department of Agriculture, and other federal agencies in fiscal year 2023. The … 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 …
Date created: July 21, 2022
Last updated: January 17, 2024
… Washington, DC —At long last—and with little time to spare—leaders in the US House of … be subject to Animal Welfare Act compliance inspections. Horse protections: The bill continues to prohibit the … of proven humane fertility control methods to keep wild horses and burros on the range, and protects herds from …
Date created: December 21, 2022
Last updated: December 21, 2022
… end of October, the Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board met in Washington, DC, to consider a …
Date created: January 2, 2020
Last updated: April 17, 2024
… is set to vote this week on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 8998), a bill … “This bill does not reflect Americans’ love for our wild spaces and species and is a dangerously irresponsible … report include some beneficial language pertaining to wild horse and burro management. Importantly, the bill continues …
Date created: July 22, 2024
Last updated: September 5, 2024
… AWI was honored to be with Willie Nelson and his family at the Hard Rock Café in New York City in June … 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 …
Date created: December 10, 2013
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… population control. His research, development, production, and long-term use of immunocontraceptives in the field and in … of Land Management (BLM), who asked if he could prevent wild horses from reproducing. Over time, particularly after witnessing the brutality of wild horse roundups, Jay became an outspoken critic of the BLM’s …
Date created: April 5, 2016
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… includes vital wins for animals, such as right whales and horses, but also provides insufficient funding to … the ESA of funding is dangerous and irresponsible. Horses Horse slaughter: Congress extended the ban on the slaughter … and end the failed system of industry self-policing. Wild horses and burros: The bill protects horses and burros …
Date created: March 14, 2022
Last updated: January 18, 2024
… was introduced by Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-WV) and National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee … year. It is intended to restore protections for America’s wild horses and burros that were stripped out of the 1971 … enthusiasm from the public and within the humane and wild horse advocacy community. Passage of the ROAM Act will mean …
Date created: May 18, 2009
Last updated: February 3, 2022
… Committee voted to maintain the long-standing ban on horse slaughterhouse inspections by the US Department of … the amendment shamelessly mischaracterized the provision and, in a deliberate move to confuse committee members, erroneously tied it to the wild horse issue. With the Senate language in place, the …
Date created: September 1, 2017
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… pages Saving the Pryor Mountain Mustang: A Legacy of Local and Federal Cooperation , chronicles the lengthy and evolving … struggle of one local community to preserve an isolated wild horse herd on the Wyoming/Montana border. Even before passage …
Date created: September 18, 2015
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… of Land Management roundup in Nevada captured a horrifying and tragic incident where a young colt’s leg snapped in half … In response to this and countless other incidents where wild horses have been seriously injured or killed during … Representative Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced the Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act (HR 6635) in the House in …
Date created: June 14, 2022
Last updated: April 17, 2024
… (AWA) inspectors document each instance of noncompliance and that online dealers who sell animals to consumers sight … The USDA received more than $2 million to enforce the Horse Protection Act (HPA) and curb soring of Tennessee … horse slaughter plants and horsemeat. The bill protects wild horses and burros under the authority of the Bureau of …
Date created: March 25, 2021
Last updated: April 13, 2021
… advocates with the death in June of esteemed author and naturalist Hope Ryden. AWI is honored to have worked with … documentary on the rescue of thousands upon thousands of wild animals in Suriname after their rainforest home was … Stewart Udall to establish the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range—a refuge of more than 33,000 acres. Hope went on …
Date created: September 1, 2017
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… The unnecessary removal of wild horses has reached an alarming rate under the current administration. Thousands of horses have been and continue to be removed from their native range, and … on the dire need for an independent analysis of the wild horse and burro program by the National Academy of Sciences …
Date created: November 8, 2010
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… provides funds for Animal Welfare Act (AWA) enforcement and sets forth actions the US Department of Agriculture must … equines—most notably a significant boost in funding for Horse Protection Act enforcement, a permanent ban on the … facilities in the United States, provisions to protect wild horses and burros from slaughter, and funds to implement …
Date created: September 1, 2022
Last updated: September 8, 2022
… Tuesday in the House of Representatives to ban the sale and trade of ejiao (donkey-hide gelatin) products in the … said Suzanne Roy, executive director of the American Wild Horse Campaign. “Within the United States, we are witnessing …
Date created: October 26, 2023
Last updated: September 6, 2024
… Two bills were introduced to curb cruel, costly, and dangerous wildlife management methods. In May, Reps. Dina … Titus (D-NV) and David Schweikert (R-AZ) reintroduced the Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act (HR 3656) , a bill to prohibit …
Date created: August 30, 2023
Last updated: April 17, 2024
… Colorado rancher and livestock hauler Tom Davis spent close to $18,000 to … 1,800 horses from the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Program from 2008 to 2012, telling the BLM …
Date created: December 31, 2015
Last updated: April 24, 2024