“First published on Christmas Day in 2009, 10 years ago; the evil characters may have changed but the message still rings true to this very day. The roundups must stop so that we can appropriately care for and manage, if needed, our national treasures on their rightful range. At Wild Horse Freedom Federation we offer the gift of our continued fight in support of the Wild Horses and Burros to live free with their families on their promised public land. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good fight!” ~ R.T.
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron, Patch Contributor Protecting a National Treasure This year I was principal co-author of AB 128 (Gloria), which requires any person purchasing a horse at auction, many of which are rounded up on public lands, to sign a sworn statement that the animal won’t be […]
by Billy Kobin, as published on the Louisville Courier Journal Authorities are investigating after at least 15 horses were found fatally shot Tuesday near a strip mining site in Eastern Kentucky. The horses were found along a strip job near the Pike and Floyd County line by U.S. […]
By Ginger Kathrens as published on The Salt Lake Tribune A spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Oct. 31 offers the Bureau of Land Management a $35 million appropriation to reduce wild horse and burro populations in Western states by two-thirds. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty […]
Source: AWHC Monday, the House and Senate unveiled an agreement on the fiscal year 2020 spending legislation. The final bill rejects the efforts of bipartisan lawmakers to prevent federal funds from being allocated toward cruel sterilization surgeries and accelerated roundups. The vast majority of Americans, from both parties, […]
By Carol Walker as published on Wild Hoofbeats The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a Scoping Document with a 30 day public comment period on 5 of the largest wild horse herds in Wyoming: Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, Great Divide Basin, White Mountain and Little […]
by Chris Cwik as published on Yahoo Sports Two more horses have died at a Southern California racetrack. Mighty Elijah and Hot Spot, both 4-year-old geldings, died after the first race at Los Alamitos on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. The deaths are the latest in a long line […]
By David Aaro | Fox News Police are investigating a case of possible animal cruelty after several horses were reportedly stolen and later harvested for meat in Florida. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office posted a warning to local horse owners on Facebook Thursday after a Central Florida family found their 10-year-old horse named […]
An open letter from Charlotte Roe As we light candles against the darkness and imagine the season’s joys and needs, I have an urgent message to share. House and Senate appropriators are meeting at this time to mark up spending language that includes the BLM’s request for millions […]
By SCOTT SONNER Two House committee chairmen are trying to put the brakes on money for a new Trump administration proposal to accelerate the capture of 130,000 wild horses across the West over the next 10 years. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, whose high-desert state is home to about […]
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