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BLM plans to begin capturing 2,500 wild horses, burros, in Nevada

March 12, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management plans to begin capturing and removing 2,075 wild horses and 425 burros from Nevada rangelands starting on Sunday. The BLM is removing the animals from the ... Read More
March 12, 2026Cory Golden
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Sign up for our webinar on the SAFE Act to ban horse slaughter

March 3, 2026
Please join us at noon Pacific on Monday, March 9, on Zoom for a special webinar on the fight to end horse slaughter, from the introduction of the first federal ... Read More
March 3, 2026Cory Golden
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Webinar: The Ejiao Trade’s Impact on Donkey Populations

February 28, 2026
This Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation webinar was led by Amy McLean, an associate professor in the Department of Animal Science ... Read More
February 28, 2026Cory Golden
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A unified message on wild horses, public lands

February 23, 2026
By Celeste Carlisle In an oversimplified view of wild horse and burro management on public lands: ranchers have generally complained of the rapid growth of horse populations and the limits of ... Read More
February 23, 2026Cory Golden
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Webinar: The ejiao trade’s devastating impact on donkey populations

February 19, 2026
Please join us at 11:30 a.m. Pacific on Wednesday, Feb. 25, on Zoom for a special webinar on the impact of the ... Read More
February 19, 2026Cory Golden
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Energized for the Year of the Fire Horse!

February 17, 2026
With the Dawning of the Year of the Fire Horse, RTF Honors the Untamed, Resilient Spirit of the ... Read More
February 17, 2026Cory Golden
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Take Action: Stats show increase in slaughter-bound horses

February 12, 2026
Newly available statistics continue to show an increase in the number of American horses being trucked to Mexican and Canadian slaughterhouses. For this to ... Read More
February 12, 2026Cory Golden
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New Times features RTF in article about wild horse issue locally, nationally

February 10, 2026
Read the full article and see photos from our San Luis Obispo, Calif., satellite sanctuary. Take action for wild horses and burros. Visit our sanctuary. Donate to ... Read More
February 10, 2026Cory Golden
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Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board nominations sought

February 9, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service are seeking nominations to fill six positions on the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. Formed under the Wild Horses and ... Read More
February 9, 2026Cory Golden
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Wild horses still face the threat of slaughter. Here’s why.

February 6, 2026
  Among the more than 20,000 horses shipped out of the United States for slaughter every year are wild horses that once roamed our public lands. How that tragedy continues: Federal law requires ... Read More
February 6, 2026Cory Golden
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