Both the House and Senate Appropriations Interior Subcommittees have stepped up and included critical protections for wild horses and burros in their 2026 appropriations bills.
The president’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget ... Read More
Originally posted March 6, 2025
Let’s get it done!
It’s time for Congress to put a lasting ban on horse slaughter here at home and stop American horses — ... Read More
Reps. Steven Cohen, D-Tenn., Dina Titis, D-Nev., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., on Thursday reintroduced the Horse Transportation Safety Act on Thursday. They were joined by 17 bipartisan cosponsors.
Unfortunately, a few ... Read More
The federal Bureau of Land Management seeks to remove 10,281 wild horses and burros from their home ranges during this fiscal year while treating just 1,139 with fertility control.
This ... Read More
Take Action: Please contact your U.S. senators and representatives at (202) 224-3121 to urge them to cosponsor the SAFE Act and secure its swift passage to protect horses, their caregivers, ... Read More
See below for ways to take action.
Return to Freedom continues to demand that the Bureau of Land Management take meaningful action after a wrangler was filmed kicking a downed ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management today posted an updated schedule of its plans to permanently remove 10,444 wild horses and burros from ... Read More
Return to Freedom is frustrated and disappointed that bans on horse slaughter and the export of horses for slaughter were not included in the version of the Farm Bill ... Read More
Urgent action needed: The next step in passing the House’s version of the agriculture funding bill is a markup session on May 23 at which members will offer and vote ... Read More
The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, which would permanently ban horse slaughter in the United States as well as the export of American horses for slaughter, has amassed ... Read More