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LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA -- A total of 19,989 American horses were shipped to slaughter plants in Mexico or Canada in 2022, according to government statistics.
While this represents a 14.7% ... Read More
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LOMPOC, CALIF.–Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Thursday thanked Congress for recommending increased funding for the oversight of wild horses and burros on public lands.
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LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA -- Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Thursday applauded the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to award an estimated $500,000 in grants to public and private ... Read More
LOMPOC, CALIF. — Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Thursday thanked the House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce for advancing the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act.
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LOMPOC, CALIF. -- Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Friday thanked House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) for his support of bills to ban horse slaughter ... Read More
In the midst of Triple Crown season, the “Final Stretch Alliance to End Horse Slaughter” issues a joint letter to congressional leaders, calling for passage of the SAFE Act ... Read More
Return to Freedom said Thursday that the Bureau of Land Management taking steps to treat more wild horses and burros with fertility control is encouraging.
RTF has worked since 1999 for ... Read More
Return to Freedom on Friday slammed the Bureau of Land Management’s plan to zero-out two wild horse Herd Management Areas in southwest Wyoming, ... Read More
Update: 143 wild horses have died, as of Friday, May 13, according to BLM.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced on Thursday that 95 federally protected wild horses have ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management’s annual population estimate for wild horses and burros on BLM-managed public lands shows a second straight decrease, from 86,189 horses and burros in 2021 ... Read More