Great news! A record 238 members of the U.S. House of Representatives now support a bill to ban horse slaughter and the export of American horses for slaughter.
Thank you to everyone who has written or called their representative, and thanks to our advocacy team, including our lobbyist Chris Heyde, and ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
LOMPOC, CA—Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Monday applauded a new $30 million investment to increase wild horse fertility control efforts while emphasizing that it will keep pressing for greater action to keep herds on public lands.
“We will continue urging Congress to hold the Bureau of Land Management’s feet ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday completed a helicopter roundup on the Challis Herd Management Area in Idaho, during which 226 wild horses were captured. One was killed after suffering a broken leg.
The BLM’s goal: reduce the number of horses on the 168,000-acre Herd Management Area to within an ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management is again attempting to place surgical sterilization of wild horses back on the table.
We strongly oppose sterilization surgeries — especially for wild mares — because they are dangerous, unproven, costly, and unnecessary.
This week, the BLM approved a plan for the Jackson Mountains Herd Management Area ... Read More
UPDATE:
Exciting news! We have reached our fundraising goal, and Olivia, Nesta and Lulu have arrived at our Lompoc, Calif., flagship sanctuary after their journey from Florida. All are looking healthy.
Click for a video of their arrival.
After a few days to be sure, they'll be reunited with Cleopatra and released ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management announced plans on Friday to remove an entire wild horse herd from Southeast Oregon as soon as next week. It was also to begin capturing and removing up to 499 wild horses in the same region on Thursday.
Starting yesterday, the BLM was to conduct a ... Read More