Return to Freedom applauds Colorado Reps. Monica Duran and Ty Winter and Sens. Janice Marchman and Larry Liston for taking a bipartisan approach to passing proactive wild horse protection legislation. Thank you to Gov. Jared Polis for signing the bill and continuing his active support for his state's wild horses. ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
Reps. Dina Titus, D-Nev., David Schweikert, R-Ariz., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., and Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., have announced the formation of Congressional Wild Horse Caucus to encourage federal policies for more humane treatment of wild horses and burros.
“I am hopeful that the Wild Horse Caucus will raise awareness in Congress that there ... Read More
For the second year in a row, Return to Freedom founder Neda DeMayo has assembled a small panel at the Environmental Media Association’s Impact Summit to highlight the value and success of equines ... Read More
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-ILL., a longtime supporter of a federal ban on horse slaughter, announced this week that she will not seek another term in office.
Schakowsky first cosponsored a bill to ban horse slaughter in 2003. She has served as the lead sponsor when Democrats controlled the House and is ... Read More
Reps. Vern Buchanan, David Schweikert, Brian Fitzpatrick and Juan Ciscomani last week sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum last week asking him to support reforms to the management of wild horses and burros
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They urged Burgum to support:
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This morning, Return to Freedom received a call from a wild horse advocate who observes horses on the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range Herd Management Area. They said that Bureau of Land Management staff had shot and killed a beloved horse called Echo, the grandson of the famous stallion Cloud.
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