Update: A provision in the budget reconciliation bill that would have forced government agencies to sell off up to 3.3 million acres of public land failed to clear a key legislative hurdle.
The provision, which we strongly opposed, received massive bipartisan blowback.
It would have put upwards of 250 million acres of ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
There are so many heartwarming stories at our sanctuary!
Here's a recent one:
When a little fuzzy burro arrived at our sanctuary following the long ride from the Bowie, Texas, auction, we were thrilled to meet him. He and 14 other burros had just escaped a probable death at a sale pen ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service would be required to sell up to 3.3 million acres of public land over the next five years under a provision intended for inclusion in the Senate budget reconciliation bill (dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”).
Return to Freedom adamantly ... Read More
The co-chairs of the Congressional Wild Horse Caucus and Congressional Animal Protection Caucus this week urged House and Senate appropriators to protect healthy wild horses and burros from being killed by government agencies or sold to slaughter in Interior funding bills.
The president’s 2026 budget proposal omits long-standing, bipartisan ... Read More
Thank you to the Environmental Media Association for again hosting Return to Freedom’s panel at its Impact Summit highlighting the value of equines as part of regenerative holistic land management!
The panel provided an opportunity for RTF’s president, Neda DeMayo, and experts Rodger Savory and Alejandro Carrillo to discuss regenerative ... Read More
The president’s 2026 budget proposal, released today, does not include a prohibition against the government killing healthy wild horses and burros.
Return to Freedom is deeply disappointed and concerned by the omission of this important protective language, which had become standard in federal budgets.
This shows a lack of careful consideration for ... Read More