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
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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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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold its annual, legally required public hearing regarding the use of motorized vehicles in the management of wild horses and burros from 1-3 p.m. MT on May 23.
The meeting will be held using Teams video conferencing.
To comment during the virtual public meeting, ... Read More
President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the agency that oversees most of America’s wild horses and burros withdrew her nomination on Thursday.
Kathleen Sgamma’s withdrawal was announced at the start of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
It came after the investigative news outlet Documented published ... Read More
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Wild Horses and Burros. In 1971, Congress ordered the BLM to manage wild horses and burros to ensure their iconic presence never disappeared from ... Read More