By Celeste Carlisle
The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting in January was an example of how and why we work to develop real relationships that help mitigate the boundaries between politics or ideologies.
The people at these meetings – the other board members, agency personnel, partners in ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
A total of 17,637 American horses were shipped to Mexico or Canada to be slaughtered from January to November of 2024, according to the most recently available government statistics.
The figure is down 1.2% from a year earlier.
They included domestic horses as well as an unknown number of wild horses and ... Read More
The Supreme Court today rejected an effort by the State of Utah to take control of 37.4 million acres of public land.
Utah asked to file a lawsuit in August, arguing that it has a right to directly manage land within its borders. About 70 percent of Utah's land is ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management recently completed a month-long helicopter roundup of wild horses on Nevada’s Triple B Complex, removing 2,131 horses from their home range.
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As published by Vox
This week was a big win for animals across Mexico.
On December 2, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a set of constitutional reforms that will pave the way for a comprehensive federal animal welfare law. ... Read More
Update: The Supreme Court on Jan. 13, 2025, rejected an effort by the State of Utah to take control of 37.4 million acres of public land.
By Celeste Carlisle, RTF biologist
The State of Utah, along with its cleverly worded “Stand for our Land” campaign insisting that Utah is for Utahans, ... Read More