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In 1997, Neda DeMayo founded Return to Freedom (RTF), a national non-profit wild horse conservation organization. In 1998, RTF opened a sanctuary in the rolling hills off California’s Central ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
Last week, we suffered a heartbreaking setback in our battle for the future of Wyoming’s wild horses.
In a 70-page decision, district court Judge Kelly Rankin ruled that the Bureau of Land Management did not violate federal laws when it stripped 2 million acres from wild horse use in southwest Wyoming’s ... Read More
In a heartbreaking loss for wild herds, a judge today ruled that the Bureau of Land Management did not violate federal laws when it stripped 2 million acres from wild horse use in southwest Wyoming’s Checkerboard.
We are reviewing district court Judge Kelly Rankin’s 70-page decision. It rules against Return to ... Read More
See below for ways to take action.
Return to Freedom continues to demand that the Bureau of Land Management take meaningful action after a wrangler was filmed kicking a downed wild horse.
RTF and partner organizations have met with BLM officials about the July 26 incident, which took place during a ... Read More
To take action, see below.
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LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA — Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation today demanded that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) take swift action after an advocate captured video of a wrangler kicking an exhausted and downed ... Read More
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The Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee has recommended allocating $143,102,000 to the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program for Fiscal Year 2025. That’s $102,000 more than its counterpart in the House of Representatives recommended earlier in July.
The proposed funding is well below ... Read More