News and Noteworthy

  By Rob Hammer of Wild Horse Tourist As published by The Salt Lake Tribune Late last month, Utah’s Chris Stewart introduced an amendment to the Interior Department’s 2018 spending bill that would send thousands of America’s wild horses to slaughterhouses. This action by my own congressman disturbs me deeply, as ... Read More
August 8, 2017AnnieFannie
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  Horse trainer Angi Murray recently visited Return to Freedom’s American Wild Horse Sanctuary with some of her students. A trainer for 25 years, Angi spent 12 of those years working with wild horses at Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue and is ... Read More
August 7, 2017AnnieFannie
  As published by E&E News A federal court on Friday tossed out the Forest Service's attempts to correct a decades-old map error that expanded wild horse territory in a California national forest. In 2013, the agency redrew the wild horse territory in Modoc National Forest, removing a middle section that had ... Read More
August 7, 2017AnnieFannie
Wild horses are facing life-and-death votes in Congress, so it’s critical for their supporters to find ways to urge lawmakers and the public to stand with America’s herds before it's too late. Writing a letter to the editor of your local or regional paper is an easy way to spread the ... Read More
August 7, 2017AnnieFannie
  As published by The Washington Times A federal appeals court has delivered a victory to wild horse enthusiasts, ordering the U.S. Forest Service to restore 23,000 acres of critical land as protected horse country in California — and showed judges taking an increasingly dim view of agencies’ decision-making. The government had ... Read More
August 6, 2017AnnieFannie
Update: This roundup is now scheduled to begin after Sept. 15, 2017. Public comment is due Aug. 10 on the Bureau of Land Management's plan to capture and remove 1,560 wild horses from three herds in southwest Wyoming's Checkerboard region. Written comments are due Aug. 10, 2017. ... Read More
August 5, 2017AnnieFannie