News and Noteworthy

  Please click here to sign RTF's anti-roundup petition. Edited BLM press release Elko, Nevada — The Bureau of Land Management will begin a wild horse helicopter gather on the Owyhee Complex in Northern Nevada on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The purpose of the gather is to remove excess wild horses ... Read More
October 25, 2016AnnieFannie
  As published by The Arizona Republic Authorities were searching for a man suspected of fatally shooting at least one horse in the Pirate Islands area of the Salt River in Tonto National Forest. Witnesses told deputies they saw the gunman shoot three horses shortly before 6 p.m. Friday, and a ... Read More
October 24, 2016AnnieFannie
    By Laura Leigh, Special to Return to Freedom In what may be a precedent-setting decision, the 10th Circuit of Appeals recently upheld a lower court ruling that essentially denied the claim that the removal of wild horses from the range is based solely on a numbers claim. Central to the appeals court’s ... Read More
October 24, 2016AnnieFannie
  As published by the Craig Daily Press Clouds of dust kicked up by crazed horses running from low-flying helicopters, as bystanders sob in protest has become a traditional scene when the Bureau of Land Management gathers wild horses and burros from public lands. However the next gather in Northwest Colorado ... Read More
October 22, 2016AnnieFannie
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Local station KCOY featured wild horse ambassador Sutter and Return to Freedom President Neda DeMayo on its Friday evening newscast. To read more about Sutter's ASPCA Horse of the Year Award, please click here. To help celebrate Sutter's special honor, RTF invites you to sponsor a wild horse that, like ... Read More
October 22, 2016AnnieFannie
  The U.S. Army plans to remove hundreds of wild horses from Ft. Polk in Louisiana. The following is a op-ed piece by Amy Hanchey of the Pegasus Equine Guardian Association. As published by Beauregard Daily News The title of the most-recent article, "Making Sense of Fort Polk ... Read More
October 21, 2016AnnieFannie