The Bureau of Land Management is again attempting to place surgical sterilization of wild horses back on the table.
We strongly oppose sterilization surgeries — especially for wild mares — because they are dangerous, unproven, costly, and unnecessary.
This week, the BLM approved a plan for the Jackson Mountains Herd Management Area ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
UPDATE:
Exciting news! We have reached our fundraising goal, and Olivia, Nesta and Lulu have arrived at our Lompoc, Calif., flagship sanctuary after their journey from Florida. All are looking healthy.
Click for a video of their arrival.
After a few days to be sure, they'll be reunited with Cleopatra and released ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management announced plans on Friday to remove an entire wild horse herd from Southeast Oregon as soon as next week. It was also to begin capturing and removing up to 499 wild horses in the same region on Thursday.
Starting yesterday, the BLM was to conduct a ... Read More
This week, we said goodbye—or, perhaps more fittingly, “see you down the trail”—to Andrea Eastman, a cherished friend of Return to Freedom and a beloved personal friend of RTF founder Neda DeMayo.
Andrea passed away peacefully on Wednesday at the age of 86, at her home in Santa Barbara.
“It is hard ... Read More
RTF calls for continued accountability, transparency about new wild horse sales program protections, and passage of the SAFE Act to permanently protect America’s horses from slaughter.
LOMPOC, Calif. — Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation (RTF) is deeply concerned by an Aug. 20 New York Times report highlighting the disturbing increase ... Read More
Return to Freedom comment on the Aug. 20 New York Times story about the sale of wild horses to slaughter:
That any wild horse or burro — protected under federal law while on the range — is ever sold to slaughter is reprehensible.
Today’s Times story highlights a disturbing increase in ... Read More