As published by The Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. — Advocates for some 200 wild horses roaming North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park are hoping a signal of support from Congress will prevent the removal of the beloved animals from the rugged landscape.
A National Park Service decision is expected around April ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
LOMPOC, CALIF.—Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Monday urged lawmakers to push wild horse management forward on public lands, not let it take a step back. Congress approved a 4% cut to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Program last week as part of a ... Read More
Another heartbreaking loss in a needless wild horse roundup: A 6-month-old filly that was still nursing, Thora, was among those captured and removed last week from the McCullough Peaks Herd Management Area (Wyo).
Since the bait-and-trap roundup using livestock panels stocked with feed began, 48 wild horses have been captured. ... Read More
As published by the BBC
Animal welfare charities have welcomed an Africa-wide ban on the controversial donkey skin trade.
It will make it illegal to slaughter donkeys for their skin across the continent.
Demand for the animals' skins is fueled by the popularity of an ancient Chinese medicine called Ejiao, traditionally made ... Read More
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service are seeking applicants for the natural resource seat on the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.
The nine-member volunteer advisory board makes recommendations to the BLM and U.S. Forest Service regarding wild horse and burro management. It does not ... Read More
An update on the effort to ban horse slaughter:
Last year, 20,282 American horses were shipped to Mexico or Canada for slaughter – a 1.97% increase. That marked the first increase since 2014, when 145,785 horses were exported to foreign slaughterhouses.
The SAFE Act would permanently ban horse slaughter in the United ... Read More