The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service are seeking nominations to fill six positions on the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.
Formed under the Wild Horses and Burros Act, the Advisory Board makes recommendations to the BLM and USFS on wild horse and burro management and protection ... Read More
News and Noteworthy
A total of 180 wild horses were captured during a helicopter roundup last week in Nevada.
Seven wild horses were put down for what the Bureau of Land Management classified as “pre-existing / chronic” injuries. Reported justifications were: severe arthritis in three horses, as well as “a large abscess,” blindness, tendon ... Read More
Good news: A San Mateo County Superior Court Judge recently put a stop to the sale by two California companies of ejiao, a gelatin made from donkey skin used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Ejiao is behind the mass slaughter and decline of donkeys worldwide.
On Jan. 13, Judge Don R. Franchi ruled ... Read More
The sponsor of legislation to ban horse slaughter, Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., announced his retirement today.
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The Bureau of Land Management is set to begin a helicopter roundup of 182 wild horses in northern Nevada on Monday.
What’s being deemed an emergency roundup will be conducted in an area affected by the Jakes Fire, a wildfire that burned about 82,000 acres northeast of Winnemucca, Nev., last August. ... Read More
At least 24,188 American equines were shipped to Mexican or Canadian slaughterhouses during 2025 — a 21% increase from a year earlier.
The total number of exports for the year does not yet include November and December figures for Canada, which are not yet available.
The year-over-year increase is a sobering reminder ... Read More