The Bureau of Land Management today posted an updated schedule of its plans to permanently remove 10,444 wild horses and burros from our public lands from April 1-Oct. 30. By comparison, the BLM plans to treat with fertility control and then release ... Read More
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Return to Freedom is frustrated and disappointed that bans on horse slaughter and the export of horses for slaughter were not included in the version of the Farm Bill passed by the House Agriculture Committee. The $1.5 trillion package passed on Thursday, 33-21, largely along party lines.
During a ... Read More
May 24, 2024Cory Golden
Urgent action needed: The next step in passing the House’s version of the agriculture funding bill is a markup session on May 23 at which members will offer and vote on amendments.
Return to Freedom strongly supports a stand-alone bill permanently banning horse slaughter as well as the export of American ... Read More
May 17, 2024Cory Golden
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold its annual, legally required public hearing regarding the use of motorized vehicles in the management of wild horses and burros from 3-5 p.m. MT on May 23.
The meeting will be held using Zoom. It will be live-streamed at blm.gov/live.
To provide comment ... Read More
April 26, 2024Cory Golden
As published by The Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Wild horses will stay in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged badlands landscape, a key lawmaker said Thursday.
Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said he has ... Read More
April 25, 2024Cory Golden
The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, which would permanently ban horse slaughter in the United States as well as the export of American horses for slaughter, has amassed 222 bipartisan House cosponsors, a majority.
That’s the good news: The number of backers sends a great message of support ... Read More
April 23, 2024Cory Golden