The co-chairs of the Congressional Wild Horse Caucus and Congressional Animal Protection Caucus this week urged House and Senate appropriators to protect healthy wild horses and burros from being killed by government agencies or sold to slaughter in Interior funding bills.
The president’s 2026 budget proposal omits long-standing, bipartisan ... Read More
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Thank you to the Environmental Media Association for again hosting Return to Freedom’s panel at its Impact Summit highlighting the value of equines as part of regenerative holistic land management!
The panel provided an opportunity for RTF’s president, Neda DeMayo, and experts Rodger Savory and Alejandro Carrillo to discuss regenerative ... Read More
The president’s 2026 budget proposal, released today, does not include a prohibition against the government killing healthy wild horses and burros.
Return to Freedom is deeply disappointed and concerned by the omission of this important protective language, which had become standard in federal budgets.
This shows a lack of careful consideration for ... Read More
Reps. Steven Cohen, D-Tenn., Dina Titis, D-Nev., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., on Thursday reintroduced the Horse Transportation Safety Act on Thursday. They were joined by 17 bipartisan cosponsors.
Unfortunately, a few irresponsible haulers continue to use double-deck trailers against manufacturer intent to transport horses.
Previous legislation banned the use of double-deck trailers ... Read More
Return to Freedom applauds Colorado Reps. Monica Duran and Ty Winter and Sens. Janice Marchman and Larry Liston for taking a bipartisan approach to passing proactive wild horse protection legislation. Thank you to Gov. Jared Polis for signing the bill and continuing his active support for his state's wild horses. ... Read More
Reps. Dina Titus, D-Nev., David Schweikert, R-Ariz., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., and Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., have announced the formation of Congressional Wild Horse Caucus to encourage federal policies for more humane treatment of wild horses and burros.
“I am hopeful that the Wild Horse Caucus will raise awareness in Congress that there ... Read More