Wild Horse Protection: Where Do We Go From Here?

September 8, 2017

Update: The Congress passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government through December 8. This means healthy wild horses and burros will continue to be protected from slaughter under federal law for the next few months. But work on 2018 spending...

BLM Colludes with Livestock Industry Lobbying Group to Surgically Sterilize Wild Mares

Last year, AWHC successfully shutdown the BLM's barbaric spaying experiments on wild mares by filing a lawsuit to uphold the public’s First Amendment right to observe the proposed spaying procedure. One of the BLM’s stated goals for conducting these archaic,...

Congress Returns from Summer Vacation to Determine the Fate of America’s Wild & Domesticated Horses

September 5, 2017

The fate of America’s horses – both domesticated and wild – hangs in the balance as Congress returns from August recess this week.

The actions that the House and Senate take this month will determine whether the horrific horse slaughter industry is allowed to...

Make These Two Calls for Wild Horses TODAY

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It's the last week of the summer congressional recess. And it's looking increasingly likely that the fate of America's wild horses and burros will come down to the actions of the United States Senate.

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The State of Play in DC, and What You Can Do to Help Wild Horses Right Now

The summer doldrums, otherwise know as the August congressional recess, have hit Washington D.C., with still two more weeks to go until the House and Senate return for legislative business. But just because your congressman and senators are home in the district doesn't mean wild horses are safe...

What Will Happen to the Horses in the Bartlesville, OK Long-term Holding Facility?

About 45 miles north of Tulsa in Bartlesville, Oklahoma is the Hughes Ranch where thousands of horses graze on its 12,000 acres.  Although horse ranches in the Sooner state are a common sight, the Hughes Ranch is somewhat unique.  It’s home to approximately 2,000 previously wild horses...

International Fertility Control Conference Highlights Momentum in Humane Management of Wildlife

Last month, the Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control hosted the 8th International Conference on Wildlife Fertility Control International Conference, which was promoted as a “continuation of an international forum for research into the management of wildlife through contraception...

Report: Bible Springs Wild Horse Roundup, Utah

UPDATE: According to BLM: One five-year old bay stud was euthanized due to a preexisting injury to the fetlock area of the left rear leg which caused a severe lameness and a hopeless prognosis for recovery. 

Upcoming Wild Horse Roundups: What You Need to Know

Apparently emboldened by the Interior Department’s lethal plan to kill tens of thousands of federally-protected wild horses and burros (even though the Congress has not yet approved it), the Bureau of Land Management is galloping ahead with plans to remove nearly 10,000 wild horses from their...

Update from Capitol Hill: The Good and the Bad and What's Next

July 21, 2017

It’s been an eventful week on Capitol Hill for horse protection issues, and the upshot is:  AMERICA’S HORSES ARE NOT YET SAFE FROM SLAUGHTER.

THE GOOD NEWS: Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations committee approved an amendment to...

Five Things You Need To Know Right Now About Congress & America’s Horses

·         The FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations Bill – Passed last week by the Committee, the bill does not...

Wild Horses: What’s Happening Today on Capitol Hill

July 20, 2017

8:30 a.m. PST - Good News! The Senate Appropriations Committee just approved an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2018 Agriculture spending bill to prohibit federal funding for USDA inspections of horse slaguhter plants. The amendment was offered by Senator Tom...