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Give Hope to Horses like Sierra for #GivingTuesday!

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The following is from All About Equine Rescue:

GIVINGTUESDAY

For nearly 15 years, we have worked together to transform the lives of hundreds of horses. Today, we can continue to give more horses a second chance at a healthy, happy, and love-filled life, and you can make it happen!

Horses like Sierra.

Sierra was one of AAE’s first horses. In 2009 she was rescued from a feedlot with two foals. One was her own, and the other was an orphaned foal whom she had taken as her own while at the feedlot. Thankfully, we were able to provide the soft landing they needed.

Sierra was emaciated and weak. Despite being little more than skin and bones, and though she was tired and depleted, Sierra never gave up on her boys. She allowed both to nurse enough to keep them alive. She had likely been a broodmare, and she had little, if any, handling. Sierra was full of parasites, and her feet were tender because of huge abscesses in her neglected hooves. Even more sadly, shortly after her arrival, she delivered a stillborn foal.

Despite her rough beginning, Sierra made progress, albeit slowly. She gained weight, her steps improved, and she eventually learned to trust more. Our volunteers loved her and wanted to keep this brave, stoic, and loving mom safe forever, so she became a sanctuary resident.

Her boys were adopted to their adoring humans, and over the years, Sierra has continued to share her maternal side with younger horses who come to AAE. She shows them proper horse behavior and loves them as her own. Now she spends her days in pasture with Barney by her side.

Sierra is here today because people cared enough to give her a second chance at a good life

On average, it costs about $8 each day for feed and health care for horses at AAE. Expenses add up quickly when caring for 50+/- horses and other animals, and even more so when diagnostics, treatments, medications, surgery, and emergency care are needed.

Our goal is to raise $10,000 today and we need your help to get there!

Any amount makes a HUGE difference for the horses! No donation is too small. In fact, if every one of our followers made a $1 donation, we could surpass our GivingTuesday goal by thousands.

Donate

There are Many Ways to Give

(1) Set up a bill with your bank for a one-time (or recurring) donation

(2) Mail a check to:

All About Equine Animal Rescue

2201 Francisco Drive #140-174

El Dorado Hills, CA 95762

(3) Drop off your donation at:

AAE Used Tack Store

4050 Durock Road #6

Shingle Springs, CA 95682

(4) Donate online using a credit card, Venmo, or PayPal by clicking here or any of the red “Donate” buttons

(5) Text GT4AAE to 53-555

(6) Venmo your donation to @allaboutequine

Urgent: Last Chance to Unlock $100,000 Giving Tuesday Match for Wild Horses

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

Giving Tuesday $100,000 Matching Gift Fund
Unlocked at $35,000 raised

This is our last chance to unlock the Giving Tuesday Matching Gift Fund. We urgently need your help to raise $35,000 before Giving Tuesday. Can you chip in right away?

CHIP IN →

This is it. Our absolute last chance to unlock the incredible $100,000 Giving Tuesday match. We urgently need your support.

A generous donor has pledged to match Giving Tuesday contributions to help us double our impact for wild horses and burros. However, there’s a catch – we must raise $35,000 before midnight tonight to unlock this generous match. 

Despite the incredible support we’ve received from wild horse advocates like you, we’re still falling short of our $35,000 goal. Time is running out and we can’t afford to miss this opportunity.

We’re reaching out to you because you share our passion for protecting wild horses and burros. Can you please rush a donation to help us unlock this 2X match opportunity? Your contribution, no matter the amount, will go straight toward continuing our vital mission.

CHIP IN →

At the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC), our dedicated team is tirelessly working in the courts, in Congress, and in the field to ensure that wild horses and burros are protected in the wild where they belong. Just this month, we shared the impactful story of our work during the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) roundup in the Roberts Mountain Complex in Nevada, where we took decisive action to document and report what would otherwise go unseen.

Your support makes a tangible difference. By chipping in before Giving Tuesday, you can double your impact for wild horses and burros. >>

During the Roberts Mountain roundup, our humane observers were on the ground every single day, documenting this heartbreaking operation. When the roundup was over, 858 wild horses had been captured, and 10 horses were killed.

AWHC was determined to ensure that this loss of freedom and life would not occur out of public view. We shared photos and footage online, reaching over 400,000 people. We also worked with the Las Vegas Sun on a story about the consequences of our government’s inhumane management practices. Our goal: amplify growing public opposition and generate critical public support for reform.

But our work doesn’t stop there. Our advocacy team mobilized thousands of people, generating over 24,000 messages to the BLM and to Congress, demanding transparency and accountability to effect real change.

Every step of the way, AWHC is committed to documenting, sharing, and mobilizing people to protect wild horses and burros. But we can’t do it without your help. 

With this matching opportunity so close to being unlocked, we can’t risk falling short. So we’re asking you to step up for wild horses and burros. Will you please chip in any amount to help us raise the $35,000 we need to unlock the 2X Giving Tuesday match?

UNLOCK THE MATCH →

Thank you,

Suzanne Roy Executive Director American Wild Horse Campaign

We’re setting an important goal

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

There is a month and a half left of the summer roundup season, and hundreds of wild horses are still being targeted for capture and removal. Right now, the United States Forest Service has helicopters in California’s Devil’s Garden Wild Horse Territory, and in just a few days, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin a new series of roundups in California and Nevada.

That’s why today, we’re setting a goal of raising $30,000 for our Observation Fund by Monday so we’ll have the resources we need to document the upcoming roundups and fight back against the BLM’s terrible policies. Can you please rush a donation of whatever you can afford to our Observation Fund to help us hit our goal?

RUSH A DONATION →

Since July, the BLM has conducted 11 helicopter roundups in five states, and thanks to your support, we have been able to deploy our humane observers to the majority of them. Now, the BLM is set to begin its final three roundups of the season, and we plan to send our observers to document all of them. This is no easy task – these roundups occur in some of the most remote corners of the West, and getting our observers there and equipped is expensive, but it’s necessary.

Starting Monday, BLM helicopters will take flight in the Surprise Complex, which comprises three Herd Management Areas (HMA) in California – the High Rock HMA, Fox Hog HMA, and Wall Canyon HMA. The agency plans to capture 494 wild horses and permanently remove 404 of them.

Our observers will be the public’s eyes and ears on the ground, reporting back on what happens to our beloved herds during these often traumatic and potentially life-threatening operations. Our team will then disseminate their reports to the public, the media and to lawmakers on the Hill. There are so many people out there that don’t know what’s happening to wild horses, and we need to change that.

These wild horses are counting on us to shine a light on the inhumane helicopter roundups conducted by the BLM and Forest Service. That’s why we’re asking you to join us today. Meredith, can you chip in to help us hit our $30,000 fundraising goal before these dangerous roundups start?

RUSH A DONATION →

Thank you for stepping up.

The American Wild Horse Campaign

FWD: The two mares we rescued in Oklahoma made it home!

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

We are thrilled to share an exciting update with you about the two mares we rescued from an Oklahoma kill pen and who recently arrived at For The Love of Aria sanctuary in Colorado. They’ve been named! The beautiful bay mare is now called Meli and the stunning buckskin is named Catori.


Photo by WilsonAxpe

However, we also have some unfortunate news to share. Due to our tireless efforts in funding numerous rescues of wild horses and burros, our Rescue Fund is almost completely depleted for the year. To make matters worse, we didn’t hit our $25,000 fundraising goal that we previously shared with you. Can you chip in right away to help us close the financial gap? >>

This is an incredibly crucial time for us. As Bureau of Land Management (BLM) helicopters descend upon more herds across the western states, more wild horses are at risk of entering the slaughter pipeline thanks to the BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP). We urgently need your assistance in replenishing our Rescue Fund to ensure that we can help save as many wild horses and burros as possible.

If you are able, can you chip in to help support our on-going efforts rescuing wild horses and burros from kill pens?

REBUILD OUR RESCUE FUND →

Your generosity, alongside other passionate wild horse advocates, has already made an immense impact. We are grateful to everyone who has supported our critical work.

We would like to share just a few of the incredible accomplishments we have achieved, thanks to your support. 

We saved a young, pregnant mare named Amelia from a notorious Midwest kill pen, and she has since given birth to a healthy baby girl in the sanctuary!


Photo by WilsonAxpe

Additionally, we helped rescue an elderly blind burro from a California auction, provided essential medical care, and helped fund his transport to a burro sanctuary, where he found a safe forever home.

And, of course, we funded and supported the rescue of Meli and Catori, the two beautiful mares who now reside at For the Love of Aria.

These are just a few examples of the hundreds of wild horses and burros we’ve been able to help over the years, thanks to individuals like you, Meredith. None of this would have been possible without your support. With our Rescue Fund nearly depleted, we are relying on you to help us continue this critical work of saving wild horses and burros.

So please, can you chip in to help us continue our rescue work to save wild horses and burros from slaughter? With roundups scheduled in several states, your support is more important now than ever before.

REBUILD OUR RESCUE FUND →

Thank you for stepping up and being part of our mission.

– AWHC Team

Latest eNews: Proposed ban on helicopter roundups, a wild horse photography workshop & more

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

We’ve got a lot to share with you in this week’s edition of eNews, including an action you can take to protect our wild horses and burros on Capitol Hill, an invitation to join an exciting wild horse photography workshop, and a special highlight of our Utah Conservation Manager, Tandin Chapman!

Read on to learn more! 

Stop the Helicopters: Contact Your Representative Now

The roundups only began a month ago and yet, they have already resulted in thousands of mustangs being removed from public lands and dozens of deaths. But we have the power to change this. Congress Members Dina Titus (D-NV), David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Steve Cohen have introduced the Wild Horses and Burros Protect Act (H.R. 3656) to ban the use of helicopters in wild horse management! Please contact your member of Congress right now and urge them to support this critical piece of legislation.

ACT NOW

A Dream Come True: Wild Horse Photography Workshop, October 2023

Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature as you capture stunning photographs of over 200 wild mustangs and burros running free on a picturesque landscape of long valleys, rolling hills, and gray pines at Montgomery Creek Ranch (MCR) in Elk Creek, California. Guided by MCR Founder, Ellie Phipps Price, and led by renowned photographer, Tara Arrowood, this three-day workshop promises to be an unforgettable experience. Space is limited, reserve your spot TODAY! 

LEARN MORE

Spotlight: Tandin and the Cedar Mountain Herd

Photo by Tandin Chapman

Tandin Chapman was working as a civil engineer in Salt Lake City when he got the bug. It was October 2020, and he had just seen wild horses for the very first time: a band of mustangs from the Onaqui Mountain Herd in the west desert of Utah. Now, Tandin is AWHC’s Utah Conservation Manager, documenting and darting herds, progressing conservation efforts across the state, and working with the BLM, other field specialists, ranchers and private landowners in wild horse areas. Learn more about his work, and the incredible experience of tracking one of the West’s most elusive wild horse herds.

READ MORE

Thanks for reading. And thank you for continuing to stand up for our cherished wild horses and burros!

— AWHC Team

Our North Dakota billboards are BACK! Help us keep up the pressure!

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

The fate of the only wild horse herd left in North Dakota is in jeopardy. The Theodore Roosevelt National Park is home to a historic herd of 180 wild horses who are believed to be descendants of Sitting Bull’s horses and are related to the rare Nokota breed – but the National Park Service (NPS) has made clear that they want to eliminate the entire herd.

This plan is unacceptable, Meredith. These horses are integral to the scenery, native wildlife, and wilderness qualities of the park – the landscape that inspired President Theodore Roosevelt himself.

That’s why we recently launched new billboards to raise awareness about the herd and to pressure park officials to abandon this disastrous plan before it’s finalized. The NPS is feeling the heat, but we can’t let up. We need to ensure these billboards stay up as long as possible. Can you help keep our billboards live by rushing a contribution today?

KEEP OUR BILLBOARDS LIVE →

We know this herd already has the support of North Dakotans, including Senator Hoeven, Governor Burgum, the state legislature, and local media. And thankfully, national attention has been brought to this critical issue, with bipartisan support in the US Senate Committee on Appropriations urging the NPS to preserve this historic herd. 

Your support enabled us to get these billboards up and running. Now, we need your help to ensure we keep them live so that we can keep the pressure up as long as possible. Please rush a donation of whatever you can afford today and help us to continue fighting to save the Teddy Roosevelt wild horses!

KEEP OUR BILLBOARDS LIVE →

Thank you,

AWHC Team

On this week’s eNews: Read the latest updates about the ongoing Antelope Complex roundups

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

We’ve got a lot to share with you in this week’s edition of eNews, including the latest updates about the roundups in Nevada’s Antelope Complex, some good news for our wild horses and burros on Capitol Hill, and an invitation to join an exciting webinar on wild horse care hosted by a specialist from Freedom Reigns Equine Sanctuary.

Read on to learn more! 

U.S. House Committee Takes Steps to Improve Federal Management of Wild Horses

Last weekend, the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations advanced bipartisan language in its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill and its accompanying report. This language continues to call for protecting wild horses and burros from slaughter, and includes key reforms to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Wild Horse and Burro Program. These reforms include scaling up humane and proven safe fertility control and – for the first time ever – urging the agency to consider alternatives to helicopters and manned fixed-wing aircraft. Click here to learn more!

READ MORE

Stay Up-to-Date on Roundups

AWHC has humane observers in the field at the on-going roundup operations in Nevada that are targeting 3,000 wild horses for removal. While the roundup in the south portion of the complex has concluded, the operation is still ongoing in the north. Stay up to date on the latest by checking out our daily reports.

READ ABOUT ANTELOPE SOUTH

 

Webinar: Wild Horse Care for the Horse Professional

The American Wild Horse Campaign is proud to be a co-sponsor of the Homes for Horses coalition, dedicated to increasing collaboration, professionalism, and growth in the equine rescue and protection community. Carrie Echezarreta, Equine Manager at Freedom Reigns Equine Sanctuary will discuss how she cares for such a large herd and what makes mustangs so different! If you are interested in mustang care or equine sanctuaries, don’t miss this free webinar tomorrow, July 28th at 2 PM ET.

REGISTER NOW

 

Chilly Pepper – Mama needs your help!

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The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:

b skinny mama

Quick update on the girls.

Daphnee, Delilah, and Shayla need your help.

As you can see in the photo, Daphnee is really struggling. Being the amazing Mama that she is, ALL she has is going to her baby. Delilah is doing much better, because she is nursing like crazy and sucking out all of Mama’s nutrition. Since Mama was starving while preggers, Delilah needs to catch up. However, this means Mama needs special groceries and lots of them. This is why we need to purchase the Alfalfa and also special grain for Mama and Baby!!

Shayla was letting Delilah nurse off of her as well, and this may very well be why Delilah was able to survive when Mama was so emaciated.

However, she is now in the pen next to Mama and baby so Delilah can no longer nurse on her as she is quite heavily pregnant. She is once again bagging up for her own baby, and the girls say she is definitely pregnant in a big way.

She also needs extra feed and lots of it. Once again this is why we really need to get the Alfalfa and grain for our beautiful Mama’s. We want Shayla to have a healthy baby and be able to provide the necessary milk for her own little one.

Our permanent kids don’t require rich feed. Our oldies are all fat and happy and Doc said you can’t even tell they are old. The hay we have works perfectly for them but is not great for nursing Mama’s

I will be heading down as soon as I can to get them vetted and their Coggins drawn.That of course will be another vet bill.

I appreciate all you do, and so do the horses.

I want to thank the folks who sent some help for the kittens. Although it is definitely not our main focus, when God puts lives in front of me, I need to step up. All lives matter and No Matter How Big or How Small, we Save Them All! (Or at least as many as we can.).

WE NEED to purchase hay for the girls in NV. We found a great deal on Alfalfa, and it’s $800 for 8 big bales. At that price, it will be gone quick!

Butterscotch, the pregnant Donkey, and Cocoa, the yearling Jenny, are happy and ready for their new homes.

We are also due for a load of hay in WA this week, ($1500).

As always, the need is great, but so are the lives y’all save.

Thank you for helping us get these kids home safe.
Now the real work starts!

THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU, FOR BEING SO AMAZING FOR THESE PRECIOUS SOULS! YOU are the reason so many lives are saved!

I will keep fighting the good fight as long as I can afford to. I so appreciate all of you and so do the critters.

If you want to help with the Vet Bill, call Goldendale Veterinary at 509-773-0369.

I appreciate every single one of our Chilly Pepper Family. God has truly blessed this rescue!

Have a safe, blessed and life saving 2023!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP HELPING US SAVE MORE LIVES, YOU CAN GO TO:

-<You can go to gofundme<-

You can go to Paypal<-

PLEASE NOTE – Paypal shows Wild Horses in Need, as we are dba- Chilly Pepper

if you would like to help these horses.

->You can donate via check at: (PLEASE NOTE NEW PO BOX #)

Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang,

PO Box # 233

Golconda, NV 89414

You can also donate via credit card by calling Palomino at 530-339-1458.

NO MATTER HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL – WE SAVE THEM ALL!

SAVING GOD’S CRITTERS – FOUR FEET AT A TIME

Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang, WIN Project – Rescue & Rehab

We are now part of the WIN Organization

WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_

If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.

Time is running out

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

time is running out, so I’ll try to keep this quick:

In just a few short hours, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) helicopters will take flight, marking the start of the summer roundup season. By the end of October, approximately 5,900 wild horses across the West will have lost their freedom, families — and, for some, their lives.

Our magnificent wild horses and burros need you, Meredith. They need all of us to stand together and continue to strongly oppose the BLM’s deadly roundups. 

Right now, we’re $9,612 away from reaching our $50,000 goal in preparation for another traumatic roundup season. Our team works day in and day out to uphold our promise to America’s wild horses and burros by ensuring their protection.

We are tackling this issue from all angles, from sending observers to document the cruel roundups, to launching strategic lawsuits, to alerting the media and the public to the inhumanity these animals face, and finally, working to reform government policy through our work on Capitol Hill. But we need your help to keep the momentum going. Will you rush a donation before midnight tonight to fuel our efforts and help us reach our $50,000 goal?

Photo by Kimerlee Curyl Photography

DONATE NOW →

The funds we’ve raised will go far, but reaching our $50,000 goal ensures we have every resource necessary to fight back, document any tragedies, and save the lives of as many of these iconic wild animals as possible.

So please, in these final hours before the roundups begin, will you donate whatever you can to help us reach our $50,000 goal and preserve the freedom of America’s wild horses and burros?

Thank you so much — we literally could not do this work without you.

For the wild ones,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suzanne Roy
Executive Director
American Wild Horse Campaign

That day, I lost half my family.

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

My name is Chance (that’s me at the front), and I’m really scared right now.

I’m a wild stallion living with my family within the 1.1 million acres that make up the Antelope Complex in Nevada. It’s my job to protect all of us from intruders and predators — but for the past few years, my herd has been targeted by “helicopters.” And now, they’re coming for us again this summer.

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When the helicopters descended on my family in 2021, we ran as fast as we could away from its deafening roar. But after over an hour of running, we were exhausted — especially my foals — and that’s when I noticed: The helicopters were funneling us into a trap.

I had to do whatever I could to get us out, so I led my family up and over one of the jute barriers with the little strength I had left. I thought everyone was behind me, but when I looked back, half of my family had been captured.

That day, I lost two mares whom I had been with for years, and all three of my foals. I don’t even know if they’re alive — I later learned that during this government “roundup” on the habitat I call home, 11 wild horses, including four babies, died at the trap, not even making it into the holding pens.

The next series of roundups start tomorrow. My friends at the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) are working hard to stop these brutal helicopter operations from being used against wild herds — can you please help them keep fighting for us by supporting their work today?

DONATE TODAY

I don’t understand why the government would do this to wild mustangs and our burro neighbors. Our friends at the AWHC say it’s because powerful ranching private interest groups have lobbied for roundup and removals in Washington for decades — they want to use more and more of the public land we live on to graze their privately-owned livestock since it’s subsidized by your tax dollars.

But the AWHC is standing up for my family and all wild horse and burro herds across the West, both on the Hill and out in the field. We need them – and they need you. Without your support, they would not be able to do the necessary work to fight for wild horses like me. Can you make a contribution to support their efforts today?

DONATE NOW →

Thank you for standing up for those who don’t have a voice, friends.

Chance the Stallion

Your generosity allows us to be a voice for these innocent animals

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

In addition to documenting the cruelty that wild horses and burros are subjected to during Bureau of Land Management (BLM) helicopter roundups, my teammates and I investigate what happens to these innocent animals after they’ve been captured.

Our Investigations Team files Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain government documents that reveal the harsh reality wild horses and burros face after they are rounded up and funneled into the BLM’s overburdened holding system. Our findings consistently show that the inhumane treatment these animals suffer continues well after the helicopters are grounded.

HELP HOLD THE BLM ACCOUNTABLE

Our FOIA work helps uncover indisputable evidence of the often unreported death toll of roundup operations, as well as the cruel impacts of the BLM’s holding system. For example, late last year, we filed FOIA requests that illuminated the deaths of over 30 burros at a Utah holding facility between August and September 2022.

The records we secured revealed that six burros died from hemorrhaging during gelding, and four were euthanized. These same records showed that the majority of the burros died from a preventable blood disease that they can get when they experience extreme stress.

Tragedies like this prove that the deaths don’t stop once the helicopters do. But if it weren’t for the work of our Investigations Team, the truth about what happened to these burros may have never been made public. 

With thousands of wild horses in the BLM’s crosshairs this summer, we’ve set a goal of raising $50,000 before the start of the roundups to power our work to stand up for wild horses and burros – including funding our investigations program. Will you make a contribution to help ensure our Investigations Team has the resources we need to continue showing the American public the cruelty our wild herds suffer in BLM captivity?

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL

Just like our observers who document violations at roundups in the field, our investigations work has shed a light on some serious animal welfare concerns within the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program. In the past few years, FOIA has helped us to uncover:

  • The horrific slaughter pipeline resulting from the BLM’s disastrous Adoption Incentive Program (AIP) which has landed at least 1,100 wild horses and burros in kill pens since the start of our investigation;
  • The deaths of 16 horses at the U.S. Forest Service’s Double Devil Wild Horse Corrals and the BLM’s Bruneau Wild Horse Off-Range Corrals;
  • The BLM’s use of IUD’s in wild mares despite the lack of scientific research about the efficacy and safety of these devices in wild populations;
  • And so much more.

These findings were only made possible thanks to the grassroots support of wild horse-allies like you fueling our work. With roundup season just days away, will you help us reach our $50,000 goal to continue powering our investigations program?

DONATE TODAY

Thank you for your support,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amelia Perrin
Investigations Manager
American Wild Horse Campaign

We are less than THREE days away from the start of roundup season (!!)

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) summer roundup season begins this weekend. From July 1 to October 31, government helicopters will descend on America’s wild herds in six different states. This roundup season, the BLM plans to round up more than 7,000 wild horses and burros, permanently removing 80% of the captured animals.

Our cherished wild herds need your support now more than ever. Please rush a contribution today and help us defend America’s wild horses and burros this roundup season!

HELP US FIGHT BACK

The first herd in the BLM’s crosshairs is the Reveille Herd Management Area (HMA) in Nevada, where dozens of wild horses are scheduled to be removed beginning as early as this Saturday. And that’s just the start. The largest roundups planned this summer are set to take place on Nevada’s Antelope Complex where over 3,000 wild horses are slated to be removed. Thousands more of these innocent animals will also be subjected to inhumane helicopter roundups in Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, California, and Oregon.

AWHC is fighting hard to put an end to the cruel practice of helicopter roundups and prove there is a better way to manage America’s wild herds. But in the meantime, it’s vital that we hold the BLM accountable for the abuses wild horses and burros suffer during these operations. That’s why we’re preparing to send trained observers to as many of the planned helicopter roundups as possible to document the inhumane treatment of our wild herds – and we need your help to make it happen. 

In order to fuel the critical work that lies ahead over these next few months – including funding our roundup observation program – we’ve set a goal to raise $50,000 by the start of the summer roundup season on July 1. Will you make a contribution to help us reach our goal so we can fight for the thousands of wild horses and burros in danger of BLM helicopter roundups this summer?

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL

These helicopter roundups are a threat to the safety and wellbeing of all wild horses and burros. They are traumatizing, they rip families apart, and they often result in grave injuries or even deaths. 

Your support will help us ensure that the often harsh reality of federal wild horse roundups is in full view of the American public, including members of Congress who have the power to make change.

With less than three days to go until the first roundup is scheduled to begin, hitting our $50k goal will be critical to helping us stand up for wild horses and burros this summer. Please make a contribution today and help us reach our goal!

DONATE TODAY

Thank you,

American Wild Horse Campaign

Chilly Pepper – Quick update, Wild Mares Arrive Safely to new home, Help needed to keep the bears out and the critters in.

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The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:

Great News on the Home Front!

The beautiful wild mares, (one Pregnant and the other with her baby on her side), are at their new home with Jennifer Nelson at Mystic Meadows. She is an amazing lady that we are very fortunate to work with.

“Tequila”, the Pregnant, wild Jenny shown here, is also adopted.

We have a pretty urgent need to finish perimeter fencing around the horse area.

My friend who lives about 5 minutes away, recently watched our local “Cinnamon Bear” finish devouring a fawn he had killed. This brought back memories of the Wild Horse Sanctuary. Although more of the babies were killed by the Mountain Lions than the bears, we did see bears eating the foals and deceased horses.

Although it is not necessarily common, if you don’t think it happens, simply google it, and we know for sure this guy is a carnivore. (I believe it is the same one I saw before. He looked old and in rough shape.)

On that note, It is important to have the LGD (Livestock guardian dogs, running the fence line.) This will help ensure that our beautiful bear goes around, and doesn’t stop to snack on the mini’s, goats or other small critters.

It’s also “go time” AGAIN, to purchase hay in NV for the 11 residents there.

The hay will be around $1800? and it is about $5000 for the “no climb” horse fencing I need, not including the T-Posts. As always, if the rescue moves, so does the fencing lol.

THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU, FOR BEING SO AMAZING FOR THESE PRECIOUS SOULS! YOU are the reason so many lives are saved!

I will keep fighting the good fight as long as I can afford to. I so appreciate all of you and so do the critters.

If you want to help with the Vet Bill, call Goldendale Veterinary at 509-773-0369.

I appreciate every single one of our Chilly Pepper Family. God has truly blessed this rescue!

Have a safe, blessed and life saving 2023!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP HELPING US SAVE MORE LIVES, YOU CAN GO TO:

-<You can go to gofundme<-

You can go to Paypal<-

PLEASE NOTE – Paypal shows Wild Horses in Need, as we are dba- Chilly Pepper

if you would like to help these horses.

->You can donate via check at: (PLEASE NOTE NEW PO BOX #)

Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang,

PO Box # 233

Golconda, NV 89414

You can also donate via credit card by calling Palomino at 530-339-1458.

NO MATTER HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL – WE SAVE THEM ALL!

SAVING GOD’S CRITTERS – FOUR FEET AT A TIME

Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang, WIN Project – Rescue & Rehab

We are now part of the WIN Organization

WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_

If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they are saved.

TAKE ACTION: Tell the BLM Advisory Board to protect wild horses and burros!

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet from June 28 – June 30 to discuss wild horse and burro management, and we need your help to stand up for our cherished wild herds ahead of this meeting. Will you submit public comments to the Advisory Board demanding the BLM implement key reforms to ensure the protection of wild horses and burros?

TAKE ACTION

This citizen Advisory Board is supposed to represent broad stakeholder interests, but its membership, appointed by the BLM, is heavily weighted in favor of livestock interests and pro-slaughter advocates. One of the current board members is even on record as previously stating that wild horses could be a “protein source!” With individuals like this sitting on the Board, it’s vital that we raise our voices as loud as possible in support of protections for our wild herds.

Thankfully, the Advisory Board is currently accepting comments from the public, so we have an opportunity to speak out against the BLM’s flawed management approach and demand key reforms, including:

  • Ending the cash incentives as part of the BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP), which an investigation by AWHC and our rescue partners revealed as a pipeline to slaughter for untold numbers of mustangs and burros;
  • Investing in and increasing collaboration with wild horse nonprofits to implement humane fertility control programs in herds across the West;
  • Mandating cameras be installed on helicopters used during roundups to ensure transparency and accountability for the BLM’s contractors;
  • And more.

So, will you join us in standing up on behalf of our beloved wild horses and burros by submitting public comments to the BLM Advisory Board calling for the termination of the AIP as we know it and a shift towards humane, in-the-wild management?

TAKE ACTION

Thank you,

AWHC Team

The work we do together to change wild horse policy

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

My name is Holly, and I’m AWHC’s Director of Government Relations. My team and I work day in and day out to enact lasting protections for wild horses and burros at the congressional level. Because the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service (USFS) are federal agencies, Congress is the only governing body that is able to provide oversight, force accountability, and reform these agencies, making our work in Washington, D.C. essential. And your work advocating for a better way by contacting your federal legislators is a key part of our efforts.

So earlier this week, our team asked for your help harnessing support for three critical bills that could save the lives of our cherished wild herds. First, I wanted to say thank you — when supporters like you send messages to your elected officials, they listen. And when our team goes to Capitol Hill or state legislatures across the West to educate lawmakers on the issues wild horses and burros are facing, your calls for action help make our effort successful.

Once we get to sit down with these officials, we show them that there is a better way to manage these federally protected icons, including a focus on implementing humane fertility control vaccines to stabilize populations. And after many long hours fighting in Washington, D.C. and across the West, we’ve achieved some pretty remarkable legislative victories for our wild herds!

For the last two years, we’ve secured $11 million in BLM funding during the annual appropriations process to explore humane fertility control vaccines as an alternative to helicopter roundups. Recently, we worked on a historic bill in Colorado to support fertility control programs for the state’s herds.  We’ve also advocated for passage of legislation to protect California’s wild horses from slaughter. Not only that, but we’ve garnered congressional support to reform the BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program, we’ve worked with federal legislators to address practices at the U.S. Forest Service that endanger animal welfare, and we’re supporting bills such as the SAFE Act to ban horse slaughter and the Wild Horse Protection Act of 2023 to eliminate the use of helicopters.

Our Government Relations team is working around the clock to do this critical work. Will you donate whatever you can afford right now to help fuel our legislative efforts to protect America’s wild mustangs and burros?

DONATE

Thank you for being in this fight with us,

Holly Gann Bice
Director of Government Relations
American Wild Horse Campaign

Wild horses win in Colorado!

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

We have exciting news!

This week, the Colorado General Assembly passed SB23-275, also known as the Colorado Wild Horse Project, and sent it to Governor Polis’ desk for his signature.

This bill, supported by AWHC and other wild horse protection and environmental groups, invests in a humane and cost-effective alternative to the cruel roundups that have reduced Colorado’s wild horse herds over the past several years.

SB23-275 is a significant step forward in the long term conservation of Colorado’s wild horses, dedicating $1.5 million in state resources to support the work of existing – but traditionally underfunded – local wild horse volunteer groups focused on sustaining wild horse populations through robust fertility control and habitat stewardship programs.

The bill creates a broad stakeholder working group to make recommendations for responsible placement options for wild horses who have been removed from the range, and is a model for positive and collaborative state involvement to improve the humane management of these federally-protected animals across the West.

The Wild Horse Project is an outgrowth of public opposition to the last two years of government helicopter roundups in Colorado, which removed 1,800 wild horses from their habitats and led to the preventable deaths of 149 of these state icons in overcrowded holding pens.

Colorado’s political leaders – representing broad constituencies that include wild horse advocates, environmentalists, and ranching interests – came together in response. We are thankful to Governor Polis, First Gentleman Marlon Reis, House Majority Leader Monica Duran, House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, Senator Joann Ginal, and Senator Perry Will, for working on a bipartisan basis toward a better way to care for and protect Colorado’s majestic wild horse herds.

We believe that Majority Leader Monica Duran said it best when she testified for the bill:

“… In Colorado, we love our horses. They are central to our state’s history and culture…after the two helicopter roundups that occurred in our state, there was an outcry. And this bill is an answer to that outcry.”

Please help us spread the word about this important step forward for our cause! Here are two ways you can help us get the news out:

  1. Spread the news on Facebook!
SHARE THIS WIN ON FACEBOOK
  1. Spread the news on Twitter!
SHARE THIS WIN ON TWITTER

Thank you to all the citizens and organizations who took action to support this game changing legislation – this win would not have been possible without your support. Our collective herd of advocates is strong, and when we all band together, we succeed!

Thank you for standing with our wild herds in the fight for their future.

– American Wild Horse Campaign

Chilly Pepper – A different kind of 911. Urgent help needed for these babies and more nursery space. Please help now!

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The following is from Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang:

Hi,

This is a bit of a different fundraiser. We always need help for feed, vetting and saving lives; however, there is an extremely urgent need to get more nursery space to keep our babies safe and provide what they need.

This is Tika after one of her “episodes”. Thankfully they seem to be slowing down. (She needs a big enough space so she can be safe inside and have enough room with the door closed to prevent this).

_I have attached pictures of DaBubbles when he was attacked by a mountain lion. Folks say it won’t happen, but they obviously have no idea what they are talking about. It absolutely did. He is now 100%, but it was a brutal and painful 3 months to get him back to health.

We know there are big cats nearby, as our neighbors have seen them, and they go through the property. We have seen some mighty big prints. I need enough room to put the babies safely inside at night or if I have to leave for a short time.

(It also doesn’t help that I can no longer sleep in the bunk above the babies. I have been staying in a chair while I am taking care of the babies, as I simply am in too much pain and physically unable to climb up into the bed.) We need to add more space!!

It is especially important to be able to monitor babies like Tika 24/7. It is literally life and death for her. She is struggling greatly, but definitely has not stopped fighting. She will ultimately decide if it’s time to help her. They always let you know. PLEASE KEEP PRAYING FOR HER!

(A big thank you for making it possible to get all 3 of the babies, the mare and her baby and the pregnant mare saved.)

Cassie is the newest and seems to be holding her own.

Wildfire is rocking his world .

I NEED SERIOUS HELP WITH THE NEW NURSERY, Please ! lol . (it will be combined with the existing one.) In order to get the sales price, I once again acted purely on FAITH, and put in the order for it. (It is simply a necessity, especially with having big kitties seen around our place.)

We desperately need more nursery space. Tika was crashing and hitting the walls due to the lack of space, and we simply need to do it now.

Neighbors have are seeing big kitties around and I need to keep ALL the babies safely inside at night. I cannot do this without adding the necessary space.

THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU, FOR BEING SO AMAZING FOR THESE PRECIOUS SOULS! YOU are the reason so many lives are saved!

I will keep fighting the good fight as long as I can afford to. I so appreciate all of you and so do the critters.

If you want to help with the Vet Bill, call Goldendale Veterinary at 509-773-0369.

I appreciate every single one of our Chilly Pepper Family. God has truly blessed this rescue!

Have a safe, blessed and life saving 2023!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP HELPING US SAVE MORE LIVES, YOU CAN GO TO:

-<You can go to gofundme<-

You can go to Paypal<-

PLEASE NOTE – Paypal shows Wild Horses in Need, as we are dba- Chilly Pepper

if you would like to help these horses.

->You can donate via check at: (PLEASE NOTE NEW PO BOX #)

Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang,

PO Box # 233

Golconda, NV 89414

You can also donate via credit card by calling Palomino at 530-339-1458.

NO MATTER HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL – WE SAVE THEM ALL!

SAVING GOD’S CRITTERS – FOUR FEET AT A TIME

Chilly Pepper – Miracle Mustang, WIN Project – Rescue & Rehab

We are now part of the WIN Organization

WIN (WILD HORSES IN NEED) is a 501c3 IRS EIN 55-0882407_

If there are ever funds left over from the cost of the rescue itself, the monies are used to feed, vet, care for and provide shelter and proper fencing for the animals once they

 

ICYMI: The BLM has finally released its 2023 roundup schedule

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

We’ve got a lot to share with you in this week’s edition of eNews, including the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recently released 2023 roundup schedule, an inside look at a BLM adoption event in New Hampshire, and an open call to all burro lovers!

Read on to learn more! >>

Bureau of Land Management Releases 2023 Roundup Schedule and On-Range Population Numbers

Photo: Tandin Chapman

It’s officially here. After a several month delay, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finally released its 2023 roundup schedule for wild horse and burros last week. While the target number is a marked departure from the initial planned number of 20,000, when all is said and done, more than 5,800 wild horses and burros will be added to the already overburdened holding corrals. In addition to the release of this schedule, the BLM is asserting that there is a slight increase in the on-range population, but we have questions. Check out our latest on this development below.

LEARN MORE

Eyewitness Report: BLM Adoption Event in New Hampshire

Photo: Mary Koncel

Last weekend, AWHC program specialist, Mary Koncel, traveled to Vermont to attend and document a BLM wild horse and burro adoption event at the Cheshire Fairgrounds in Swanzey, New Hampshire. This was the first of several adoption/sales events that will be held in the Northeastern States District of the BLM. Click the link below to read more.

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Calling All Burro Fans! Submit Your Content to be Featured

Photo: Tara Arrowood/MCR

Wild burros have the same rich history and are just as culturally significant as wild horses, but they receive far less attention. In 2012, AWHC started Burro Awareness Month to promote awareness and appreciation for these amazing and unique residents of the American Southwest. Do you have photos of wild burros that you would like to share? A story about an experience you had on the range? Please submit your content to grace@americanwildhorsecampaign.org to be featured during the month of May on AWHC’s social media!

SUBMIT YOUR CONTENT!

Thanks for reading. And thank you for continuing to stand up for our cherished wild horses and burros!

— AWHC Team

YOUR advocacy is making wins like this possible

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The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:

Thanks in large part to your advocacy on behalf of America’s cherished wild herds, your member of Congress just took huge steps to ensure wild horses and burros are protected in the Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations bill.

First, we want to say thank you. Your continued action gives wild horses and burros a voice so that we can ensure their freedom and livelihood is always protected. Thanks to your work, Representative Joe Neguse just signed on to an important letter urging members of the House Interior Appropriations subcommittee to pass legislation in the FY24 Appropriations bill that would:

  • Implement a substantial humane reversible immunocontraceptive fertility control vaccine program to manage wild horse and burro populations in the wild, including $11 million for these reversible fertility control vaccines.
  • Prioritize partnerships with non-profit organizations, including working with military veterans and wild horse organizations.
  • Evaluate relocating wild horses and burros to other Herd Management Areas (HMAs) to keep these animals on the range and out of off-range holding facilities.
  • Consider humane alternatives to the use of helicopters.
  • Maintain the ban that is intended to protect wild horses and burros from slaughter.
  • Defund the cash incentive in the BLM’s “Adoption Incentive Program” and replace it with veterinary vouchers to help the BLM achieve its goal of increasing adoption rates, while also ensuring more humane outcomes for these animals.

We want to make sure more wins on Capitol Hill like this are possible, so will you also join us in thanking your member of Congress for standing up for the wellbeing of wild horses and burros?

SEND A THANK YOU NOTE!

Thanks for your help. We know with advocates like you by our side, more legislative wins for wild mustangs and burros are possible in 2024.

— AWHC Team

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