Adoptions are always some of the best news, ever! Last week mom & filly pair, Mollie & Mila, went to their forever home, together!! They are the first of the law enforcement horses to graduate to their new homes – this is a big first step in finding new families for all of these sweet creatures fur babies.
Look at their amazing transformations from when we first met them (below) until they arrived at their new home. It’s hard to believe these two were with us less than four months.
Mila (before)Mollie (before)
Thank you to Alison & Tom for adding these lovely ladies to their family! And thanks to all of you that supported their rescue and helped them get to their happily ever after.
We are so happy they found their home, and we can’t wait to match the other horses with the right home!
View the adoptable horses to see if you’re a fit for anyone! And refer a friend, share the info, repost! Together, we can make it happen!
Federally sanctioned roundups are in full swing as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues to target thousands of wild horses across the West. As we speak, innocent horses and foals on Wyoming’s North Lander Complex are the targets of a grueling, multi-week helicopter roundup that is set to cost taxpayers in excess of $100 million.
American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) observers are on the ground documenting these brutalities in real time, but what you may not know, is that the BLM blocks observers from seeing the most barbaric events unfolding.
The trap site, where wild horses and burros are driven at the end of a helicopter chase, is the most dangerous part of a roundup — often resulting in severe injury and death.
Despite public observation of a government operation being guaranteed under the First Amendment, AWHC observers are frequently positioned so far from the trap site that they can’t see it at all. For example, at the ongoing North Lander roundup in Wyoming, our observers have been placed up to 1.6 miles from the site.
Thank you to AWHC observers Monica Martinez Ross and Steve Paige, who are on the ground in Blue Wing, Nevada, where at least 1,277 horses and burros have been captured so far. Their documentation (below) puts into perspective the distance BLM inserts between our volunteers and the brutal realities of government roundups — and the lengths BLM is willing to go to hide their costly, inhumane herd management tactics.
Video Credit: Monica Martinez Ross
When the Blue Wing roundup kicked off across the Nevada desert, AWHC’s roundup observers were positioned over a mile from the trap, which was in a ravine — rendering any view of the situation nearly impossible. So far this summer, at least 31 horses and burros have died during the Blue Wing roundups.
These roundup operations already take place in some of the most remote regions of the West — away from the public eye. Limitations on observation are only meant to further shroud the BLM’s irresponsible, unscientific management practices from the American people. For example, within just the first two weeks of the North Lander roundups in Wyoming, three foals died of “capture myopathy,” a serious condition involving muscle damage incurred when horses are subjected to extreme stress.
Over 10,000 wild horses will be rounded up by October. That includes thousands of foals who were born mere weeks before being senselessly chased and captured — sometimes separated from their mothers. AWHC is fighting every day to end costly, inhumane helicopter roundups. But until we can stop them for good, we need to ensure that we hold the BLM accountable for the tax-funded operation the federal government doesn’t want you to see.
THANK YOU for saving their lives.A special thanks to the folks who stepped up to offer matching funds.
The “matching funds” was a success, and that is what allowed us to not only get the pregnant mares and the Jennies, but to save “Jeepers”, the horse with the eye injury.
Jeepers was tortured, his face set on fire and Doc said he needs surgery on his eye, or what is left of it. We are not sure if that was from part of the torture, or if it might be cancer.
The Cremello mare has a horribly infected leg, close to her joint. Doc said it is serious enough that even though she is very pregnant, she won’t survive without getting the infection under control.
There is a chance the antibiotics could cause a miscarriage, but if Mama dies from the infection, the baby won’t live either. She is being treated with clay and antibiotics. Please say a prayer for her.
It is so hard to see these injuries, but sadly they seem to be part of most of the rescues.
Appreciate prayers for the rescue truck. She was towed in to the shop yesterday. It sounds like it could be extremely serious, AND EXPENSIVE. as it is something in the electrical system. Without her, I am stuck. Again, it happened in the driveway, not on a haul with horses and out in the middle of nowhere. God was watching over me as always. I am grateful for that, and praying for an affordable fix.
Jeepers has a perfect home offer, once he is healthy and has the veterinary care he needs. A 7 year old who has already fallen in love with him. He finally hit the jackpot. After years of suffering and torture, this horse will be starting his “best life”.
Thank you for making that happen. Getting the matching funds made the difference for this wonderful horse.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE! YOU ROCK!!!
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
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.
We have two amazing donors who have offered to match funds up to $2600, to save these kids.
Beginning now, at 5:30 pm. All donations will be put towards the goal for the matching $2600. For every dollar you donate, these amazing folks will match it, all the way up to $2600.
Between receiving the matching funds offer and typing this, we have received $I00 towards the matching funds.
So now we are looking for $2500 more to be matched. We will be able to SAVE THESE KIDS, AND HELP another one I was called about who’s eye is hanging out???.
Thank you so much!
God is answering our prayers!
(Earlier post:)
WE NEED HELP ASAP!!
To date we have only raisesd about $!600. This won’t even cover the bail for these guys.
HOW WOULD I PICK???
IN ADDTION, I received a call from a friend in NV who is trying to save an older guy with a blown eye. I can’t begin to say yes to help, when I am not even close to raising the funds for these 6 lives.
I know that multiple rescues are really struggling. I hope this is not the future.
It’s up to y’all. We need another $3400 just to get them here and have a few weeks of feed.
Will you help us save them??
Thank you to everyone who has helped with so far.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE! YOU ROCK!!!
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
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.
Another phone call, and you guessed it, another Emergency. I received an urgent call for 2 Pregnant Mamas, and 2 young Jennies headed to slaughter.
So many folks ask why so many pregnant mares end up at slaughter?It IS deliberate!! The heavier they are, the more money they bring.We can’t let these 2 innocent foals be cut of Mama’s belly, and thrown away on the slaughter floor.
Sadly, I have seen photos of that, and you cannot unsee them.
I know times are tough, and honestly, it is scary trying to raise enough funds to save them, and also be able to support and care for them, until they are ready to be re-homed.
We need $6500 for these SIX lives for bail, transport, vetting, groceries and all the other expenses that come with rescue. Please let’s save them.
PLEASE help now. I ONLY want to say YES, we will save them.
Today, I am heading back to the Doc, and my hauler is standing by and ready to go get them IF we can save them!
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS. TOGETHER WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY LIVES!
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE! YOU ROCK!!!
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
The American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) is wild about preserving the lifelong freedom of America’s wild horses and burros in their natural habitats. And those habitats include a host of other wildlife who live alongside these iconic animals! Last year, we launched our Land Conservancy Project to protect the ecological balance of America’s wild herds and their cohabitants across America’s western landscapes. In celebration of Wild About Wildlife Month, will you donate to fuel our land conservancy project?
According to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) own range data, much of the land it manages has degraded in condition due to extractive uses, such as the overgrazing of livestock. These activities — along with fire and drought — have depleted habitats for all wildlife, including protected species like wild horses and burros.
Our land conservancy pilot project area includes more than 3,000 acres of rolling foothills, sprawling meadows, and natural spring water around the Pine Nut Mountains of Nevada. This innovative conservation initiative provides a safe environment for thousands of animals to live, graze, hunt, and play.
Click here to enjoy 15 seconds of one local bear-y blissful bath! Our ponds and streams are also enjoyed by coyotes, deer, antelope, and many other species of wildlife that live alongside our cherished wild herds.
We’re proud of the progress made on this exciting project, which solidifies conservation as the key driver behind our advocacy for wild horses and burros.
Did you know that today is National I Love Horses Day? Here at American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), we take any and all opportunities to celebrate horses, both domestic and wild!
And, tomorrow, AWHC’s lawyers will be in Court arguing two cases that will decide the fate of not only the wild horses from Wyoming’s Checkerboard, which include the Salt Wells and the Great Divide Basin Herd Management Areas (HMA), but will also set an important precedent for generations to come: Will private interests be allowed to dictate the use of public lands and decide whether our federally protected wild horses and burros can live on them?
In honor of National I Love Horses Day, we want to tell you a touching story from the Great Divide Basin HMA.
AWHC’s partner and co-plaintiff in this critical litigation, Kimerlee Curyl, was out photographing the incredible Great Divide Basin horses when she came across a stunning, heavily pregnant white mare. Kimerlee stayed a respectful distance away from her, watching the mare and her family interact. While she was sitting there, a group of boisterous bachelor stallions approached the band, trying to steal the band’s mares. But their lead stallion was not about to back down. He fought the bachelors with fury.
The other mares and a few youngsters in the group were extremely distressed, but they knew they had to protect their pregnant family member. They started running circles around her — kicking up dust, determined to keep her safe. This made it extremely hard for any bachelor to try and infiltrate the group.
Kimerlee wrote about this experience:
“Finally, the stallion drove the last of the bachelors towards the horizon, the ground shook with the stampeding of hooves across the desert floor. I didn’t think he could do it, but he did. The powerful stallion won this battle with his strength, determination, and the unbreakable family bond they possessed.
He swiftly galloped back to the family and returned directly to her side with an air of chivalry. A testament to the enduring noble nature of the wild. She returned her tired head to the space upon his back where she had been resting, let out a big breath and all was calm in their world once again. Witnessing such events and moments in their wild world is the inspiration to continue the fight to keep them wild.”
She memorialized the touching moment between this mare and her stallion with this photo.
Photo: Kimerlee Cryl Wild Horse Photography
It is stories like these that make us even more determined to protect wild horses and burros across the West — and it’s why we’ve been litigating for over a decade to protect this herd and set legal precedents that uphold the law and protect all wild horses and burros. This National I Love Horses Day, join us in celebrating our wild horses and the incredible family bonds they hold.
Here at American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), our team is dedicated to preserving the lifelong freedom of America’s wild horses and burros in their natural habitats. Every day we work to advocate for better protections by lobbying Congress, taking legal action, and mobilizing our grassroots army to achieve change.
AWHC is fighting on all fronts to end cruel helicopter roundups in favor of humane management and in-the-wild conservation initiatives, such as scientifically proven, safe, and reversible fertility control vaccines. Every year, thousands of our nation’s wild herds are rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and taken from their homes. These brutal operations often lead to severe injuries – or worse – deaths.
If you’re still with us, we’re so grateful for your continued support! We’ll be in touch with more opportunities to speak up for our wild herds. In the meantime, be sure to follow us on our social media pages to get all the latest updates on the fight to save America’s wild horses and burros!
The 1st Surgery went pretty well, although I am still in the hospital hoping to go home soon. Controlling the pain has been a challenge, but the new hip seems to be setting in well..
Unfortunately, I need, serious help with funding to keep hiring the help I need, pay down the vet bills, purchase feed, etc.
Great news from Golconda. Spice is starting to gain weight and is getting the proper nutrition she needs.
Rescue doesn’t stop for little things like broken legs, etc. Sadly it’s my life, so I can’t, or we wouldn’t be where we are. It just takes a bit more help and some creativity.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND SAVING SO MANY LIVES!
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
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.
As the nation’s leading wild horse and burro conservation organization, some of the most important work we do for our wild herds is in the courtroom — and, as a matter of fact, we’re currently engaged in two significant court cases near where you live!
In the southwest region of Wyoming known as the “Wyoming Checkerboard,” our decade-long struggle continues against the demands of the Rock Springs Grazing Association (RSGA) to remove wild horses from over 1 million acres of public land.
Twelve years of our legal intervention will come to a head on Tuesday, July 16 when we present oral arguments on BOTH cases in the U.S. District Court of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Here are the details:
When:
Tuesday, July 16 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Where:
U.S. District Court
2120 Capitol Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001
Courtroom No. 3 / Room No. 2104
What:
If you come to the arguments, please be quiet, courteous, and respectful at all times. ANY noise or disrespectful behavior will result in removal from the courtroom and could have negative consequences for our case.
10:00 a.m. Argument | Striking Back Against Unprecedented Eradication Measures
In 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) adopted amendments to a Resource Management Plan (RMP) that would authorize the federal government to eliminate more than 1 million acres of habitat across federal public lands in Wyoming and fully or partially eradicate multiple wild herds. Under these amendments, the wild horses of Salt Wells Creek and Great Divide Basin would face total elimination. These unconscionable amendments are detrimental to the Checkerboard’s natural ecosystem. Moreover, they represent the first time in the 53-year history of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act that the BLM has eliminated entire wild horse herds where sufficient habitat characteristics (i.e., forage, water, space, and cover) exist on public lands.
2:00 p.m. Argument | Protecting Public Lands from Private Interests
Last March, the Rock Springs Grazing Association (RSGA) filed a suit compelling the BLM to remove wild horses not only from private lands used by RSGA members to graze livestock but also from federal public lands (also used by RSGA members’ livestock) throughout the Wyoming Checkerboard. AWHC immediately intervened against this preposterous lawsuit. Clearly, we’re up against very powerful interests who view wild horses as competitors to their private livestock on our public lands. A huge legal principle is at stake: Will private interests be allowed to dictate the use of public lands and decide whether our federally protected wild horses and burros can live on them?
Our Boots & Bling event provides critical funding that allows AAE to continue operations serving horses-in-need, giving them a second chance at a better life! Auctions play a very big part in this event.
We have received some wonderful items for this year’s auction, but we are falling far short of our need. Please, please help us help horses.
If you or anyone you know can work with us to find great auction items, we would greatly appreciate the support of AAE and our animals.
We have two immediate volunteer needs for Boots & Bling:
· Individuals to submit auction requests online. The team lead will provide you with a list of company and organization’s websites and content to help complete auction request forms. No phone calls required!
· We’re adding some fun with some contests and prizes at Boots & Bling to spice up the evening and make it more interactive. We are looking for some individuals to help plan and coordinate that. This team is not auction related, but it would be a fun role!
If you are able to help with either volunteer need, please contact the Boots & Bling team.
Here are several other ways you can help with the auctions!
Donate an item, donate an experience, or volunteer your professional service (This evening is a great opportunity to highlight your business with 350+ in attendance). This event has sold out since 2017.
Contact your family and network of friends and business associates who may be willing to donate items/products, services, or experiences.
Join our Boots & Bling Auction team and help us obtain items, products, services, and experiences.
Refer someone you know to the Boots & Bling team. If you’re not comfortable asking, share your ideas with us, and we can reach out. We would be happy to ask for you.
Ideas for donations include:
Airline miles, vacation rentals, cruises, hotel accommodations, timeshares, or any version of travel.
Tickets to sports games, concerts, or other events
Experiences (sailboat rides, fishing trips, horseback rides, hot air balloon rides, golfing, ziplining, whale watching, or similar)
Theater tickets; wine tasting experiences, and the likes
Gift cards (restaurants, department stores, services, Amazon, any and all gift cards make great gifts)
Jewelry, art, or collectibles
Professional services (accountant, hairdresser, massage, photography, design, diagnostics, pet care, auto detailing, etc.)
Businesses do not need to be local. Vacation/destination items help make wonderful auction packages or baskets!
Please don’t wait, we need your help now!! It takes time to create and build packages and baskets for the auction, then get information into the auction system. The sooner we have your items, the better the auction will be.
If you are able to donate to the auction, please complete the donation form found on our website.
Last week, our partner, the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG), alerted us to 28 historic Alpine wild horses who were removed from the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest and landed in the Cleburne Livestock Sale, a notorious slaughter auction.
We knew we had to help SRWHMG save these iconic horses. So, thanks to our rescue fund, AWHC was able to donate $10,000 directly toward saving the Alpine wild horses from slaughter.
We’re grateful to support boots-on-the-ground rescue missions like this one — and none of it would be possible without advocates like you.
Your generous support of our fund is what makes our rescue work possible. That’s why we need your help to ensure we have the funds to support our partners in rescuing wild horses and burros from slaughter.
Apologies it’s been a while since we sent an update on the seizure horses. We’ve been working hard to get them healthy and ready for adoption, and we’re excited to let you know they are all doing tremendously well. Nearly all are now available for adoption. Unfortunately, we don’t have the best progress photos of everyone to share, so know that some of these photos don’t do justice to all. The Arabians are all really nice group of horses, and they’ve made a ton of progress since arriving. Now, it’s time to get them adopted!!
Though some were touchable and enjoyed interaction, none were halterable when they arrived. None had likely had any hoof or dental care, at least for a long time. Today, all are halterable and handleable, some more confidently than others. All understand the basics, all have had the work (hoof and dental care, vaccines, deworming and microchips). The older colt (Niko) has been gelded, the other will be done in the next month or so. Some are more confident than others, but they’ve all made good progress since they arrived the end of March and early April.
Learn more about each horse by clicking on the name or photo below.
Please read each horse’s description and needs carefully to make sure YOU are a good match for the horse (or to help find a good match)!
If you are (or someone you know is) interested in exploring adoption, please learn more about our adoption process, then submit an Adoption Inquiry (This is the first step to find your match). (We’re working on updating the website, so if you see someone you’re interested in, and the description is brief, submit an Adoption Inquiry and we can share more information to see if there’s a match.)
Refer a friend, share the info, repost! Together, we can make it happen!
We are just hours away from the beginning of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) summer roundup season.
Thousands of wild horses and burros across the West are scheduled to be removed from their homes through cruel helicopter roundups, endangering the lives of these innocent animals and costing thousands of tax-payer dollars.
Our team at American Wild Horse Conservation is fighting tirelessly to protect these iconic animals. And we’ve made significant strides thanks to supporters like you. From sending observers to document these inhumane roundups to launching groundbreaking investigations, filing strategic lawsuits, alerting the media, Congress and the public to the cruelty these animals face, we strive to ensure our mustangs and burros receive the protection and care they deserve.
The impact of your contribution is profound. Your support translates directly into more boots on the ground, more media coverage, and more strong advocacy on Capitol Hill. We’ve achieved so much together, but there is still so much to do.
As I write this, we’re still $7,482 short of our $25,000 goal. Reaching this critical goal will ensure we have every resource necessary to fight back.
Sweet Jennings earned his wings earlier this week after a very difficult cancer diagnosis.
Jennings had a persistent swelling in his sheath/groin area for the past few months. We hoped it was a stubborn pigeon fever abscess that hadn’t come to a head. Attempts to drain it in the field were unsuccessful, and a more extensive surgical procedure was undertaken.
Unfortunately, the swelling was a football-sized mass involving a lymph node. Biopsy results showed the tumor was a metastatic melanoma. Based on the type of cancer, the lymph node involvement, the size, and the location, there was little hope for a positive outcome for our sweet boy. The kindest thing we could do was to help Jennings across the Rainbow Bridge before cancer took its toll. F@*# Cancer!
Jennings came to AAE in 2020 with a baseball-sized mass on his sheath. He underwent surgery, and the mass was a melanoma. Fortunately, the surgery was successful, and there were clean edges around the incision site. We gave him time to heal, and after 12 months were very optimistic when he had no recurrent lesions. Thankfully, he stayed happy and healthy until this. That said, even with the swelling, he was his happy self!
Jennings loved attention; he was an absolute character. He was playful in his herd, and he always had a special gal by his side. Elli was his latest craze, and she made him a much better guy. He was aloof and much more independent (from humans) when he arrived, but the longer he was here, the sweeter he became. He loved to let you know he enjoyed your company. The pic above is one of the special Jennings moments Cindy experienced when he came up behind her, and he gave her a big, affectionate hug!
We’re incredibly grateful he knew (and gave) so much love while he was here. This special guy is going to be missed soooo much! Be free, our gentle love!
We’d like to bring Jennings home to stay at the barn with some of our other special angel herd-mates. If you can to help with his cremation costs and/or extensive treatment and hospitalization expenses, we’d sure appreciate the help.
With Bureau of Land Management (BLM) roundup season starting in just a few days, we are sending observers to document any cruelty during these dangerous operations. But our work doesn’t stop there. We also investigate what happens after wild horses and burros are captured and funneled into the BLM’s overcrowded holding system. Our Investigations Team files Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain government documents that reveal the harsh reality wild horses and burros face in BLM holding facilities.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that enables private citizens and organizations to access public records that federal agencies, such as the BLM, may be reluctant to release. This makes FOIA a powerful tool for uncovering critical and often revealing information about the mismanagement of our nation’s wild horses and burros.
For example, we discovered through a FOIA request earlier this year that, in 2023, a staggering 267 wild horses died at the Fallon (Indian Lakes) Off-Range Holding Corral in Nevada. This facility, which is the agency’s largest short-term holding facility in Nevada, has an average population of a little over 3,000 animals, with a capacity to hold over 7,000. This means 9% of the population died in just one year.
And these are not isolated incidents, Meredith. In 2022, we filed FOIA requests regarding the Blue Wing Complex roundup in Nevada. The BLM reported only 14 deaths during the roundup. But through our FOIA requests, we found that, in the 30 days after the roundup began, an additional 38 wild horses and burros perished in the Axtell holding facility where they had been sent.
As if that isn’t bad enough, the FOIA records also reveal in the three months after the roundup, another 25 horses and burros died in the holding facility. Their causes of death ranged from complications during gelding, to colic, to spinal cord injuries, and more. This brought the total deaths since the start of the roundup to approximately 77 wild horses and burros — a much larger number than the 14 animals the BLM reported as dead.
But perhaps the best example of how FOIA helps our cause is the work we’ve done investigating the BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP). When we first heard that the AIP was sending adopted horses and burros into the slaughter pipeline, our investigations team leapt into action and filed dozens of FOIA requests to obtain the concrete evidence needed to expose the program. This work led to a front-page New York Times exposé and heightened congressional concern.
Hi, Thank you for saving Olivia and her unborn foal. These are some of the kids currently in NV.
We have an order of hay coming on Monday, and that is roughly $1000. As you can see in the photos, all these kids love their feed, lol. That does not include the grain and special feed for some of the older, special needs kids.
Our Vet bill in Goldendale is $4345, with the babies, Coggins, emergency visits etc. It also cost about $1000 to help the two mares leave their pain and suffering. We received some help for them, but we already had an existing bill.
Our bill in NV is around $350???
I have been feeding and watering here, but had help for the cleaning etc. Sadly, I will need to hire more help to take care of the kids while I am fresh out of surgery. It’s amazing how much money I saved the rescue by working and not getting paid.
For now though, I simply need more help.
We had 2 of our wilds colic with the crazy weather. That means meds etc. Phantom Jr. is having some issues with his hoof, and that required a trip to the vet as well.
So between the vet bills for $4345 and $350, plus the hay, and the help to feed and care for the critters, I am hoping to get some help to get these paid off.
I am heading to surgery the Monday after next for a total hip replacement on my “good leg”, and then Doc is working on a plan for my broken, right leg.
it would be amazing to have less bills to worry about when I went under.
I am reaching out to see if anyone would possibly like to help me with our vet bills, hiring help, and to buy more hay.
We haven’t stopped rescuing for a minute, and we won’t, but sometimes the financial situation can be a struggle. It is NOT an emergency, but I would absolutely appreciate any help with this.
Rescue doesn’t stop for little things like broken legs, etc. Sadly it’s my life, so I can’t, or we wouldn’t be where we are. It just takes a bit more help and some creativity.
THANK YOU, MY CHILLY PEPPER FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND SAVING SO MANY LIVES!
You can donate to Goldendale Veterinary – 509-773-0369
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.
The essence of the North Lander wild herd is captured in its untamed stallions.
But in less than a week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin implementing a 10-year plan that includes the castration of up to 95% of the captured and returned stallions, threatening not only their wild behaviors but also the survival of the entire herd.
This would be devastating, Meredith. The castration, or gelding, of wild stallions destroys their natural family dynamics. According to the National Academy of Science, castration leads to a “complete loss of male-type behaviors,” stripping these majestic creatures of their natural instincts and vigor. In a Utah study, castrated stallions lost their herds and struggled to maintain family bonds. These disruptions threaten the social fabric of wild horse herds.
To make matters worse, in addition to gelding, the plan also authorizes the use of unproven Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) in mares, as well as the widespread use of the unstudied vaccine Gonacon. If this plan is implemented, the permanent sterilization of the North Lander stallions and the use of untested IUDs could irrevocably fracture this herd’s genetic viability.
From signing petitions to powering our work through contributions, folks like you are the backbone of the wild horse conservation movement. Every letter signed and every dollar raised takes us one step closer to achieving the future we are fighting to build for America’s wild herds.
But we know there are many of you who would like to do even more to support our iconic wild horses and burros. So today, we’re going to tell you about other ways you can help!
Planned gifts like wills and trusts are some of the best ways to help the charities you support long after your lifetime. By including a Legacy Gift to AWHC in your will, you can become a lasting part of our work to realize transformative change and lifelong freedom for America’s wild horses and burros. Please learn more about making a Legacy Gift here.
Donating long-term appreciated securities like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds is a great way to support our work to keep these majestic animals wild — and compared to cash, you may be able to automatically increase your gift and your tax donation. Please learn more about donating long-term appreciated securities here.
Donor-Advised Funds (DAF) provide an immediate tax benefit to you and allow you to grant funds to the charities of your choosing, like AWHC! Please learn more about setting up a DAF here.