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Public Sentiment Triumphs for Wild Horse Again

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This update is from the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign.

Photo: Courtesy/Teeatta Lippert
Photo: Courtesy/Teeatta Lippert

A year ago, public outrage saved the Salt River wild horses from roundup and eradication from the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix, Arizona. Now, community action saved a band of beloved wild horses after they were captured and removed from their home range in Alton, New Mexico. The horses faced sale at a slaughter auction before the neighborhood mobilized to save the horses and the Wild Horse Observers Association filed a lawsuit. Now the New Mexico Department of Agriculture has officially returned the horses to their home and the residents of Alto are celebrating!

State Bill in Arizona Amended: Now Protects Salt River Wild Horses

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A new legislative update from the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign brings good news regarding the Salt River Horses.  

A bill in the Arizona State Legislature to protect the famed Salt River wild horses has been amended and now has the AWHPC’s full support. Previously they opposed HB 2340, because it asserted state ownership of this cherished herd, which resides on federal land in the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix. However, the bill’s sponsor, State Representative Kelly Townsend, amended the legislation to remove the state ownership provision and better protect the horses. Last week, the bill passed the Arizona House of Representatives and is now in the Senate.