Wild Mustang/Burro Campaigns

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 ...

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 ...

The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:  Our deadline to hit our $50,000 Observation Fund goal is TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT. And right now, we’re falling short. Please make a contribution of whatever you can afford now to help us reach our goal. >> RUSH A DONATION → Documenting the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) helicopter roundups is critical to not only shining a light on the true consequences of these operations, but also to holding the BLM accountable for the mistreatment of our beloved wild horses and burros. To that end, we’ve assembled and trained a team of photographers and videographers to cover nearly every helicopter capture operation conducted by the federal government this year. In the past few weeks alone, the dual roundups in Nevada’s Antelope Complex have led to the traumatic deaths of over 26 wild horses, including nearly a dozen young foals. By documenting these tragedies, we’re able to show Congress, the press, and the public exactly what happens during these inhumane helicopter roundups and why we need to change the way the BLM manages our wild herds. This is essential work. Without the photos and videos from our observers, the public would be in the dark about the dangers that wild horses and burros face during helicopter roundups. In fact, AWHC representatives are oftentimes the ONLY ones on site to document the animal welfare violations taking place. We’re only about half of the way to our $50,000 Observation Fund goal right now, so we’ve got a lot of ground to cover if we’re going to make it before the deadline. Please, if you can, make a donation and power our observation efforts this roundup season – every dollar helps us continue this vital work. POWER OUR WORK → The evidence of cruelty we’re publicizing is changing hearts and minds, including in Congress. Both the U.S. House and Senate Committees on Appropriations just included bipartisan language in this year’s budget bills directing millions of dollars towards humane fertility control efforts for wild horses and, for the first time ever, the House Committee urged BLM to consider alternatives to helicopters. Our roundup observation program has never been more important.  But the truth is, it’s grueling work. Our observers go out in the field in all kinds of weather, and watching these beautiful wild animals lose their freedom and families, and sometimes their lives, day in and day out is emotionally draining. It’s also expensive to get our observers ...

The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign: Over the past month, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) helicopters have descended on Nevada’s mustangs as the agency captures 3,000 of the Antelope Complex wild horses in its largest planned roundup of the year. So far, this operation has claimed the lives of 21 wild horses, including young foals.  As the summer months continue on, so do the roundups. The BLM is gearing up to begin its removal operations in several other states over the next two months – putting thousands more of these innocent animals in grave danger. The BLM is preparing to round up nearly 400 wild horses from Oregon’s Palomino Butte, Stinkingwater, and Hog Creek Herd Management Areas (HMAs) starting in August. And in September, the agency will begin removing over a thousand wild horses and burros in Idaho, Colorado, and California. Documenting the cruelty wild horses and burros suffer during these operations is an essential part of our work to hold the BLM accountable. That’s why we’ve set a $50,000 goal to refuel our Observation Fund and ensure we can deploy our humane observers to every roundup possible. Will you make a contribution to help us reach our goal before the deadline tomorrow night so we can continue documenting the mistreatment of wild horses and burros this roundup season? DONATE NOW Getting our observers out to these remote areas where roundups are conducted (and keeping them there) isn’t easy. The average cost to cover their food, lodgings, and to equip them with four-wheel-drive vehicles is approximately $2,500 for just one week at a roundup.  This work requires a lot of time, effort, and resources, but it’s vital to ensuring the public knows exactly what is happening to these iconic wild horses and burros during brutal helicopter roundups. For example, tragic footage captured by one of our observers of the wild stallion who broke his leg trying to escape a BLM trap site helped bring national news coverage to the horrific incident. Make no mistake, our roundup documentation is making a difference. As heartbreaking as they are, images like this help bolster our argument on Capitol Hill that more humane methods must be implemented to manage wild horses and burros. Just recently, in part thanks to evidence collected by our observers, members of Congress have included language in the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Interior budget bill urging the BLM to consider alternatives to helicopter roundups for the first ...

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 ...