Wild Mustang/Burro Campaigns

The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign: As you may recall, September is World Animal Remembrance Month. This time is dedicated to remembering all the animals who have touched our lives, but are no longer with us.  In that spirit, we want to take a moment to honor Bubba, Wyoming’s famed curly stallion who recently passed away.  We find solace in knowing that he died on the range, wild and free. Bubba was one of the lead stallions of the Salt Wells Creek herd in the Red Desert of Wyoming. He was known as a 'curly', carrying in his genes some of the most unique DNA in the world that produces a crimped mane and curly coat. In 2021, a large portion of Bubba’s family was torn apart when the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conducted a large-scale helicopter roundup in the habitat he and thousands of other mustangs called home. Bubba survived the roundup and remained free, but unfortunately sustained an injury to his knee. Bubba’s memory lives on, and his death strengthens our resolve to protect the family he has left behind.  Attorneys on behalf of the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) have filed suit against the BLM for its plan to eradicate the public lands that 43 percent of Wyoming’s wild horses inhabit. In fact, the BLM is planning on removing every single wild horse from the Salt Wells Creek herd, Bubba’s former home. We will not back down from this fight. The AWHC has been involved in critical litigation for more than a decade against the BLM to protect these herds – and now we face the final showdown. We must do what we can to save these wild horses. But we cannot do this critical work alone. In loving memory of Bubba and his legacy, will you please chip in to help support our litigation to keep horses like Bubba free? Your donation will go straight to work helping us save more wild horses and burros. DONATE → With the sadness of this beloved stallion’s passing, we press on. The American Wild Horse Campaign ...

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 wild horses and burros on Capitol Hill, an insightful new op-ed from our Executive Director, Suzanne Roy, and the latest roundup reports from California and Colorado. Read on to learn more!  Tell Congress: Protect Wild Horses and Burros in the FY24 Spending Bill! As we witness wild horses being rounded up and removed from public lands this summer, it’s important to remember that we have a key opportunity to advocate for humane reforms to the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Program in Congress' Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations bill. Please take one moment to call on your members of Congress to support the language in this bill, which includes funding for humane, in-the-wild management strategies on behalf of our beloved wild horses and burros! TAKE ACTION Op-Ed: The best way to protect wild horses is through fertility control Photo by Laurie Ford Helicopter roundups are hugely expensive and inhumane, and because they don’t stabilize the population, they have to be done again and again. The best and proven way to protect wild horses is through fertility control. The best way to keep wild horses free on public lands is through fertility control. Wild horses deserve far better than cruel captures by helicopters, to then be placed in cramped government holding facilities. Read the latest from AWHC’s Executive Director, Suzanne Roy. READ MORE Report: Devil’s Garden Roundup Begins On September 4, while many Americans were taking a day of rest and relaxation, the Devil’s Garden wild horses were being forcefully removed from their habitat on more than 278,000-acres of public land in California. AWHC was on site to bring you the latest. READ MORE BLM Colorado Conducts Final Removal of West Douglas Mustangs Photo by WilsonAxpe PhotoAdvocacy    The West Douglas Herd Area (HA) is situated in the northwest region of Colorado, just like the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area (HMA). However, there is a difference between the two. While the Piceance HMA permits a maximum of 235 horses to reside there, the BLM has set the allowed population level of the West Douglas HA to 0. The BLM attributes this decision to the challenging terrain and limited summer range in the area. Interestingly, the agency still allows hundreds to thousands of ...

The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign: Yesterday, Americans across the country closed out the summer by spending time with their families and friends in celebration of Labor Day. But, did you know that yesterday was also National Wildlife Day? National Wildlife Day is a holiday to honor the wildlife living among us. That’s why we’re celebrating America’s wild horses and burros. Can you chip in to help fuel our work to keep these majestic animals free and in the wild where they belong? >> Photo by Tandin Chapman With the freedom of wild horses and burros under near constant threat, it’s our mission to be the voice speaking up for these majestic animals. Our dedicated team is showing up every single day in the field, in the courts, and on Capitol Hill, continuing our fight to uphold the promise to protect America’s wild horses and burros for generations to come. But we can’t do this important work without your help. If you’re with us in the fight to protect America’s wild horses and burros, will you make a donation of any amount to fuel our work today? CHIP IN → Thank you for your support, and Happy Belated National Wildlife Day! — AWHC Team ...

The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign:  September is World Animal Remembrance Month – a time dedicated to honoring the memory of animals who are no longer with us. In that spirit, we here at the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) would like to commemorate all of the wild horses and burros who have lost their lives or their freedom this year in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) inhumane helicopter roundups. To honor those mustangs and burros who are no longer with us, will you sign our pledge to continue the fight for the freedom of our nation's wild herds? SIGN ON So far this year, thousands of wild horses and burros have been captured in BLM helicopter roundups and removed from their homes on the range, stripping them of their freedom, and cramming them into overcrowded holding facilities where they endure the biting cold and the searing heat with no shelter from the elements. Just this year, hundreds of mustangs have suffered severe injuries during these brutal operations, and so far 41 have tragically lost their lives, including more than a dozen young foals. As if that’s not bad enough, our investigation team has also unveiled that since 2020, we have documented more than 1,700 wild horses and burros in kill pens, confirming hundreds were adopted through the BLM’s disastrous Adoption Incentive Program (AIP). While the AIP, which pays adopters $1,000 per adopted BLM horse or burro, is meant to give these animals a permanent home, the sad reality is that the program is being abused by individuals scheming to defraud taxpayers at the expense of these magnificent animals. Wild horses and burros don’t deserve to endure the mistreatment and abuse they suffer thanks to the BLM’s cruel mismanagement. That’s why our mission at AWHC is to keep them in the wild where they can live safely and freely – where they belong. We fight everyday towards that goal, but we need you in this fight with us.  So in honor of World Animal Remembrance Month, can you sign on to our pledge to use your voice on behalf of all the wild horses and burros out there who can’t speak up for themselves? SIGN ON Thank you, AWHC Team ...

The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign: For over a decade, the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) has been a leader in the fight to uphold America’s promise to wild horses and burros by ensuring their lifelong freedom and welfare on our public lands. Earlier this week, we told you about our groundbreaking Land Conservancy Project, an innovative new program to acquire and restore key habitat so that America’s wild herds can live free in ecological balance with other wildlife. Now, we’ve got another exciting update to share with you. This month, we received a federal grant from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to support the humane fertility control program that we are implementing on wild horses in Utah’s Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA)! SHARE THE NEWS ON FACEBOOK >> SHARE THE NEWS ON TWITTER >> The project brings together diverse stakeholders – including the Utah BLM, the ranching permittee in the HMA, and AWHC – with the shared goals of humanely managing the Cedar Mountain horses, stewarding their habitat, and eventually eliminating helicopter roundups and removals in this area. We thank the BLM for its support of this program, which is a model for collaboration in the wild horse conservation space. Over the last 12 years, AWHC has worked with and supported community groups conducting fertility control on local wild horse herds, and implemented the world’s largest humane management program for wild horses on Nevada’s Virginia Range. We’ve also led successful initiatives on Capitol Hill to secure dedicated funding for fertility control measures, sending a clear message from Congress to the BLM about the need for a fundamental shift in management priorities. The Cedar Mountain program is the latest expansion of this critical work. The Cedar Mountain wild horses are truly majestic and magical, living free according to their own rules in this ruggedly beautiful corner of Utah. The herd is brimming with color: pintos, buckskins, and roans abound. But Meredith, these mustangs have been subjected to routine helicopter roundups to keep their numbers in check. This approach has cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars and cost thousands of the Cedar Mountain horses their families, their freedom, and, for some, their lives. We know there is a better way to manage our cherished wild horses, and it is our hope that with the implementation of this collaborative program, the Cedar Mountain mustangs will never have ...

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