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Introducing our OFFICIAL 2024 AWHC Member Card!

The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign: The votes are in, and we have a winner! Drum roll please… Introducing our OFFICIAL 2024 American Wild Horse Campaign Member Card: Please download your virtual member card above and proudly show off that you’re a part of the AWHC herd!  We have a lot in store for the rest of 2024. Whether we’re in the field, in court, or on Capitol Hill, we’re going to continue our fight to protect America’s wild horses and burros from federal mismanagement so we can keep them in the wild where they belong. Will you renew your support as an AWHC member to help power our work for wild horses and burros in 2024? RENEW YOUR SUPPORT We’re laser-focused on advancing wild horse and burro conservation to new heights this year. In 2024, your support will help us:   Ensure that the inhumane treatment of wild horses and burros does not take place out of the public's view by continuing our efforts to document abuses at roundups and raise public awareness to greater levels; Drive policy reform on Capitol Hill and in state capitals across the country through our government relations work; Prove that there is a better way to manage wild horse and burro populations by continuing our humane fertility control and habitat conservation programs in the West; Hold the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) accountable through our litigation and investigations programs; Save wild horses from slaughter through our Rescue Fund with direct and capacity-building grants to rescue organizations; And so much more!! But in order to ensure we have the resources to achieve our 2024 goals, we need your help. So, Meredith, will you renew your support as an AWHC Member and help us continue to fight for our wild herds through 2024? RENEW YOUR SUPPORT Thank you for continuing to stand up for our cherished wild horses and burros! – The American Wild Horse Campaign ...

FWD: LAST CHANCE! Help us pick our official 2024 AWHC Member Card >>

The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign: Did you see our email last week? We’re announcing the winning design for our Official 2024 American Wild Horse Campaign Member Card THIS FRIDAY! Make sure to cast your vote now and have a say on the final design! >> A 2024 AWHC Member Card is *the perfect way* to show the world your commitment to standing up for America’s wild horses and burros. Will you cast your vote before it’s too late and let us know which of our 2024 card designs is your favorite? VOTE NOW → Thank you for your input! Team AWHC Can you help us pick our 2024 AWHC Member Card? We’re asking dedicated American Wild Horse Campaign supporters like you to cast your vote and help us select the design for our official 2024 AWHC Member Card! Option # 1 Option #2 Option #3 A 2024 AWHC Member Card is a great way to show off your dedication to protecting America’s wild herds. Will you cast your vote and let us know which design is your favorite? We’ll be announcing the winner next Friday! VOTE – American Wild Horse Campaign ...

SIGN ON: Demand transparency at federal wild horse and burro roundups

The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign: Right now, thousands of wild horses in Nevada are being chased by helicopters in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) ongoing roundup in the East Pershing Complex. In the two weeks since the roundup began, the death toll has already reached double digits – including a young foal who was euthanized for an injury he suffered while being roped by BLM wranglers. Tragedies like this are all too common during these inhumane removals. But had it not been for our AWHC humane observer who was on site to bear witness and document this heartbreaking story, it’s possible the full cruelty this foal faced would never have been brought to the public’s attention. That’s why we’re renewing our calls for the BLM to place cameras on all helicopters and wranglers to ensure the public is fully aware of what the government is doing to these innocent animals. We’re also urging them to make those recordings publicly available to allow for increased transparency and accountability. Will you join us in making these demands by sending a letter to the BLM today? TAKE ACTION The East Pershing Complex is just the first of many wild horse and burro helicopter roundups this year. The BLM has begun its plan to remove up to 1,000 burros from the Black Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) in Arizona – the largest wild burro roundup of 2024. These operations are often very traumatic for burros, and this herd has been particularly mistreated in past roundups. In fact, the BLM’s own Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program (CAWP) review of the 2022 Black Mountain roundup showed violations such as hitting wild horses and burros in an abusive manner, and even the use of an electric cattle prod on the captured animals. “During the process of loading the semi-trailer, one individual on the contractor’s crew appeared to be frustrated and angry. The individual used a shaker paddle in an abusive manner, including aggressively hitting and jabbing the paddle into the sides and sensitive areas of burros, and eventually using the handle end to aggressively poke and prod the burros.” – Excerpt from the BLM's CAWP review of the 2022 Black Mountain roundup We’re fighting to end this inhumane treatment of our wild herds, but until we can bring about the lasting change these innocent animals need, we need to ensure accountability and transparency within our federal government and its ...

Take Action for Wyoming’s Wild Horses!

The following is from the American Wild Horse Campaign: Right now, the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is in the process of revising the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP), which sets the long-term land use policy for 3.6 million acres of public lands in Wyoming’s Red Desert. This process is an opportunity for wild horse supporters like you to speak up and advocate for expanded habitats and increased population numbers for the iconic wild horses who inhabit this breathtaking and ecologically significant area of the West. Legally, the BLM must manage our public lands for multiple uses to preserve a Thriving Natural Ecological Balance and it must take into account the impact of all uses. But instead of undergoing this process with the current RMP revision, the BLM used a separate land use process to approve a plan to eliminate all wild horses from the Salt Wells Creek and Divide Basin HMAs and slash the size and population number in the Adobe Town HMA. Along with our partners, we are currently battling against this plan in federal court. But now, the BLM is failing to consider wild horses in the revision of its policies that dictate the uses of the public lands in this area. Despite this, the process remains the most effective way to advocate for positive changes to public land use management. We need you to speak up and sign on to our comments calling for the evaluation of provisions to expand wild horse habitat and for an increase to the Appropriate Management Levels for the herds who call Wyoming’s Red Desert home. TAKE ACTION The January 17 deadline is fast approaching so take action now and then please share this petition with your friends and family! We’ll make sure your support is sent to the agency. Thank you for taking action, Team AWHC ...