As the federal government chases pregnant mares and newborn foals with helicopters, we're launching ads in Colorado to raise awareness around this cruel and unnecessary practice. Check out the full TV spot:
American wild horses are a symbol of the freedom that defines our country. Why is the government wasting your tax dollars on cruel roundups when more affordable and safer alternatives exist? Join our movement for real solutions:
Yesterday at the Triple B roundup in Nevada a brave stallion escaped the wings of the trap, jumping the jute fencing. He took to the range, running hard and fast -- never looking back.
Photo by Nenah Demunster
On Monday, AWHC Utah Conservation Operations Manager, Tandin Chapman was on site to document the release of 50 mares and 12 stallions back onto the Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA).
Yesterday, contractors tried 6X to push a herd of approx 17 Onaqui mustangs into the trap site, but each time the horses, lead by a defiant stallion, evaded capture. No horses were captured. ❤️
When we reached these mustangs from a kill lot in Alabama, they were in rough shape -- neglected, traumatized and very thin. Today, they're back home in the West.
BREAKING:
@SenFeinstein
today called on the Forest Service to halt the sale of the Devils Garden wild horses in California until concerns over potential horse slaughter are addressed. Read her letter here:
BREAKING: The PAST Act just passed the House! This bill would crack down on the cruel practice of "soring" which is the intentional infliction of pain on horses’ feet + legs to force them to perform an artificially high-stepping gait known as the "Big Lick."
🌟 Blue Wing wild horses take a stand! 🌟
In a moment of defiance, a band of mustangs stands their ground as a roaring helicopter looms overhead. Led by their courageous stallion, each member of the band unites against their pursuer with powerful determination.
#StandUp
#United
A beautiful moment caught on video last night in Utah by
@KimerleeCuryl
showing mustangs as they should be: wild, free and together. ❤️
#keepwildhorseswild
BREAKING: Federal Judge grants our motion for an injunction to block BLM from proceeding with inhumane mare sterilization experiments in Oregon! More to come!
We are disappointed with the portrayal of wild horses in this past Sunday’s recent 60 Minutes episode. The American public was misled by ill-informed journalism portraying wild horses as the main reason for land degradation.
An incredible stallion from the Salt River herd in AZ. The mustangs have adapted to their area so well that they are one of few herds known to teach their young to “snorkel” — submerge their heads into the water to graze on the eel graze that the river provides. 📸 Zachary James
Our roundup observers have witnessed several "freedom runs" this week, where wild horses have heroically escaped the roundup! While we celebrate these moments of triumph, we also feel a profound loss for the horses forced to walk away from their families. 💔
#StoptheRoundups
HUGE shoutout to
@BlockchainsLLC
for standing by its commitment to protect the Virginia Range
#wildhorses
and setting a great example of corporate stewardship of the natural world. The horses are happy to welcome you to the neighborhood!
#SaveVRMustangs
This week, a few members of our team were lucky enough to visit AWHC’s board member Alicia’s sanctuary Freedom Reigns Equine Sanctuary which is, as you can see, heaven on Earth for rescued wild horses. ❤️✨
The Oklahoma 6 arrived safely today at Freedom Reigns Sanctuary. A day away from shipping to slaughter, these four BLM mustangs (3 young and completely unhandled) have gone from an OK killpen to horse heaven in Calif. 💜 happy endings.
#wildhorses
#nohorseslaughter
A family of wild horses in Adobe Town Herd Mgmt Area (WY). Enjoying what may be their last few days of freedom. Soon the Bureau of Land Mgmt's helicopters will fly around October 7th in the largest helicopter roundup and removal of
#wildhorses
in US history.
📸: Carol Walker
BREAKING: We received word that CSU has pulled out of the mare sterilization experiments, striking a major blow to BLM’s plan to subject pregnant wild mares to barbaric surgeries that will cause pain, trauma and life-threatening complications – to innocent wild mares.
This morning: the sheer brutality of the
@BLMNational
capture and handling methods for
#wildhorses
on display in Oregon. Terrified mare resists loading; flips and falls at the end. Join the call to
#StopTheRoundups
for a Congressional oversight hearing.
We had to do it. May is Burro Awareness Month and we couldn’t turn our backs on these 12 BLM
#burros
sitting in a kill pen in OK ready to ship to slaughter at any time. We went ahead and paid their bail. Here they are being picked up by
@EVANESCENTMRS
❤️
BREAKING: We've just received word via a Navajo Nation Dept. of Resources official that after a meeting this AM, the office of the Pres. and VP of the Nation is cancelling the horse hunt that you may have read about on social media.
Breaking: We just filed in the U.S. District Court in Nevada challenging the BLM's cruel ten-year plan to round up and remove over 9,000 federally-protected wild horses in southeastern Nevada.
We always say if they can’t be
#wild
, let them go to Freedom Reigns Equine Sanctuary!
This is a portion of the beloved Fish Springs
#herd
being released out onto the nearly 4,000 acre
#sanctuary
after they were removed from public lands in NV by the Bureau of Land Mgmt. ❤️
Yesterday at the BLM Silver King roundup, contractors relentlessly chased a stallion who diverted from the trap. The helicopter is too close. They sent out 4 wranglers on horse back to rope him. Your tax dollars at work.
We have launched a campaign to save the famed Onaqui wild horses of Utah’s West Desert. We are committed to implementing real solutions to keep this cherished herd wild. Watch the full video at
#SaveOnaqui
Theodore Roosevelt was a big fan of horses. It’s hard to imagine that he wouldn’t be shaking his head over plans to decimate the already tiny population of wild horses in the national park that bears his name. We should be shaking our heads, too.
Despite extreme weather, our NV team has been out in the elements doing diversionary feeding to keep the Virginia Range
#mustangs
off of roadways! Yesterday, hay had to be delivered by skis and sled! Please send thanks to our dedicated team.
This beautiful band of Onaqui
#wildhorses
lost its freedom today. The grey stallion, nine mares, and four foals were loaded onto trailers and taken to the Delta holding corrals where they will be processed and eventually placed up for adoption or sale in BLM’s online auction.
53
#wildhorses
removed from Devils Garden in CA yesterday still in danger of slaughter. Horses seen trying to escape and crashing into panels. Call FS HQ at 202-205-8439: “Stop the roundup of CA horses and your plan to sell without limitation.”
#stoptheroundups
Repost from Fon Denton:
"Wild horses should be running free, not running from helicopters! Cobra of the south Onaqui herd running free in the desert near Simpson Springs."
BREAKING: In Jan, a judge ruled in our favor & stopped BLM from illegally rounding up hundreds of wild horses from the WY checkerboard. BLM appealed this decision, but today - it dismissed it!
Mission accomplished! The BLM online auction is over & the Fish Springs wild horse families will stay together. AWHC was happy to help w/ the rescue effort. The work continues to keep the rest of the Fish Springs horses wild.
#keepwildhorseswild
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
BREAKING: The Senate takes a stand for America's
#wildhorses
and burros and retains protections for killing/slaughter in Appropriations Bill posted moments ago!
Breaking:
@repdinatitus
has requested FY 2020 appropriations language to block the
@forestservice
from selling wild horses 4 slaughter. This will protect the
@ModocNF
Devils Garden horses & 1000s of others. Pls tweet a message of thanks 🐴
Sadly, this area of Wyoming is now completely void of horses: this majestic stallion, wearing his medicine shield on his chest and protecting his family among the babbling creeks and lush valleys, has been rounded up. Let's work together to keep them wild, protected, and free!
FOALING SEASON SHOULD NOT BE HELICOPTER SEASON! Sign our petition to tell the BLM that chasing pregnant mares and newborn foals in extreme heat is inhumane. >> photo:
@wilsonaxpe
#wildhorsewin
WE DID IT!! The House just took a stand for humane
#wildhorse
management by passing an amendment that will require the Bureau of Land Mgmt to use at least $11M on PZP fertility control vaccines. 🎉🐴❤️
Did you know today is National
#HorseProtectionDay
?
We are working hard behind the scenes to protect the Virginia Range mustangs (feat. in the video below) in Nevada and should have an update on the situation soon!
We conducted polling of voters and it shows that Americans, by and large, want
#wildhorses
and burros protected on western public lands. They also oppose helicopter
#roundups
and horse slaughter.
Thx to Freedom Reigns Sanctuary for rescuing these pregnant Devil’s Garden mares and giving them a forever home at their 3k-acre sanctuary in CA. These are the horses that the USFS is offering for $1 with the selling them for sale w/o limitation - something we have sued to stop!
Virginia Range mare watching over her colt and another. Without a single spoken word,
#wildhorses
step up to look after one another.
📸 by Tracy Scheeler Wilson
We hope you enjoy your weekend in good company! Speaking of good company, these are bachelor stallions, Dash (left) and Rambo (right) from the Cedar Mountain HMA in Utah.
Video by Utah Conservation Operations Manager, Tandin Chapman
Did you know today is National I Love Horses Day? 🎉 Horses are strong, majestic, & have played a critical role in our history. We see the beauty in these cherished icons, and we know you do too. That’s why we are dedicated to giving
#wildhorses
a voice & to keeping them wild.
This photo was taken yesterday by our field representative at the Warm Springs roundup in Oregon .. report to soon follow.
Do you see the horse marking on one of the horses in this image? Incredible.
#KeepWildHorsesWild
Whoever said
#wildhorses
and
#wildlife
can't coexist was very wrong! In fact in NV, wild horses live peacefully alongside a herd of wild big horn sheep! There's room for all, especially wild horses, on our
#publiclands
!
Photo credits: Ellen Albiter and Nancy Florence
Right now, wild horses are suffering some of the largest and most extreme roundups ever seen on American soil.
There is a better way to manage wild horses. That's why we're launching a new TV ad in DC, NV, and UT to spread the truth. Help us stay on air:
These babies lost their families after the recent Pyramid Lake Paiute roundup in Nevada, which sent their mothers to slaughter. ✨If you are interested in learning more about adopting one of these beautiful foals please contact Lauri Armstrong, (530) 339-1458✨
Breaking: Humane organizations join cattlemen to endorse unprecedented mass removal of 15,000-20,000 wild horses from public lands this year alone. AWHC will not be co-opted. We believe our wild horses and burros are worth fighting for!
There’s nothing humane about the helicopter roundups that separate wild horses from family & freedom. Young wild foals are facing their first and last wild summer. The Blue Wing Complex roundup captured 1,665 horses, including 247 foals, with 42 deaths.
Breaking:
@RepRaulGrijalva
, House Natural Resources Chair, just requested FY20 appropriations language to block the
@forestservice
from selling
#WildHorses
for slaughter. This will protect the
@ModocNF
Devil’s Garden horses & 1,000’s of others. Pls tweet a message of thanks 🐴👍
Samson and his family belong together and they deserve to be free. Join us in urging the BLM to listen to the local community and release this special herd back to the range.
Citing cruelty and harm to
#wildhorses
and burros,
#Nevada
Congresswoman
@repdinatitus
has introduced a bill banning helicopter roundups (H.R. 6635).
Thank you Rep. Titus! ❤️🐴
BREAKING! Our 2 yr fight to protect the Salt River wild horses ends in victory! Congrats to our good friends at the SRWHMG and special thanks to AZ Gov.
@dougducey
for his compassion and dedication to protecting this historic and cherished wild horse herd!
We are bringing this suit on behalf of the residents whose property rights have been violated and the wild horses who have lived peacefully in Palomino Valley for years.
We filed suit against the BLM, challenging the agency’s decision to roundup and permanently remove all wild horses from the Caliente Complex, without considering reductions to domestic livestock in the same area.