Agriculture Committee head also tried (but failed) to gut the greyhound racing ban. The U.S. Senate can correct outcomes at odds with American values I’m still in southern Wisconsin, where the community is abuzz with excitement about the accord I announced yesterday between the Center for a Humane Economy, Big Dog Ranch Rescue, and Ridglan … Read more
Wild horses within the national park bring ecological services and economic boon to western North Dakota Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy celebrated news that wild horses will not be rounded up and removed from Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP), according to an announcement made yesterday by U.S. … Read more
Wild horses bring ecological services and economic boon to North Dakota. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action is renewing its call to the National Park Service (NPS) in a letter sent today to Director Charles Sams, to scuttle its plans to remove free-roaming wild horses from the Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). Animal Wellness Action … Read more
Press Release Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy are outraged by news that seven wild horses rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management from central Nevada ended up dead on Monday after the trailer hauling them crashed along the way to a Utah holding pen, according to … Read more
Press Release Wild horse campaigner Scott Beckstead will face off against Senator Ira Hansen in The Dust-Up in the Desert: A Debate on Wild Horses and Their Place on Our Public Lands Scott Beckstead, director of campaigns for Animal Wellness Action and Center for a Humane Economy, will face off against Nevada State Senator Ira … Read more
Press Release Forecasts call for temperatures in the Antelope Complex area to be in the high 90’s through the weekend. As Western states brace for a searing summer heatwave, three advocacy groups, Animal Wellness Action, The Wild Beauty Foundation, and Advocates for Wild Equines, called on the Bureau of Land Management to suspend its ongoing … Read more
Press Release Federal investigators have no leads for killings in March, reward offer stands: $38,500 This is an investigation by federal law enforcement.The public may call the anonymous tip line with any information: 800-722-3998. Utah — An ongoing criminal investigation by the Bureau of Land Management into the shooting deaths of two beloved Onaqui stallions … Read more
Legislation would enable our American heroes with Post Traumatic Stress to better protect wild horses on federal lands WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Lisa McClain (R-MI), Troy Carter (D-LA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Buddy Carter (R-GA), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Nicole Malliotakis … Read more
We secured the most important reforms ever against animal testing, while ending legal animal fighting and commercial cub-petting throughout U.S. The year 2022 turned out to be a remarkable one for the Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness Foundation. We secured many tangible gains. We put a punctuation mark … Read more
Press Release $35,000 Reward Still Up for Grabs as Agencies Investigate ALPINE, ARIZONA – Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy weighed in further as eyewitnesses and wild horse advocates in Arizona are reporting an additional 10 horses have been confirmed dead in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, bringing the confirmed … Read more
Press Release SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH – Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy condemned the mass killing of at least 16 horses, including mares and foals, on federal lands in San Juan County, and called on authorities to take swift action to find those responsible and hold … Read more
Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for A Humane Economy are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting and killing at least 15 wild horses and seriously injuring at least four others in … Read more
Press Release Documentary by Director of Disney’s Black Beauty Displays Sweeping Cinematography Alongside Government Corruption Decimating Iconic Wild Horse Populations in the West BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – The 38th Boston Film Festival has announced the awards for the live event program held last week. The Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport sponsored the 2022 film festival … Read more
Only Congress may be able to stop the carnage BLM wranglers have been documented beating and poking captured burros and keeping mares and foals separated for too long, posing a serious threat to the health of the foals. The Bureau of Land Management’s helicopter roundup of wild horses in Colorado’s Piceance Basin ended on August … Read more
Press Release Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and the Animal Wellness Foundation renewed their call for congressional oversight and reformation of the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse and burro program in the wake of a new investigative report released by wild horse advocacy group American Wild Horse … Read more
Move Follows Animal Wellness Action’s Submission of More than 330 Pages of Written Testimony and Collateral Material on PAST and SAFE Acts Last Month WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce has announced a Subcommittee markup on the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 5441, and the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) … Read more
Animal Wellness Groups Applaud Decisive Push by U.S. House Members WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded U.S. Reps. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., for their leadership and U.S. House Members Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Albio Sires, D-N.J., Peter … Read more
Bowing to sustained pressure from American citizens and a growing number of lawmakers, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced in May that it would meaningfully reduce the number of wild horses and burros captured from our federal lands through its inhumane helicopter roundup campaign – pledging to halve its 2021 goal of removing 20,000 … Read more
Animal Wellness Leaders Submit More than 330 Pages of Testimony and Supplements in Support of Legislation to End Horse Slaughter and Stamp Out Intentional Injuring of Tennessee Walking Horses in Competition Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce dove into debates about the treatment of horses in the United States. … Read more
Press Release Legislation would enable our American heroes with post-traumatic stress better protect wild horses on federal lands WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Lisa McClain, R-MI, Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Maria Salazar, R-Fla. introduced the Veterans for Mustangs Act (VMA), that would amend the 1971 Wild and Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act to help … Read more
Press Release Today Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and the Animal Wellness Foundation called on the Bureau of Land Management to suspend its wild horse and burro gather operations in the wake of a BLM announcement of an unexplained outbreak of infectious disease that has claimed the lives of at least … Read more
In 2019 and 2020, wildfires ignited large swaths of the Australian countryside. The conflagrations were devastating to humans, with significant loss of life and home. But the horrors for animals were even worse: a broad range of unique and iconic animals suffered, including dingoes, emus, platypuses, wombats, possums, long-footed potoroos, silver-headed antechinus, regent honeyeaters, and … Read more
Ongoing concerns address wild horse management practices Reno, Nevada – A coalition of wild horse and animal protection organizations continues to press its case against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and its dangerous and expansive 10-year roundup plan for the Pancake Complex in central Nevada. Additional briefing in federal district court has been filed … Read more
The violence at the Capitol on January 6th and the ongoing disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic guaranteed that the work of the 117th Congress, starting in early 2021, would be far from smooth or collegial. But like “death and taxes,” there’s one thing that both humans and animals alike can count on: Congressional appropriations, the annual spending … Read more
Press Release Reno, Nevada – Friday, a coalition of wild horse and animal protection organizations filed suit in federal district court to halt the ongoing helicopter roundup operation by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at the Pancake Complex in central Nevada. The action by Animal Wellness Action (AWA), CANA Foundation and Wild Horse Education … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action (AWA), the Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF), the Center for a Humane Economy, and the Wild Beauty Foundation marked the 50th anniversary of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (Act) by calling for legislative reform to end high-stress and inhumane helicopter roundups, reduce livestock densities on our public lands … Read more
On December 15th, 1971, the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act was signed into law by President Nixon. But instead of commemorating the half-century mark of the Act with responsible and humane stewardship of our wild herds, the Bureau of Land Management is in the midst of the largest mass helicopter roundup in its … Read more
Press Release The animals were all placed for adoption by the Bureau of Land Management’s adoption programs, which put federally protected equines at risk of slaughter Plantersville, Texas — The Center for a Humane Economy, and Animal Wellness Action, today announced their collaboration with TMR Rescue, Inc., a donkey rescue and sanctuary in Plantersville, Texas, … Read more
Provisions, if secured in final spending package, will combat animal fighting, soring and other abuses While the 117th Congress got off to a raucous and violent start with the January 6th riot at the Capitol, and with COVID-19 still a pandemic, there’s one thing that both humans and animals alike can count on: Congressional appropriations, … Read more
Today the beloved Onaqui horses will endure terror, chaos, confusion, loss, injury, and death. And make no mistake about it: By ignoring the pleas of tens of thousands of Americans and proceeding with the roundup of these healthy animals, President Biden’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is sending a message that exploitation of wild horses … Read more
Film Made by Director of Disney’s “Black Beauty,” Along with Rally Led by Top D.C. Lobbyists and Advocates, are the Last Hope for the Onaqui horses Set to be Rounded Up by Helicopter on Sunday WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Animal Wellness Action and The Wild Beauty Foundation released a short film produced by Ashley Avis, … Read more
Press Release State Capitol Event Seeks to Prevent the Roundup of Onaqui Herd by Federal Bureau of Land Management SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Today, actress Katherine Heigl, joined by Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, Wild Horse Photo Safaris, the Red Birds Trust, and the Cloud Foundation … Read more
Press Release State Capitol Event Seeks to Prevent the Roundup of Onaqui Herd by Federal Bureau of Land Management SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Today, actress Katherine Heigl, joined by Animal Wellness Action, Center for a Humane Economy, the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, Wild Horse Photo Safaris, the Red Birds Trust, and the Cloud Foundation, announced … Read more
Known by some as Gandalf, Old Man is the elder statesman of the Onaqui herd living in the Great Basin Desert in western Utah. Nearing 30 years, the iconic white stallion with the long, windswept mane and tail has triumphed in countless battles with other stallions for dominance, endured searing hot summers, and survived some … Read more
Effort Follows Interior Secretary’s House Testimony Indicating Helicopter Roundups to Continue Washington, D.C. – Today, a diverse coalition of more than 90 groups and 1,100 individuals joined together in a letter calling on President Joe Biden to impose an immediate moratorium on helicopter roundups of the nation’s beleaguered wild horses and burros living on federal lands across … Read more
Salt Lake City, Utah – Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy and actress Katherine Heigl are appealing to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to stop the mass round-up and removal of perhaps 80 percent of the famed and beloved Onaqui wild horses of western Utah. The Center for … Read more
When the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), ASPCA, and Return To Freedom announced their support for the so-called “Path Forward” – in a “deal” with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and other pro-slaugher organizations — they heralded it as a boon for horses. It’s turned out, so far, just as we’ve said: a … Read more
Old Man, known by some as Gandalf, is the elder statesman of the Onaqui herd living in the Great Basin Desert in western Utah. Nearing 30 years old, the iconic white stallion with the long, windswept mane and tail has triumphed in countless battles with other stallions for dominance, endured searing hot summers, and survived … Read more
Press Release Contact:Marty Irby • 202-821-5686marty@animalwellnessaction.org House leadership encouraged to preserve bipartisan amendment in final FY21 spending deal WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., joined by 21 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, today sent a letter to House Leadership requesting it retain his Interior and Environment appropriations amendment requiring the Bureau … Read more
Press Release Contact:Marty Irby • 202-821-5686marty@animalwellnessaction.org While the U.S. House Has Taken Beneficial Actions to Help Protect Horses, the U.S. Senate Has Been Silent Washington, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, Center for a Humane Economy, American Horse Protection Society, and Horses for Life Foundation called on the U.S. Senate to … Read more
Amendments Taking Up for Massive 2021 Spending Bill Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three key animal protection amendments conceived and advocated for by Animal Wellness Action and the Animal Wellness Foundation. The measures will be included in the full spending package: H.R. 7608, the State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, … Read more
Press Release Groups Applaud Bipartisan Team of Lawmakers for Leadership to Protect America’s Wild Horses & Burros Washington, D.C. – The American Wild Horse Campaign, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness Foundation applauded the House Rules Committee for advancing a bipartisan amendment, championed by U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN), Dina Titus (D-NV), Raul Grijalva … Read more
Press Release Advocacy groups push for House floor amendment to allocate $11 million of the current budget to PZP birth control to humanely manage wild horse and burro populations, Curbing Amount Spent on Roundups and Incarceration Washington, D.C. — Today, the American Wild Horse Campaign, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness Foundation applauded the … Read more
Press Release grace@americanwildhorsecampaign.org Washington, D.C. — Today, two of the nation’s leading wild horse protection and humane organizations expressed disappointment with the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s decision this morning to approve Fiscal Year 2021 Interior appropriations legislation giving the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) $102 million for its wild horse and burro program. In a … Read more
Free-roaming wild horses and burros have never faced a greater threat if you read the long-term plan for management of these animals released to Congress by the Bureau of Land Management this week. Here are its key features: Is this anything but a corrupt, massive depopulation plan, a prescription for terror for hundreds of bands … Read more
New Report Outlines Mass Roundup Plan that Will Result in Fiscal Ruin and the Destruction of America’s Wild Horse & Burro Herds Washington, D.C. — A surge in funding — $21 million of additional taxpayer dollars for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Management Program — will be used for the removal of 20,000-30,000 wild … Read more
Fighting a Diabolical Government Plan to Round Up Tens of Thousands of Wild Horses and Burros Our iconic American wild horses face an existential threat from the Bureau of Land Management and its excessive focus on round-ups and removals and its inattention to fertility control. In 2020, the agency may attempt to round-up and remove … Read more
Washington, D.C. – The Congress is poised to pass a massive Fiscal Year 2020 spending package with a series of pro-animal provisions, many pushed by Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and other animal welfare organizations. The House should vote on the $1.4 trillion measure today, and the Senate is expected to follow suit and … Read more
Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote late yesterday to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate appropriations panels with oversight of the Department of the Interior (DOI) to urge funding limits and additional clarity on a dangerous and costly Bureau of Land Management … Read more
Lawmakers in Congress have a duty to examine the details of a dangerous proposal – hatched by the ASPCA, Humane Society of the U.S. and two agribusiness groups – to depopulate wild horses and burros from our public lands in the West. While we’re all drawn to the idea of compromise between groups that have long been … Read more