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
Keeping Wild Horses Wild
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