Program Term Archive
Equines
House Bill Sanctions Surgical Sterilization of Wild Horses
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeA wide range of equine-related issues have come up in Congress this session, and wild horses in particular have been the subject of considerable deliberation among federal lawmakers. The House...
Horse Advocates Seek Injunction to Block Trump Administration from Surgically Removing Ovaries of Wild Mares
Press ReleaseOctober 1, 2018EquinesA coalition of animal protection and wild horse advocacy groups filed a motion Friday for a preliminary injunction in US District Court in Oregon to stop the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)...
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Barbaric BLM Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments
Press ReleaseSeptember 21, 2018EquinesCiting violations of the US Constitution and three federal laws, an alliance of wild horse protection and animal welfare advocates filed a lawsuit today in the US District Court in...
BLM Approves Surgical Sterilization Experiments on Oregon’s Wild Horses
Press ReleaseSeptember 14, 2018EquinesThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burns District Office in Oregon announced Wednesday night that it will begin controversial experiments to remove the ovaries of wild mares next month. The...
CSU Withdraws from Barbaric Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments
Press ReleaseAugust 9, 2018EquinesFollowing substantial public outcry, Colorado State University (CSU) announced yesterday that it was withdrawing from a joint plan with the Bureau of Land Management to conduct surgical sterilization experiments on...
Forcing Wild Horses to Undergo Ovariectomies is Animal Abuse
Press ReleaseAugust 3, 2018EquinesEarlier this week, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) voiced their opposition to the Bureau of Land Management’s barbaric proposal to surgically sterilize wild...
Finding Noninvasive Methods to Survey Wild Horse Populations
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeThe 23,882-acre Jarita Mesa Wild Horse Territory (JMWHT) is located in rugged, forested mountain terrain in the Carson National Forest of New Mexico. Prior to passage of the Wild Free-Roaming...
Senate Committee Defends Horses from Slaughter
Press ReleaseMay 25, 2018EquinesThe US House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committees have finalized their respective agriculture funding bills for fiscal year 2019. Only the Senate bill, in its present form, includes essential...
Appropriations Bill Horrible for Horses
EquinesIn September, the House passed HR 3354, an omnibus appropriations bill that would harm animals in a variety of ways. Among the amendments not allowed to come to the floor...
Wild Horse Country
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeWild horses and settlers of the American west had a lot in common. They were tough, independent, and resourceful, with a deep need for freedom and open spaces. As more...