Program Term Archive
Wild Horses and Burros
Federal Appeals Court Reins in BLM Wild Horse Wyoming Eradication Plan
Press ReleaseJuly 15, 2025EquinesAfter 14 years of litigation, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), Western Watersheds Project, and their allies have secured a legal victory that delivers a major setback to the largest attempted...
House Appropriators Again Reject Wild Horse Slaughter in Funding Bill
Press ReleaseJuly 14, 2025EquinesToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) commend the US House Committee on Appropriations for advancing bipartisan language in its fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment,...
President’s Budget Could Usher in Mass Horse Slaughter, Lethal “Management”
Press ReleaseJune 11, 2025EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is deeply concerned that the administration's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget omits critical protections for wild horses and burros, which could allow them to be...
Congress Launches First-Ever Wild Horse Caucus to Protect America’s Iconic Mustangs and Burros
Press ReleaseMay 8, 2025EquinesIn a landmark move for America’s wild horses and burros, today US Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), Jaun Ciscomani (R-AZ), David Schweikert (R-AZ), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) launched the Congressional Wild...
Wild Horses and Burros
EquinesFor decades, America’s wild horses have faced tremendous pressure from the government, ranchers, the livestock industry, state wildlife agencies, and others who do not support the protection of these iconic...
Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act
EquinesThe Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act would end the use of helicopters in roundups of wild horses and burros. This bipartisan bill would promote fiscal responsibility and the humane...
CEQ Guts NEPA by Rescinding Regulations
Press ReleaseApril 11, 2025Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeToday the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) took the most drastic action since its creation in 1970 by rescinding 50 years’ worth of regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy...
Wild Horse and Conservation Groups File Notice of Appeal to Challenge Court Decision Allowing Largest-Ever Eradication of Wild Horses
Press ReleaseAugust 16, 2024EquinesToday, a coalition of wild horse advocates, conservationists, and academics filed a notice of appeal with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in response to a lower court decision greenlighting a Bureau...
BLM Gallops Ahead With Wild Horse Eradication Plan Amid Ongoing Litigation
Press ReleaseJune 25, 2024EquinesLast week, Eubanks & Associates, on behalf of petitioners the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), Western Watersheds Project (WWP), and others, notified the US District Court...
Bill Introduced to Ban Brutal Helicopter Roundups of Wild Horses
Press ReleaseMay 24, 2023EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) commend US Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), David Schweikert (R-AZ), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) for reintroducing today the Wild...