Program Term Archive

Wild Horses and Burros

Federal Appeals Court Reins in BLM Wild Horse Wyoming Eradication Plan

Press ReleaseJuly 15, 2025Equines

After 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, 2025Equines

Today, 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, 2025Equines

The 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, 2025Equines

In 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

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For 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

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The 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 Wildlife

Today 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, 2024Equines

Today, 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, 2024Equines

Last 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, 2023Equines

The 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...