Take Action: Demand accountability after kicking of downed wild horse
To take action, see below.Warning: Includes a disturbing description of violent behavior toward a horseFor immediate release LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA — Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation today demanded that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) take swift action...
Senate subcommittee matches House on wild horse, burro funding
To take action, see below. The Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee has recommended allocating $143,102,000 to the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program for Fiscal Year 2025. That’s $102,000 more than its counterpart in the House...
Regenerative grazing yielding positive results at sanctuary
https://youtu.be/s6Zlpe9Xtqw?si=SToC2jk1YeOiLZOJ Return to Freedom has worked with advisor Rodger Savory to implement regenerative grazing practices at its sanctuary with sustainable results. RTF sees properly managed grazing and holistic management as part of a...
Update: Hearing held in cases critical to future of Wyoming’s wild horses
Return to Freedom is awaiting a federal judge’s rulings in two cases crucial to the future of wild horses in southwest Wyoming. On Tuesday, we took part in a hearing on Tuesday before Judge Kelly Rankin in the United States District Court for...
Wild horse documentary featuring RTF airing on PBS
The documentary “The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses” has begun airing on PBS stations. The film traces the story of America’s wild horses from their turbulent history to their uncertain future. It features Return to Freedom's sanctuary and others working to help wild...
We need your support in our fight for Wyoming’s wild horses!
On Tuesday, July 16, we’re headed to federal court to stop illegal roundups and the stripping of 2 million acres of public land from wild horse use for the benefit of private ranchers. For more than a decade, Return to Freedom has been involved with advocacy and...
Fight to end horse slaughter continues even as Congress grinds to a halt
From January through April, 5,211 American horses and other equines were exported to Mexico or Canada for slaughter — up 3.95% from the same period last year. That includes domestic horses as well as an unknown number of once free-roaming wild horses and burros,...
House report calls for keeping wild horse program spending flat, leaves door open to sterilization
For information about how to take action, see below. The House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee this week recommended allocating $143 million to the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program for Fiscal Year 2025. While the program would dodge...
Take Action: BLM schedule emphasizes removals over fertility control
The Bureau of Land Management today posted an updated schedule of its plans to permanently remove 10,444 wild horses and burros from our public lands from April 1-Oct. 30. By comparison, the BLM plans to treat with fertility control and then release just 209 mares...
House Ag Committee passes Farm Bill without horse slaughter ban
Return to Freedom is frustrated and disappointed that bans on horse slaughter and the export of horses for slaughter were not included in the version of the Farm Bill passed by the House Agriculture Committee. The $1.5 trillion package passed on Thursday, 33-21,...