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House Interior Subcommittee Passes 2019 Interior Spending Bill Including Protection for Wild Horses
The congressional bill maintains prohibitions on the BLM's destruction of healthy horses and burros and their sale for slaughter.
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BLM Plan to Round Up of 6,000 Wild Horses from Public Lands Assailed
According to AWHC , BLM's push to reduce wild horse populations to the "appropriate management level" will leave these wild horse populations at extinction level.
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American Wild Horse Campaign Renews Call for Humane Management Cooperative Agreement
AWHC worked to address all issues related to horses on the range, including population control through a humane birth control program.
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AHCF to Hold Reception with Congressional Horse Caucus
Horse Industry Economic Impact Study results to be announced on Capitol Hill.
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80+ Organizations Oppose Government Plan to Slaughter America’s Mustangs
Americans want wild horses and burros protected, not brutally killed and slaughtered, and a humane and scientific path for wild horse management not only exists, but is broadly supported by 80+ groups.
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BLM Urged to Halt Wild Horse Roundup in Nevada
AWHC is suing the BLM over its ten-year plan to remove nearly 10,000 wild horses from 1.2 million acres in Eastern Nevada and castrate wild free-roaming stallions.
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Horses, Wolves, Other Animals Win Big in Omnibus Bill
Good news in newly signed congressional spending bill relates to horse slaughter, wild horses and burros, wolves, the USDA data purge, and much more.
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Ill-Conceived RFP for Virginia Range Wild Horses Issued in Nevada
The Nevada Dept of Agriculture's attempt to give away the Virginia Range horses and protect them as free-roaming horses on the Virginia Range is problematic for numerous reasons.
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Salt River Wild Horse Protection Act Becomes Law
The Forest Service announced its intent to remove and 'dispose of' the Salt River wild horses, but this ignited a public outcry so large that it changed the fate of these animals.
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Tuesday: Nevada Board of Ag to Vote on Giving Away 3,000 Wild Horses
AWHC warns transferring ownership will put horses at risk and raise legal issues, since state laws do not provide for transfer of thousands of horses to a private owner.