Advocacy
Honoring Wild Horse Champion Rep. Dina Titus
(Jan 2024): It is with great honor that AWHC presented the 2023 Freedom Award to Congresswoman Dina Titus in person this month. It was a privilege to have our Awareness Ambassador Chloe Gosselin, Nevada State Director Tracy Wilson, and the Nevada lobbyist Helen Foley join Executive Director, Suzanne Roy for the occasion. Representative Titus is an unwavering advocate for the protection of wild horses and burros, dedicated to putting an end to inhumane and unsustainable helicopter roundups on public lands. She truly deserves our gratitude and support!
AWHC Volunteers Attend AZ Burro Adoption Event
On December 8th, the Florence BLM Wild Horse & Burro adoption event took place at the Department of Corrections in Florence, Arizona. Inmates, with proper clearance, care for and handle wild horses and burros at this facility. Five of those inmates showcased the talents of three gentled wild horses and three tamed burros in front of 25 potential adopters.
Tonto National Forest Successfully Defends Humane Treatment of Wild Horses While Apache Sitgreaves National Forest Blatantly Disregards It
While the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest (ASNF) was busy trucking 45 Alpine wild horses to a Texas kill pen, the Tonto National Forest (TNF) held its ground in defending the Salt River wild horses from a lawsuit aimed at overturning the humane management program created under Arizona State law. The program is implemented by the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group (SRWHMG) in partnership with the AZ Department of Agriculture. It includes a humane fertility control program that is successfully reducing the size of the population without removals.
How We're Fighting Back Against Roundups
(August 2, 2023) We share people’s anger and frustration about the continued abusive wild horse and burro roundups, and we want you to know what we are doing about it, with your continued support and participation.
We're educating the public
We observe, document and disseminate photos, video footage, and written accounts of the roundups to keep the public informed.
The Bully Pulpit Rally for the Theodore Roosevelt Wild Horses: Let’s Work Together
Wild horses took center stage at the Bully Pulpit Rally: Fighting for the Spirit of the Badlands that was held July 12-13 in Medora, North Dakota. Hosted by Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates (CHWHA), the two-day event drew multiple stakeholders who collectively supported saving the wild horse h
Selena: A Survivor Against Amazing Odds
By Boo Geisse, Volunteer to AWHC
Selena is a special horse—not just because of her soft eyes, kind nature, and comfortable gaits-- but because she has survived against amazingly dire odds.
Apache Sitgreaves National Forest Trapping Wild Horses During Foaling Season
Without public notice, the Forest Service resumes controversial capture operation of Alpine wild horses; young foals at risk of injury and death
Guest Blog: Huck, Puck, and Their Official Burro Policies
By Dick Wagner, Guest Blog
As you might remember, Huck and Puck, AWHC’s wild burro ambassadors, were pulled from their range in Nevada in one of the BLM’s helicopter roundups, adopted through the Adoption Incentive Program, and flipped at an infamous kill pen in Oklahoma soon afterward. From there their luck changed, however, and they were saved by a rescue and fostered in Wyoming. Then it was on to our home in Worthington, Massachusetts.
