Dangerous NM Wild Horse Bill Dies in Committee

(March 24, 2021) Advocates are breathing a sigh of relief after a dangerous wild horse bill in the New Mexico Senate (SB385), introduced by State Senators Pat Woods and Brenda McKenna, died when the 2021 legislative session ended without the legislation being heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

AWHC was monitoring this bill closely and prepared to launch grassroots opposition if it had advanced. 

Team Spotlight: Interview with Holly Gann Bice

In our team spotlight series, we sit down with members of the AWHC Team to help you, the reader, get to know us a little better! 

How did you come to work for animal protection on Capitol Hill?

Leading Wild Horse Protection Group Releases First 100-Days Agenda for Biden Administration

Washington, D.C. (Jan 13, 2021) — Today, the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC), the nation’s leading wild horse protection organization, delivered a First 100 Day Wild Horse Agenda to the Biden Administration, with an urgent plea for reform of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) wild horse and burro management program, which is careening toward a fiscal and animal welfare disaster. 

FY21 Spending Deal Misses Mark in Reining in Cruel & Costly Wild Horse Roundups 

Legislation continues protections from slaughter for another year

AWHC Hails Nomination of Rep. Deborah Haaland as Interior Secretary

WASHINGTON (Dec. 17, 2020) The American Wild Horse Campaign released the following statement in response to President-Elect Biden’s nomination of U.S. Rep. Deborah Haaland as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior:

Bipartisan lawmakers to Appropriators: Follow the House Lead and Protect Wild Horses

WASHINGTON, DC (November 25, 2020)… Today, lawmakers in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives sent letters to leadership urging them to ensure the final FY21 spending bill contains a key provision to reform the mismanaged and controversial Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Program. 

58 Members of Congress Tell BLM to Cancel Inhumane Wild Horse Sterilization Surgeries  

WASHINGTON, DC (Nov. 19, 2020)... Today, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Dina Titus (D-NV) sent a bipartisan letter signed by 58 Members of Congress to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt calling on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to drop a controversial plan to surgically sterilize federally-protected wild horses in Utah. 

Senate Proposes $14 Million Increase to BLM Wild Horse & Burro Budget

AWHC Criticizes Approps Committee for Funding Mass Roundup Program While Ignoring Humane Alternatives

WASHINGTON, DC (Nov. 10, 2020)…Today the nation’s leading wild horse protection organization, the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) expressed disappointment with the U.S.

Capitol Hill Update: What RBG's Passing Means for Wild Horse Protection

(Washington, D.C., September 23, 2020) Today begins three days of public mourning for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of equality and women's rights. The AWHC team was saddened to hear of the passing of Justice Ginsburg this past weekend.

AWHC Gov't Relations: An update from the Hill

(September 9, 2020) The Senate returned to Washington Tuesday after its summer recess, while the House returns for committee work this week and possible voting next week.  The two main legislative issues Congress will try to address before they leave town until after the election are a possible COVID stimulus package and funding for the federal government beyond the September 30 deadline either through appropriations bills or a continuing resolution.