Leading wild horse advocacy organization applauds bipartisan reintroduction of the SAFE Act

The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act would permanently ban horse slaughter in the US and stop the export of slaughter bound equines to Mexico and Canada 

House Committee Moves to Reform Federal Wild Horse Program

House Committee Moves to Reform Federal Wild Horse Program

Actress Katherine Heigl Asks Congress for Halt to Wild Horse Roundup

WASHINGTON, DC (June 3, 2021) -- Today, actress and Utah resident Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy, Firefly Lane) sent letters to the U.S. Senate and House, urging Congress to take action to protect the famous Onaqui wild horse population in Utah.

Biden Budget Continues Trump Admin. Scapegoating of Wild Horses for Environmental Damage Caused by Livestock

Administration Continues Unscientific, Inhumane Wild Horse & Burro Roundup Program

Feinstein Joins AWHC in Calling for  Suspension of Federal Adoption Program that’s Sending Wild Horses to Slaughter

(WASHINGTON, DC) May 26, 2021 -- Today, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) called on the U.S. Department of the Interior to suspend the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) wild horse and burro Adoption Incentive Program, citing reports by the New York Times and the American Wild Horse Campaign that federally-protected animals adopted through the program have been sold at slaughter auctions. 

Nevada Senate Resolution Calling for Mass Wild Horse Roundups Dies in Committee

American Wild Horse Campaign Coalition Declares Victory 

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