FWD: Did you see the email about the rescue fund?

Did you see our email about the Rescue Fund this morning? We need your help to power programs like this to help mustangs and burros like Meli and Catori. With just hours to go until we close the books on 2023, we’re rushing to hit our end-of-year fundraising goal.

There’s one thing that makes our Rescue Fund successful: you. You are the reason we’re able to power this program. We’ve done a lot with this fund this year, and we have an action packed agenda for next year.

With the clock ticking, I’m personally asking you: Will you chip in to the American Wild Horse Campaign and help us fuel important programs like our Rescue Fund? We need your help to raise $200,000 before the end of the year, and your donation could be the one that helps us hit our goal.

Thank you,

Amelia Perrin

On Sunday, December 31, American Wild Horse Campaign wrote:

Meredith,

Our Rescue Fund powers a variety of critically important work, from providing lifesaving medical care to foals on the Virginia Range, to outbidding kill buyers at slaughter auctions to protect victims of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) failed Adoption Incentive Program (AIP). Today, we’d like to share the heartwarming stories of two mares we helped rescue earlier this year thanks to the support of folks like you. 

But first, we’re going to ask that you chip in to our End-of-Year goal so we can refuel our Rescue Fund ahead of 2024. As of right now, it’s nearly depleted – and with over 20,000 wild horses and burros set to be rounded up next year, it’s vital we bolster this fund to ensure we’re ready to spring into action.

Meet Meli and Catori:

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Earlier this year, we received word of two mares in a notorious Oklahoma kill pen who were days away from being shipped across the border to slaughter. We knew we couldn’t turn our backs on these innocent mustangs, so we leapt into action and contacted RJF Equine, who rushed to the kill pen and picked them up for quarantine.

Unsurprisingly, these two mares were victims of the Bureau of Land Management’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP), which pays adopters $1,000 to adopt BLM horses and burros. As AWHC’s investigation revealed, far too many individuals are sending their adopted mustangs to slaughter once they receive their federal payout, and Meli and Catori were no exception.

The poor mares were traumatized and they needed time to decompress and heal before moving to their new home. But after taking some time to recover, they arrived safely at For the Love of Aria, a beautiful equine sanctuary in Colorado! 

Photo by WilsonAxpe

From paying the “bail” at the slaughter auctions to funding the mares’ transport, medical expenses, and more — every action our rescue team took to save these two beautiful beings was made possible by the folks who helped build up our Rescue Fund.

We’ve spent every dollar you’ve helped us raise for the rescue fund and now we need your help to sustain our efforts in the new year. Now that the BLM has increased the number of wild horses and burros set to be rounded up in 2024 to over 20,000, there are so many more of these innocent animals who may be funneled into the slaughter pipeline through the BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program.

That’s why today, a portion of the funds we raise towards our end-of-year goal will go directly towards refueling our Rescue Fund. These animals need our support, and with our critical deadline just a day away, we need all hands on deck. Can you make a contribution to the American Wild Horse Campaign ASAP?

Thank you!

Team AWHC