Salt River Wild Horses Safe for Now…Thanks to Public Outcry

The following post comes from the American Wild Horse Preservation.

After unprecedented and intense public outcry, the U.S. Forest Service has suspended its plans to round up the famous Salt River wild horses in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and U.S. Senators Jeff Flake and John McCain are among the elected officials who have added their voices to the call to protect these beloved “icons of the West.” AWHPC coalition partner, the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group and their attorney, William A. Miller of Phoenix, filed a lawsuit to stop the roundup and obtain lasting protection for these beloved horses. With the roundup on hold, both parties are now working together to develop a workable plan that will permanently protect the horses and keep them in their home in the National Forest.

Thank you to the 13,000 AWHPC supporters who called and emailed the Forest Service to protest plans to eradicate these horses, and to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, which partnered with us to send a legal letter informing the Forest Service that it would be violating federal law if it proceeded with the roundup. We’ll keep you posted on the latest developments. For more information and the latest news, please click below.