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Introducing our OFFICIAL 2024 American Wild Horse Campaign Member Card:
Please download your virtual member card above and proudly show off that you’re a part of the AWHC herd!
We have a lot in store for the rest of 2024. Whether we’re in the field, in court, or on Capitol Hill, we’re going to continue our fight to protect America’s wild horses and burros from federal mismanagement so we can keep them in the wild where they belong.
We’re laser-focused on advancing wild horse and burro conservation to new heights this year. In 2024, your support will help us:
Ensure that the inhumane treatment of wild horses and burros does not take place out of the public’s view by continuing our efforts to document abuses at roundups and raise public awareness to greater levels;
Drive policy reform on Capitol Hill and in state capitals across the country through our government relations work;
Prove that there is a better way to manage wild horse and burro populations by continuing our humane fertility control and habitat conservation programs in the West;
Hold the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) accountable through our litigation and investigations programs;
Save wild horses from slaughter through our Rescue Fund with direct and capacity-building grants to rescue organizations;
And so much more!!
Right now, thousands of wild horses in Nevada are being chased by helicopters in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) ongoing roundup in the East Pershing Complex.
In the two weeks since the roundup began, the death toll has already reached double digits – including a young foal who was euthanized for an injury he suffered while being roped by BLM wranglers.
Tragedies like this are all too common during these inhumane removals. But had it not been for our AWHC humane observer who was on site to bear witness and document this heartbreaking story, it’s possible the full cruelty this foal faced would never have been brought to the public’s attention.
The East Pershing Complex is just the first of many wild horse and burro helicopter roundups this year. The BLM has begun its plan to remove up to 1,000 burros from the Black Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) in Arizona – the largest wild burro roundup of 2024.
These operations are often very traumatic for burros, and this herd has been particularly mistreated in past roundups. In fact, the BLM’s own Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program (CAWP) review of the 2022 Black Mountain roundup showed violations such as hitting wild horses and burros in an abusive manner, and even the use of an electric cattle prod on the captured animals.
“During the process of loading the semi-trailer, one individual on the contractor’s crew appeared to be frustrated and angry. The individual used a shaker paddle in an abusive manner, including aggressively hitting and jabbing the paddle into the sides and sensitive areas of burros, and eventually using the handle end to aggressively poke and prod the burros.” – Excerpt from the BLM’s CAWP review of the 2022 Black Mountain roundup
We’re fighting to end this inhumane treatment of our wild herds, but until we can bring about the lasting change these innocent animals need, we need to ensure accountability and transparency within our federal government and its operations.
Right now, the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is in the process of revising the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP), which sets the long-term land use policy for 3.6 million acres of public lands in Wyoming’s Red Desert.
Legally, the BLM must manage our public lands for multiple uses to preserve a Thriving Natural Ecological Balance and it must take into account the impact of all uses.
But instead of undergoing this process with the current RMP revision, the BLM used a separate land use process to approve a plan to eliminate all wild horses from the Salt Wells Creek and Divide Basin HMAs and slash the size and population number in the Adobe Town HMA.
Along with our partners, we are currently battling against this plan in federal court. But now, the BLM is failing to consider wild horses in the revision of its policies that dictate the uses of the public lands in this area. Despite this, the process remains the most effective way to advocate for positive changes to public land use management.
The January 17 deadline is fast approaching so take action now and then please share this petition with your friends and family! We’ll make sure your support is sent to the agency.
The new year is upon us, and with it, our fight to reform the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) costly and cruel roundup program continues. Throughout Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, the BLM is planning to remove nearly 20,000 innocent wild horses and burros from the wild – double the number captured in FY 2023.
Entering 2024, our team stands ready for the challenges ahead — in the field, in court, and on Capitol Hill. We aim to set the conservation standard and ignite policy change to keep these majestic animals in the wild where they belong.
Here’s a glimpse of our key plans for 2024:
Field Operations
We are the boots on the ground, actively documenting mistreatment at the ongoing roundups. Right now, our observer is at the East Pershing Complex, recording shocking animal welfare violations that we are using to inform the public and Congress about the need for change. With nearly 30 wild horse and burro capture operations planned for this fiscal year, we will ensure these inhumane roundups do not occur behind closed doors. This work is critical for building the public opposition essential for real change.
Conservation Initiatives
We’re expanding and investing more in our keystone PZP fertility control program in Nevada’s Virginia Range and new initiatives in Nevada and Utah. The groundbreaking Fish Springs Land Conservancy Project is another focus, showcasing habitat preservation as a tool for protecting wild herds. These vital programs prove there is a better way to protect wild horses and burros and keep them wild.
Government Relations
Our Government Relations program continues to drive policy reform on Capitol Hill and at the state level. We are actively working to advance critical legislation, including the Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act to ban the use of helicopters during roundups; the Ejiao Act to protect global donkey populations by banning the import of products containing Ejiao, which is made from boiled donkey hides; and the SAFE Act to ban horse slaughter in the U.S. and the export of horses from the U.S. for slaughter abroad.
Legal Battles
In court, we continue to defend wild horses from federal actions that violate the law. Currently, we’re litigating against the BLM over its plan to eradicate two iconic Wyoming wild horse populations. The lawsuit is the culmination of a more than a decade-long legal battle between AWHC and powerful ranching interests that seek to clear these public lands of wild horses to maximize commercial livestock grazing. We’re also challenging the disastrous implementation of the BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP), which pays adopters $1,000 to take home wild horses or burros.
Investigations
In 2021, our groundbreaking investigation into the AIP and the slaughter pipeline it created inspired an explosive exposé on the front page of the New York Times. We continue to document fraud within this program that has placed so many innocent wild horses and burros at risk of brutal slaughter for human consumption overseas. We’re expanding our investigations to look at the true consequences of roundups and confinement on wild horses and burros, and we use our findings to educate Congress and support litigation to achieve reform.
Rescue
Through our Rescue Fund, we will fight to save as many of these innocent animals as possible with direct and capacity-building grants to rescue organizations.
As we start the new year, our team is not only reflecting on the impact we made in 2023, but also on how we can continue our momentum in 2024 – and we would like your input.
From expanding support for fertility control programs to other wild horse herds across the West, to the launch of our groundbreaking Land Conservancy Project and acquisition of over 3,300 acres of prime habitat in Nevada, we made tangible progress in advancing the cause of wild horse and burro conservation last year.
These remarkable wins are worth celebrating, but until our beloved wild herds can live out their days wild and free, there is still much to be done. So, our team is busy setting our priorities for 2024 – and, as one of our most dedicated AWHC supporters, we want your valued input.
2023’s successes were made possible because of supporters like you. And we know we can build on these wins in the year ahead — but only if we work together.
Thanks to your incredible generosity, I am thrilled to share that we reached our $200,000 end-of-year fundraising goal.
This isn’t about hitting a target; it’s about fueling a movement and championing our cause. We have an impactful agenda for 2024 and we’re ready to get to work. Now, thanks to your generosity, we know we can charge into this new year with the support we need to give our all for the wild horses and burros we cherish.
As part of our end-of-year fundraising campaign, we worked hard to replenish many of our critical programs, like our Rescue Fund. This fund provides support for wild horses and burros who are in urgent need of rescue. Last year, we were able to rescue horses and burros from slaughter, like Meli and Catori, who we told you about last week. Thanks to your generosity, we’ll be able to support the care and rescue of more innocent wild horses and burros.
Our legal team is hard at work in the courts fighting to uphold legal protections for wild horses and burros and challenging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) when it violates them. Our team is waging many important legal battles, and we have a lot of work ahead of us. Holding the BLM accountable also requires the work of our investigations team, which submits Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, digs into government records, compiles reports, and educates Congress and the public about fraud, waste and mistreatment in federal wild horse and burro programs.
By reaching our goal, we are now able to continue all of this critical work – and more – in 2024. So, from all of us at the American Wild Horse Campaign, thank you. Your support will make an enormous difference in the lives of wild horses and burros across the country this year as we continue our fight to keep these beloved animals wild.
Thank you!
Suzanne Roy
Executive Director
American Wild Horse Campaign
The American Wild Horse Campaign is the nation’s leading wild horse and burro conservation organization, and our commitment to these animals is unwavering. With the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recent announcement of its intent to remove over 20,000 wild horses and burros in 2024, the need for our work has never been greater.
Our end-of-year deadline is our last chance to lay the financial foundation for our 2024 agenda.
As I reflect on the year, one haunting image stands out: a Palomino stallion leaping from a six foot trap at the BLM’s Antelope Complex roundup. The gut wrenching photo captured his courage, yet it’s marred by the sight of his left rear leg dangling, horribly broken in the escape. This stallion, showing incredible fortitude, ran off on three legs, and managed to elude wranglers for 36 minutes before being roped and euthanized by gunshot.
The tragic incident — documented by an AWHC photographer — was covered by newspapers and television stations across the country. It serves as a resounding reminder of everything we are trying to protect and everything we need to change.
The truth is you are the key ingredient for this change. With your support, we can continue this important conservation work, Meredith.
As we enter 2024, we are gaining ground with growing opposition to the current system. We won’t rest until the cruel practices that stole the freedom and life of that palomino stallion are eradicated for good.
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.
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.
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.
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 failed Adoption Incentive Program. 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.
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 Adoption Incentive Program (AIP), which pays adopters $1,000 to adopt Bureau of Land Management (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 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 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.
My name is Tracy Wilson, and I am AWHC’s Nevada State Director. As part of my job, I oversee one of the most important conservation initiatives that we implement, our PZP fertility control vaccine program on the Virginia Range in Nevada. This world-leading program proves there is an alternative to inhumane helicopter roundups, which keeps wild horses in the wild where they belong.
Far too many wild horses and burros are in danger because the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is continuing an unsustainable, inhumane path, conducting mass roundups and removals, all while overlooking the consequences of this unsuccessful cycle.
On the Virginia Range, our groundbreaking PZP program has seen a 66% reduction in foal births in 2023 compared to 2020. This program ensures that the Virginia Range horses, whose habitat is shrinking due to rapid development in the area, stay wild and free.
This hard-hitting data has helped us demonstrate to the BLM, Congress, and the public that there is a humane way to manage our wild herds. It’s scientifically sound and keeps these innocent animals in the wild, where they belong. No helicopter roundups, and no holding pens.
With the BLM planning even more mass roundups in Fiscal Year 2024, we’re proposing alternative solutions that are proven to work. We know that this is an important cause, and we couldn’t do it without your help.
Here at the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC), we’re fighting to keep wild horses and burros wild through every avenue possible — including in federal court.
Today, I wanted to take a moment to tell you a little about the legal work our team is doing to protect our precious wild herds. Unfortunately, wild horses and burros cannot defend themselves in our legal system. That’s why we are dedicated to being their voice in the courts of law.
Right now, we’re battling the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in court over its plan to remove every single horse from two Herd management areas (HMAs) in the Wyoming Checkerboard. In total, 43% of habitat for wild horses in Wyoming will be eliminated if this plan goes through. Our lawsuit is the culmination of a more than decade-long legal battle between AWHC and powerful ranching interests that seek to clear the public lands of wild horses to maximize commercial livestock grazing.
If this plan moves forward, it will set a dangerous precedent for the future of wild horses and burros by allowing private landowners to dictate whether or not these cherished animals get to live on the public lands. That’s why we can’t afford to lose, and why the work of our legal team is so important.
Another critical way we leverage our legal power is through our investigations program, which uses the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to request government records.
But the federal government does not always willingly provide records in response to our requests. That’s when we turn to the courts to force the release of critical information. Currently, AWHC has 19 open FOIA lawsuits to compel both the BLM and the United States Forest Service to turn over records that could help uncover the mismanagement and mistreatment of wild horses and burros.
One of the best examples of how FOIA has helped us is our work investigating the BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP), which pays adopters $1,000 to take home wild horses or burros.
When we first heard that the AIP was sending adopted horses and burros into the slaughter pipeline, our investigative and legal teams leapt into action and filed dozens of FOIA requests to obtain the concrete evidence needed to expose the program. This work led to a front-page New York Times exposé, and heightened Congressional concern.
Hi there — my name is Nellie, I’m the tiny foal being chased by a big helicopter in the photo below.
I haven’t seen my family since the day this photo was taken last year, and I’m so scared and lonely without them. Here’s what happened:
My herd was grazing peacefully on our home range (Twin Peaks, in California) when these loud machines descended from the sky. The whole thing was a panicked blur. Throughout the entire chase, all I could hear was the deafening whirr of the terrifying helicopter. I struggled to keep up with my mom and the rest of my family, as we were running for a very long time in the high summer heat and across rocky terrain. After what felt like forever, I was chased into a metal trap, with walls much taller than me.
I barely made it out alive that day, and I’m lucky I did — my friends at the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) told me that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the federal government agency that rounded us up, reported that there were 31 deaths: All were members of my herd. But AWHC’s work didn’t end once the helicopters landed. Their investigations team dug in and uncovered that 69 additional members of my herd lost their lives in the days and months after the “roundup” and at least 14 of them were babies just like me, with their wild lives cut tragically short.
Now, I’ve heard that what happened to me is going to happen to my herd again next summer, and to more than 20,000 other horses and burros in 2024.
Friend, even for foals like me who survived the initial roundup, many of us suffered greatly or succumbed to our injuries in the days following. AWHC uncovered these vet records from the aftermath of my herd’s roundup:
“This foal arrived at the Litchfield Corrals so tired and so sore it could barely move. Suspect this foals death was from the stress of being run long distances in rough terrain and in high temperatures”
“Dr. (REDACTED), DVM, stated that these foals are foundering due to being run too far during the gather”
“3‐4 month old foal found dead in mare/foal pen. Necropsy showed no obvious cause of death, possible stress from gather”
If AWHC wasn’t there to document the day the “helicopters” chased my herd and my family, nobody would know about what’s happening to wild horses and burros like me. And if they hadn’t done their investigative work through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), nobody would know about our suffering in the aftermath.
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) inhumane and costly approach to wild horse management often gets a lot of attention, but the plight of wild burros can be overlooked. At the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC), we’re committed to giving these remarkable animals the attention they deserve.
Jolene and her baby Porter are from the Porter Springs Herd Management Area (HMA) – which Porter is named after – located in Nevada’s 2.2 million acre Blue Wing Complex. For years, thousands of wild burros and wild horses roamed these lands freely. But the photo you see above was taken just before a massive roundup in 2022 that changed the lives of many of these animals forever.
Over 800 burros and 1,000 horses were chased down by helicopters and captured in the 2022 Blue Wing Complex roundup. Even worse, the BLM publicly reported that 12 deaths occurred during the operation – including many older burros who had lived their entire lives wild and free, only to be rounded up and needlessly euthanized due to conditions like “pre-existing fractures.”
The BLM is now coming for their herd again in 2024. The agency is planning to round up over 300 wild burros in July, and there’s no telling whether burros like Jolene and Porter will be able to remain free.
The trauma of the Blue Wing Complex did not end when the roundup did, Meredith. AWHC’s investigations team dug further into the story of what happened both during and after the roundup. We got to work filing critical Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to expose the truth about the consequences of BLM helicopter roundups, and it was far worse than what the agency told the public.
Our FOIA requests revealed that in little more than a month, 31 Blue Wing burros died from Lipemia/Hyperlipidemia — a deadly and preventable blood disease that burros are particularly vulnerable to, often induced by extreme stress and nutritional deprivation. This stress, caused by helicopter roundups, leads to some burros losing their will to live, ceasing to eat, and wasting away. In addition to the 31 deaths, another six burros bled to death due to gelding complications.
My name is Steve. I am a fertility control darter for Nevada’s Virginia Range program, and a roundup observer for the American Wild Horse Campaign. As AWHC told you this morning, thousands of Nevada’s wild horses will be chased by government helicopters and rounded up in the coming days.
I often trek out to the far corners of the West to bear witness to the intense scenes unfolding as the sound of the helicopter cuts through normally serene desert landscapes. Hundreds to thousands of wild horses are relentlessly driven from freedom to confinement in a heartbreaking display of cruelty.
My boots-on-the-ground role as a roundup observer is rooted in the core of our mission and is fueled by AWHC’s Observation Fund, which is powered by supporters like you. By having me and our team of field representatives on the ground observing the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) cruel helicopter roundups, we can ensure any inhumane treatment does not go undocumented and unaddressed
Your support of AWHC’s Observation Fund helps send observers, like me, into the field to hold the BLM accountable and build a case for substantial reform in Congress. Here’s an example of how your support has an impact on our work to document roundups.
➡ $75 covers the cost of an emergency roadside kit. We carry these in case we run into an emergency – which has happened before in these remote areas without cell phone service.
➡ $100 covers daily fuel costs to drive to these highly remote public lands where the BLM conducts its roundups.
➡ $200 covers two nights in a motel for us as sometimes we stay days to weeks in the field as the roundups continue.
➡ $1,000 covers the cost of vehicle repairs and off-road tire replacements that are necessary to reach the remote BLM observation points.
Oftentimes, we AWHC representatives are the ONLY members of the public on site to document these federal operations and hold the BLM accountable. We are your eyes and ears, and the photographs and videos we capture are the public’s window into the reality faced by our wild horses and burros in these remote regions of the West.
Starting this week, thousands of Nevada’s wild horses will be relentlessly chased by government helicopters, captured, and removed from their homes on the range.
In the coming days, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin to round up the East Pershing Complex wild horses. Right now, over 2,800 mustangs are in the BLM contractor’s sights.
Helicopter roundups are extremely traumatic events for wild horses. Many suffer severe injuries trying to escape the helicopters, and some even lose their lives during and after the roundups end. Those who do survive are often forced to endure the heartbreak of being separated from their families as they’re shipped off to overburdened government holding facilities.
To achieve this, we are documenting what occurs during these roundups for all the world to see. To this end, we’ve assembled and trained a team of photographers and videographers to cover as many helicopter-capture operations as possible. We use their reports, photos, and videos to create a compelling record of cruelty and inform the public, the media, and Congress about the need for change.
This is all extremely critical to protecting wild horses and burros, but the truth is, we simply can’t do this without your support.
Your generous contributions enable us to send our observers to the remote areas of the West where these roundups often occur, to ensure no wrongdoing against these cherished animals goes unrecorded. This week’s roundup is only the first of dozens to come in the next year, so we need your continued support.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) just announced it has nearly tripled the number of horses and burros that it plans to round up and remove from their homes on the range. The agency added 22 additional roundups and increased the number targeted for removal from 8,000 to over 20,000.
Over the last several years, we’ve made huge strides in the effort to reform the BLM’s cruel and costly Wild Horse and Burro Program. Public awareness about the cruelty of BLM helicopter roundups has never been higher. We’ve demonstrated the feasibility of fertility control as a humane alternative. We’ve built the largest grassroots advocacy base ever for this cause. We’ve secured the support of a record numbers of Congressmembers who are speaking up to demand change.
But we’re not done yet. So here’s what we’re going to do in 2024:
Refuse to allow this inhumane treatment of wild horses and burros to take place behind closed doors. We’ll continue to document roundups, raising public awareness to even greater levels.
• Drive policy reform on Capitol Hill through our lobbying work.
• Prove that there is a better way to protect wild horses and burros by continuing our humane fertility control and habitat conservation programs in the West.
• Hold the BLM accountable through litigation and investigations programs.
• Save wild horses from slaughter through our Rescue Fund with direct and capacity-building grants to rescue organizations.
Two things are for certain: this work MUST continue, and we cannot do it without your help.
As we count down to 2024, join us every day this month as we share stories from the barn that show how your support has helped horses this year and every year.
We hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend. Christmas may be over, but we still have stories to share! Marvelous Matteo is up next!
MATTEO
AAE welcomed 10-year old (captive bred) mustang stallion, Matteo, in September 2023. He had an enormous summer sore on his face. (Summer sores are associated with the life cycles of stomach worms and transmitted by flies).
Matteo was fearful and extremely reactive to humans, and no one at his prior home had been able to handle him to treat the summer sore. It’s very likely he had never been haltered and only minimally touched prior to coming to AAE.
In the time he’s been here, we’ve made progress. Matteo is very curious and getting brave. He’s accepting touch, and growing a bit more inquisitive with humans, though, he’s still very reactive and skeptical. Under direction of our vet, he got a round of antibiotics, and we treated the sore with various topicals. It wasn’t the prettiest, but it was effective. The sore was well on its way to healing, and thankfully, with the change in weather (reduction in fly irritants), the sore was able close and heal. Matteo is much relieved.
Hopefully, with time, he’ll come to realize we’re here to help him, and he’ll learn he can enjoy humans.
Once we’re able to halter and handle him more safely (for him and humans), we’ll work toward dental and hoof care, vaccines, microchip, castration, etc. Slow and steady!
As we wind down the year, our goal is to raise at least $35,000 this holiday season to jump start our funding for the new year and to make sure 2024 is merry & bright for horses-in-need.
As of this email, we’re just over 1/3 of the way there at $21,825.
Like you, we have felt the pressure of the changing economy. Hay, fuel, supplies, and other care costs have increased substantially. The effects are compounded for nonprofits across the country, as many of us have seen a decrease in overall donations. Rising costs and fewer donations are stretching us thin, impacting our ability to serve the number of horses we typically serve. We’ll scale back as we need. We need your support more than ever.
On average, it costs about $8 per horse each day for feed and health care for the horses at AAE. Expenses add up quickly when caring for 50+/- horses and other animals, including costs for basic care, diagnostics, treatments, medications, surgery, and emergency care, when needed.
We know your lives have been impacted, too, we’re all in this together. If you’re able, please consider making a year end donation to support this life-saving work and make it possible to help more horses-in-need.
Expenses can add up quickly, but your donations can, too! If every one of our followers made a $5 donation, we could surpass our goal by thousands.
You can help make similar stories to share next year by donating today. Any amount is very much appreciated, and it makes a big difference for the horses.
As we wind down the year, our goal is to raise at least $35,000 this holiday season to jump start our funding for the new year and make sure 2024 is merry & bright for horses-in-need.
Like you, we have felt the pressure of the changing economy. Hay, fuel, supplies, and other care costs have increased substantially. The effects are compounded for nonprofits across the country, as many of us have seen a decrease in overall donations. Rising costs and fewer donations are stretching us thin, impacting our ability to serve the number of horses we typically serve. We’ll scale back as we need. We need your support more than ever.
On average, it costs about $8 per horse each day for feed and health care for the horses at AAE. Expenses add up quickly when caring for 50+/- horses and other animals, including costs for basic care, diagnostics, treatments, medications, surgery, and emergency care, when needed.
We know your lives have been impacted, too, we’re all in this together. If you’re able, please consider making a year end donation to support this life-saving work and make it possible to help more horses-in-need.
Expenses can add up quickly, but your donations can, too! If every one of our followers made a $5 donation, we could surpass our goal by thousands.
You can help make similar stories to share next year by donating today. Any amount is very much appreciated, and it makes a big difference for the horses.
Start your own fundraiser on behalf of AAE! Then ask friends and family to donate as a gift for your birthday, Christmas, or just because, and help the horses of AAE! Click here to get started. If you have any questions, please email mccall@allaboutequine.org
Your donations, volunteering, adopting, and social media shares & likes really do make a difference and make all of this work possible!
Thanks for your gracious and continued support of AAE!
As we reflect on 2023, our hearts are filled with overwhelming gratitude for your steadfast support and dedication to our mission of protecting America’s wild horses and burros. Your generous contributions have played a pivotal role in transforming our efforts and establishing the largest grassroots advocacy network ever seen in this cause.
We invite you to explore the highlights of our work in the Impact Report for 2023, a testament to the results of your unwavering support.
Together, we’ve achieved remarkable milestones, pioneering the world’s most extensive humane fertility control program and providing an alternative to cruel helicopter roundups. Our journey has led us to groundbreaking habitat conservation initiatives, the establishment of crucial legal precedents, and the championing of legislative victories at both the state and federal levels.
As we look toward 2024, we are thrilled about the opportunities and initiatives that lie ahead, but our fight must continue! Please know that your continued support is instrumental in making a lasting impact as we work tirelessly to conserve America’s wild horses and burros, along with the land they call home.
I welcome the opportunity to connect with you, learn more about the aspects of our work that resonate with you the most, and explore how we can provide additional information or opportunities for further engagement. Please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Thank you for choosing to be part of our herd, and we look forward to a strong start to 2024!
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