These icons of the American West still need help. We can end the capture and killing of thousands of horses every year.
Wild horses—mustangs—inhabit the plains and mountains of ten western states. For years, ranchers have pressured the government to control their numbers by rounding them up and offering them to the public for adoption.
There aren’t enough homes, so tens of thousands of wild horses are held in facilities—a far cry from the freedom and close social bonds of their natural lives.
In 2004, a change to the law made it legal for wild horses in holding facilities to be sold for slaughter. Help The HSUS restore legal protections to wild horses and burros and persuade the government to manage populations with humane, effective, economical methods.
A Wiser Home on the Range for Wild Horses
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle explains why the government's strategy of rounding up and removing wild horses is a fiscal and animal care disaster that we can't—and won't—allow to continue.
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March 11, 2010
The HSUS Commends Officials for Charges Filed in Nev. Wild Horse Killings
The HSUS and The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust commends the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada and law enforcement officials for their efforts to apprehend and charge two suspects for killing six federally protected wild horses found in northern Washoe County, Nev.
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March 3, 2010
The HSUS Honors Humane Federal Legislators of 2009
The HSUS and its affiliate HSLF announced the recipients of the congressional Humane Awards for 2009.
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January 26, 2010
The State of the Union’s Horses
The HSUS, members of Congress and celebrities support the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, a federal bill to prohibit trafficking and exporting American horses for slaughter for human consumption.
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January 19, 2010
The HSUS Applauds Conviction in Neb. Horse Cruelty Case, Urges Maximum Sentence
The HSUS applauds the jury in Morrill County, Neb. District Court for finding the owner of Three Strikes Ranch guilty of 145 counts of felony animal cruelty.
Our Victories
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December 29, 2009
2009: A Banner Year for Animals
The HSUS reflects on some major achievements for animal protection in 2009. Countless animals have been rescued from harm, spared from suffering and guaranteed basic standards of humane treatment.
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November 16, 2009
An Eagle Eye on Wildlife
Last Friday, Wayne Pacelle paid a visit to our newest animal care center—the SPCA Wildlife Care Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
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November 13, 2009
La Jolla Seals Decision
The HSUS heralds the ruling by Judge Timothy Taylor of the Superior Court of California in San Diego to allow harbor seals to continue living at Casa Beach in La Jolla. In his ruling, Judge Taylor vacated two previous judicial orders that would have required the City of San Diego to disperse the seals and to dredge the beach to ensure the seals did not return.
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July 2, 2009
The HSUS Celebrates Oregon Legislative Victories for Animals
The HSUS applauds the Oregon state legislature for passing four significant animal protection bills during the recently concluded session.