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Webinar: The ejiao trade’s devastating impact on donkey populations

February 19, 2026
Please join us at 11:30 a.m. Pacific on Wednesday, Feb. 25, on Zoom for a special webinar on the impact of the ... Read More
February 19, 2026Cory Golden
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Energized for the Year of the Fire Horse!

February 17, 2026
With the Dawning of the Year of the Fire Horse, RTF Honors the Untamed, Resilient Spirit of the ... Read More
February 17, 2026Cory Golden
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Take Action: Stats show increase in slaughter-bound horses

February 12, 2026
Newly available statistics continue to show an increase in the number of American horses being trucked to Mexican and Canadian slaughterhouses. For this to ... Read More
February 12, 2026Cory Golden
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New Times features RTF in article about wild horse issue locally, nationally

February 10, 2026
Read the full article and see photos from our San Luis Obispo, Calif., satellite sanctuary. Take action for wild horses and burros. Visit our sanctuary. Donate to ... Read More
February 10, 2026Cory Golden
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Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board nominations sought

February 9, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service are seeking nominations to fill six positions on the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. Formed under the Wild Horses and ... Read More
February 9, 2026Cory Golden
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Wild horses still face the threat of slaughter. Here’s why.

February 6, 2026
  Among the more than 20,000 horses shipped out of the United States for slaughter every year are wild horses that once roamed our public lands. How that tragedy continues: Federal law requires ... Read More
February 6, 2026Cory Golden
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180 wild horses captured, 7 killed in Nevada helicopter roundup

February 2, 2026
  A total of 180 wild horses were captured during a helicopter roundup last week in Nevada. Seven wild horses were put down for what the Bureau of Land Management classified as ... Read More
February 2, 2026Cory Golden
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CA judge rules against sale of donkey-derived ejiao products

January 30, 2026
Good news: A San Mateo County Superior Court Judge recently put a stop to the sale by two California companies of ejiao, a gelatin made from donkey skin used in ... Read More
January 30, 2026Cory Golden
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Congress Must Act on Horse Slaughter!

January 29, 2026
The bipartisan support of 223 members of the U.S. House of Representatives who are backing a bill to end horse slaughter will mean little if the bill is not brought ... Read More
January 29, 2026Cory Golden
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Buchanan, sponsor of SAFE Act, announces retirement

January 27, 2026
  The sponsor of legislation to ban horse slaughter, Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., announced his retirement today. ... Read More
January 27, 2026Cory Golden
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