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As published by Vox This week was a big win for animals across Mexico. On December 2, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a set of constitutional reforms that will pave the way for a comprehensive federal animal welfare law. ... Read More
December 3, 2024Cory Golden
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Update: The Supreme Court on Jan. 13, 2025, rejected an effort by the State of Utah to take control of 37.4 million acres of public land. By Celeste Carlisle, RTF biologist The State of Utah, along with its cleverly worded “Stand for our Land” campaign insisting that Utah is for Utahans, ... Read More
December 1, 2024Cory Golden
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Statement from Return to Freedom: President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be secretary of the Department of Interior (DOI). Burgum governs a state in which oil, gas and mining make up 17.6 percent of GDP. He backs Trump’s promises of ... Read More
November 16, 2024Cory Golden
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To donate, see below. Dear Friends, Since we opened our gates in 1998, a priority of Return to Freedom’s mission has been to relocate or reunite as many rescued wild horses as possible with their family band members, from whom they'd been tragically torn during family-shattering roundups. Today, I urgently ... Read More
November 4, 2024Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management is set to begin a helicopter roundup on Nov. 1 with the goal of removing 2,155 wild horses from their home range in the Triple B Complex, located in Elko and White Pine Counties in Nevada. Another 100 wild horses are to be captured and ... Read More
October 25, 2024Cory Golden
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The Bureau of Land Management has begun the process of hiring a fertility control coordinator for its Wild Horse and Burro Program — a step we are pleased to see. We strongly support the use of proven, safe and humane fertility control to ... Read More
October 19, 2024Cory Golden