In exciting news, the bipartisan Congressional Wild Horse Caucus was established in May—the first caucus dedicated to preserving and protecting America’s cherished wild horses and burros. Led by Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Steve Cohen (D-TN), and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), the caucus will serve as a vital forum in Congress to advance humane policies regarding the treatment of wild horses and burros across the country. AWI has already worked with the Democratic and Republican co-chairs of this new caucus and those of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus on a letter asking Appropriations Committee leadership to maintain key protections against slaughter and lethal population control of wild equines.
AWI looks forward to continuing to work with theses co-chairs—all stalwart champions of wild equine protection—on reforming the federal government’s deeply flawed management of these animals and growing the new caucus’s membership. Please ask your representative to join the Congressional Wild Horse Caucus!