Dear Friends:
I'm a little prejudiced when it comes to horses. I have always loved them. I currently have about 68; 25–30 were rescued directly from slaughter. I got involved 8 years ago, when AWI first made me aware that American horses are being slaughtered and shipped overseas for human consumption. It's a shame horses—or any animal—be treated this way when horses are the foundation of America. Horses were a way to travel to get to where we are today, and it is our job to protect them.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the agency in charge of protecting wild horses, has been rounding them up at an alarming rate, supposedly for their own good. Sadly, there are more wild horses in holding pens than in the wild. Something is wrong with that, so we must act now before the BLM has managed these magnificent animals into extinction.
Folks, please join my family and friends at the Animal Welfare Institute to see how you can help with this important American cause.
—Willie Nelson
Click below to download Willie and the Nelson Family's “Wild Horses.” Willie and his family sing “Wild Horses” to draw attention to the plight of the wild horses. One hundred percent of the net proceeds goes to Animal Welfare Institute to help America's wild horses. After you download “Wild Horses,” read more about the problems facing them and how you can help make a difference.