- Signatures: 44,658
- Goal: 50,000
- Deadline: Ongoing...
STOP THE WILD HORSE WIPE-OUT – www.wildhorsepreservation.org
America’s wild horses are being eradicated in violation of the Wild Free-Roaming Horse & Burro Act, which protects them as “living symbols” of our Nation's spirit. From over 2 million in the 1800s, fewer than 25,000 remain on our public lands. There are now more wild horses in government holding pens than remain in the wild. Still, the round-ups continue, and a recent change in the law opens the door to thousands being sent to slaughter.
Although in-the-wild management would save millions of tax-dollars, special interests have been successful in pressuring the government to systematically remove wild horses from public lands - specifically corporate cattle interests who want our horses replaced with private cattle for subsidized grazing.
AWHPC is coordinating a letter-writing campaign: In addition to signing this petition, it is important that you please send individual letters to your federal legislators calling for a Congressional inquiry into the government’s wild horse management practices. Tell them that our national heritage does not belong on European dinner tables.
For more information and to sign up for email updates, please visit www.wildhorsepreservation.org
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | State | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44,725 | 4:03 pm PDT, Jul 3 | Mr. | Kenneth Cyk | Texas | United States | |
| 44,724 | 3:22 pm PDT, Jul 3 | Mrs. | Nancy Wiest | California | United States | |
| 44,723 | 2:30 pm PDT, Jul 3 | Trish Baker | Montana | United States | PLease stop the abuse of America's mustangs and allow them to live on BLM land in peace.. Please stop exporting all horses for human consumption. | |
| 44,722 | 2:06 pm PDT, Jul 3 | Ms. | Elizabeth McFalls | Florida | United States | |
| 44,721 | 2:01 pm PDT, Jul 3 | Kristin Dewey | California | United States | Please increase public awareness for free adoptions and release horses back into the wild that are not adopted. Stop capturing them. They are wild and should be free just like cougars, bears and any other wild animals - and they are not a danger to humans. | |
| 44,720 | 1:23 pm PDT, Jul 3 | Carol Liu | New York | United States | The very idea that the BLM would even contemplate this barbaric slaughter is an outrage. The notion that wild horses are responsible for environmental damage and harm to cattle has it backwards. Cattle ranching is a curse on the land. Scientific evidence in the fossil record makes a strong case for wild horses' presence here for 4 million years. But however long they have been here, they are our patrimony - they belong to us all. This murderous practice was favored by the Bush administration, but Americans voted for a change. Don't give in to the interests of greedy, cruel cattle ranchers. Save the beautiful wild horses for present and future generations! | |
| 44,719 | 1:05 pm PDT, Jul 3 | Ms. | M. Summitt | Missouri | United States | The capture and killing of these wild spirited beings is unconscionable and all for the sake of making a buck! How can ANY source of life be taken SO for granted? Is Nothing "wild" sacred anymore? Man could be one step away from becoming the "hunted". |
| 44,718 | 1:00 pm PDT, Jul 3 | Ms. | J Cole | California | United States | |
| 44,717 | 12:02 pm PDT, Jul 3 | Joan Cailliau | Oregon | United States | We must save this beautiful and vital part of America for ourselves, and for future generations to see our living history ! | |
| 44,716 | 10:23 am PDT, Jul 3 | lynn hodgson | Texas | United States | ||
| 44,715 | 9:22 am PDT, Jul 3 | Cynthia Anderson | California | United States | The ongoing freedom of the horses reflects what this country's based on; anything else is a travesty. | |
| 44,714 | 3:36 am PDT, Jul 3 | cheryl kelmar | California | United States | ||
| 44,713 | 11:41 pm PDT, Jul 2 | Ms. | Carol Ruby | Arizona | United States | "The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) removal policy is contrary to the spirit of the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act." |
| 44,712 | 6:38 pm PDT, Jul 2 | Ms. | Anonymous | Pennsylvania | United States | Leave the horses alone. |
| 44,711 | 4:31 pm PDT, Jul 2 | Ms. | denise owens | California | United States | This is unnecessary animal cruelty, these are beautiful creatures, that are a part of our American heritage!! Please set them Free!!!! |
| 44,710 | 11:20 am PDT, Jul 2 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Michigan | United States | This law must stop. The horse should be released and allowed their freedom. |
| 44,709 | 9:35 am PDT, Jul 2 | Ms. | Nancy Reid | California | United States | It is criminal what is happening to our horses and our public lands. We need a complete overhaul of the BLM to get those in who understand that the land is for the people---not the cattle industry, mining or other destructive uses. The horses ARE definitely a native species and should be allowed to live freely! |
| 44,708 | 8:42 am PDT, Jul 2 | Tasha Ellis | Minnesota | United States | ||
| 44,707 | 5:23 am PDT, Jul 2 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Canada | ||
| 44,706 | 3:12 pm PDT, Jul 1 | Anonymous | Washington | United States | ||
| 44,705 | 11:51 am PDT, Jul 1 | Tasha Donovan | Pennsylvania | United States | PROTECT OUR HERITAGE! We must save and protect these beautiful creatures! It is unfair that we are always take, take, taking and never giving. They were here WAY before we were, but still we feel the need to capture them, slaughter them and call them "destructive" This barbaric act NEEDS TO STOP. Just let them be what they are: Wild and Beautiful Horses. | |
| 44,704 | 11:41 am PDT, Jul 1 | Lainey Goodall | Idaho | United States | I want my children and their children to be able to enjoy these beautiful creatures. | |
| 44,703 | 10:40 am PDT, Jul 1 | Carissa Brandt | Utah | United States | ||
| 44,702 | 10:35 am PDT, Jul 1 | Raegan Belew | Washington | United States | Please do what's right and help to preserve our wild horses. | |
| 44,701 | 10:15 am PDT, Jul 1 | Ms. | Ashley Fowler | Washington | United States |
American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign
Dear Members of Congress:
In 1971, an unprecedented letter-writing campaign moved Congress to unanimously pass the Free-Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act, declaring that “wild horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West; that they contribute to the diversity of life forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of the American people.”
Over the past thirty years, the intent of the 1971 Act and the will of the people have been consistently ignored. So my fellow citizens and I are turning to you once again to demand that the Department of the Interior stop wasting our tax dollars on eradicating America’s wild horses from our public lands. The Bureau of Land Management’s current policy of aggressive removal favors private cattle interests over the will of the people; this is unacceptable and un-American.
I respectfully request a congressional investigation and hearing on the issue. Specifically, I support the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign in its goal to obtain:
- the review of scientific findings that contradict BLM’s claims of wild horse overpopulation and negative impact on the range;
- a moratorium on all round-ups until actual numbers of wild horses and burros on public lands have been independently assessed;
- restoration of the Herd Management Areas designated by the 1971 Act; and
- implementation of in-the-wild management.
America’s wild horses are a reintroduced native wildlife species and an American zoological treasure. I ask you to ensure that they will be allowed to thrive in genetically viable herds for future generations to enjoy on our public lands.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
In 1971, an unprecedented letter-writing campaign moved Congress to unanimously pass the Free-Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act, declaring that “wild horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West; that they contribute to the diversity of life forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of the American people.”
Over the past thirty years, the intent of the 1971 Act and the will of the people have been consistently ignored. So my fellow citizens and I are turning to you once again to demand that the Department of the Interior stop wasting our tax dollars on eradicating America’s wild horses from our public lands. The Bureau of Land Management’s current policy of aggressive removal favors private cattle interests over the will of the people; this is unacceptable and un-American.
I respectfully request a congressional investigation and hearing on the issue. Specifically, I support the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign in its goal to obtain:
- the review of scientific findings that contradict BLM’s claims of wild horse overpopulation and negative impact on the range;
- a moratorium on all round-ups until actual numbers of wild horses and burros on public lands have been independently assessed;
- restoration of the Herd Management Areas designated by the 1971 Act; and
- implementation of in-the-wild management.
America’s wild horses are a reintroduced native wildlife species and an American zoological treasure. I ask you to ensure that they will be allowed to thrive in genetically viable herds for future generations to enjoy on our public lands.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
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