We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsor: AWHPC, American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign
  • Signatures: 41,292
  • 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

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Number Date Name State Country Comments
41,357 5:22 pm PDT, May 11 Anonymous Missouri United States PLEASE SUPPORT THE PETITION.
41,356 3:10 pm PDT, May 11 V. Green Massachusetts United States Again, special interest groups are "swaying" representatives in Washington, DC. The cattlemen are notorious for their back-handed, padding the pockets, tactics. Where is "democracy?" And another "loophole," so a legislator could get past the American Wild Horse Preservation Act and allow the cattle into the wild horse free-range land!? And we as taxpayers, are funding this! Very importantly, is the $$$ made from shipping our American wild horses to slaughter so those in Europe can dine on horse flesh. There is big money made selling a horse to slaughter, even though the U.S. slaughter houses are now closed. The same slaughter houses still profit from shipping our horses to Mexico and Canada for slaughter. And U.S. taxpayers are also paying for this butchery. Live horses are weighed and sold by the pound. An average horse weighs 1000 lbs. Do the math. And by-the-way, the cattlemen have a "specail interest" in horses going to slaughter! $$$ The cruelty to our horses is more than a shame on our government.
41,355 9:28 am PDT, May 11 Luis Cardona New Jersey United States  
41,354 8:28 am PDT, May 11 Anonymous Michigan United States Not everything should end up on a dinner plate. These wild horses symbolize the freedom of our country. Don't lose this precious resource.
41,353 10:25 pm PDT, May 10 Nicky Greenside California United States I have recently scene images and emails from friends who own Horses. The use of Helicopters or Inhumane ways to round Horses should be extremely illegal, and people who are caught doing this should be punished to the utmost extreme punishment; fined, if it is a business the business should be shut down, and jail time. When horses are rounded and under control of the men or women a veterinarian or a government official and (or) volunteer should be there to oversee and make sure all rounding is done appropriately. Please help ban all inhumane treatment, and help ban all inhumane rounding to the Horses. Thank you! Sincerely, Nicky Greenside
41,352 9:51 pm PDT, May 10 Cara Williams California United States Horses are the reason why America exists today. With all the battles that have been fought in the beginning of America's success was because of the horses. They won us our freedom and I think we should let them win their freedom.
41,351 9:04 pm PDT, May 10 Barbi Reed Idaho United States Do NOT be guilty of inhumane treatment of these incredibly majestic animals.
41,350 3:22 pm PDT, May 10 Nancy Pierce Colorado United States  
41,349 1:55 pm PDT, May 10 Laura Lyons Ohio United States  
41,348 12:12 pm PDT, May 10 Maria Seehusen   Sweden  
41,347 11:57 am PDT, May 10 Carolyn Tonahill Louisiana United States  
41,346 7:18 am PDT, May 10 Doris Schoning Ohio United States Please stop this senseless slaughter and keeping these wild animals penned up. We are the only one of the only countries that do this. These beautiful animals need to be able to be free and roam as they have always done.
41,345 7:50 pm PDT, May 9 Carrie Vogan Tennessee United States  
41,343 4:15 pm PDT, May 9 Cheryl Snow California United States Please save our wild horses
41,342 3:00 pm PDT, May 9 Peggy Lyons Ohio United States  
41,341 6:16 am PDT, May 9 Dawn Gleason Maryland United States Horses are symbolic of our freedom, heritage and history. They are harmless, herd animals that must remain free and protected. Horses for years have carried us on their backs, fought in our wars, worked our fields. It is our responsibility, and duty, to protect them and their land!
41,340 9:54 pm PDT, May 8 Carol Poole Massachusetts United States The Mustangs are a symbol of our country; majestic, strong and free! Reverse the Burns amendment and stop the roundups now before it is too late.
41,339 9:27 pm PDT, May 8 ira razon California United States SAVE AMERICAN HISTORY - SAVE THE WILD EQUINES
41,337 10:23 am PDT, May 8 Nicholas H. Snow California United States Run Horses, Run!!
41,336 9:50 am PDT, May 8 Anonymous Arizona United States We love horses.. Please save them!!
41,335 9:39 am PDT, May 8 Kendall Snow California United States Wild Horses are a symbol of America's strength and spirit. They deserve the right to live out their life in freedom.
41,334 6:29 pm PDT, May 7 Anonymous Arizona United States  
41,333 4:02 pm PDT, May 7 Laurel Burns Maine United States  
41,332 9:02 am PDT, May 7 Melissa Reynolds Florida United States  
41,331 8:40 am PDT, May 7 CC Carty Florida United States Someone has paid a great deal of money to remove those horses or you are just arrogent sobs! If the herds needed to be culled, there are far more humane ways of going about it. You are no better than terrorists in your actions against those proud and noble creatures! The losses that resulted from being run (the dead, trampled, lost, and terrified) and herded by helicopter during foaling season proves that your first concern was Not for the welfare of the horses but for your pocket or cashbox!
41,330 6:26 am PDT, May 7 Morgan Griffith California United States  
41,329 4:56 am PDT, May 7 Bea Brinkley   Australia  
41,328 12:05 am PDT, May 7 Katrin Barby   Germany I'm shock, because i heard of this terrible thing about the Mustangs
41,327 9:42 pm PDT, May 6 Elizabeth Hudson Illinois United States The horse is indigenous to America, most of you are not!
41,326 8:50 pm PDT, May 6 Mark Foote Washington United States  
41,325 6:54 pm PDT, May 6 Crystal VanZandt Michigan United States For as long as I can remember, horses have had a great impact in my life. From living on a ranch in Wyoming and seeing the horses everyday. To book reports in school. Wild horses have been around since before anyone can remember. In fact did you know that horses have prehistoric ancestors? They were here before us. Let them be free and let them live.
41,324 4:23 pm PDT, May 6 Judy Turner North Carolina United States  
41,323 2:37 pm PDT, May 6 Janet McCormick Michigan United States Perhaps the reason even early politicians chose the eagle as The American Symbol is because it's a scavenger. It should be the Mustang. Proud, resilient, survivors, beauty, integrity and loyal. It would require so little effort to let them roam without the interference of special interest groups taking advantage of OUR PUBLIC LANDS.
41,322 2:12 pm PDT, May 6 Penelope Terry California United States  
41,321 12:59 pm PDT, May 6 Jim Phillips California United States These horses are part of America's legacy, history and western past. Please save these Horses and preserve our American Heritage. Thank you.
41,320 12:26 pm PDT, May 6 Sharon Hull California United States  
41,319 10:52 am PDT, May 6 Sandra Carr Alabama United States  
41,318 10:14 am PDT, May 6 Carol Loar California United States  
41,317 9:37 am PDT, May 6 Adehilde Kessels   Brazil  
41,316 8:55 am PDT, May 6 Mark Smith California United States  
41,315 6:58 am PDT, May 6 Sage Oswald   Canada  
41,314 5:33 am PDT, May 6 Cory Ferguson West Virginia United States These horses are an American Icon. We must do what we can to preserve them and their way of life.
41,313 5:21 am PDT, May 6 Joycey Berry North Carolina United States  
41,312 5:19 am PDT, May 6 Sue Rebel   Canada  
41,311 5:06 am PDT, May 6 Patti Ross New Jersey United States Foaling season is clearly documented and there is NO WAY these horses OUR national treasures should be rounded up with helicopters creating a frenzy and stampeed situation causing injury and death to the foals in the desert heat. This is animal abuse and FWS management needs to come under serious scrutiny. Something is WRONG...more range for cows are not needed at the expense of OUR wild horses. Implement a plan to protect rather than destroy OUR wild horses with OUR TAX Dollars.
41,310 4:25 am PDT, May 6 Miriam Schuh   Germany  
41,309 10:49 pm PDT, May 5 Blanca Maxwell California United States  
41,308 10:46 pm PDT, May 5 Machelle Dunlop Texas United States The BLM's wild horse removal policy is atrocious! We should set aside land to preserve wild horses and burros - not spend taxpayer dollars to slaughter them!
41,307 8:30 pm PDT, May 5 Ruth Woodson South Carolina United States I cannot imagine our world without these beautiful animals. Something WILL be done if there is any justice in this world
41,306 8:03 pm PDT, May 5 Nikki R. Perryman California United States God looked at everything He had made, and He found it very good. Gen 1:31a
41,305 6:08 pm PDT, May 5 Becky Van Sant   Canada  
41,304 4:59 pm PDT, May 5 Anonymous California United States People who slaughter/destroy wild horses are a disease of the world and it's natural enviroment. We should be "cured" of these diseases.
41,303 3:20 pm PDT, May 5 Jan Johnson Florida United States  
41,302 3:01 pm PDT, May 5 Christine Jarmer Alaska United States  
41,301 2:01 pm PDT, May 5 faith armstrong Mississippi 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]

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