BEAR 

Bear was found in a feedlot in Bastrop, Louisianna. Still a stallion at 8 years old, he came in with two mares who were thought to be pregnant. BLM Mustang Rescue Network contacted us as they wanted to keep all three friends together. Bear was gelded and quarantined for two months and now all three friends live together in Oregon. They are inseparable.

Bear was a remarkably gentle stallion and was halter broke but his mares were a little more wild and didn’t like to be handled as much. Soon after arriving one of them, Aerial, gave birth to her foal Whisper in the middle of winter. He came out with a full winter coat to keep him warm in the snow. Bear’s other mare Goldie, gave birth to a gorgeous filly we called Mariah. So we effectively rescued five horses, not three, on that save. #skydogbear

Mustangs & Burros Need your help

In addition to supporting our work by donating, becoming a patron on Patreon, or sponsoring a Skydog, there are several important pieces of legislation to protect American equines currently moving through Congress. It only takes a few minutes to contact your Rep and Senators and urge them to support these bills:

Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3475 in the House / S.2307 in the Senate). This bill will shut down the slaughter pipeline that sends some 20,000 American horses and donkeys to savagely monstrous deaths in foreign slaughterhouses every year.

The Wild Horse & Burro Protection Act of 2023 (H. R. 3656) This bill will prohibit the use of helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft in the management of wild mustangs and burros on public lands, and require a report on humane alternatives to current management practices.

Ejiao Act of 2023 (H.R. 6021). To ​​ban the sale or transportation of ejiao, a gelatin made from boiling donkey skins, or products containing ejiao in interstate or foreign commerce, which brutally kills millions of donkeys primarily for beauty products and Chinese medicine.

You can Contact Members of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121‬, submitting contact forms on their individual websites, or sending one email to all three simultaneously at www.democracy.io

See our How to Help menu for other actions to ban zebra hunting at US canned hunt ranches, stop production of Premarin & other PMU drugs, and defund the Adoption Incentive Program.