CHESNEY

All we could see of Chesney was a scared eye peering out of a horse trailer.  We didn't know his age or his temperament or really his color or height but we started fundraising for him.  He turned out to be the most incredibly well mannered gentleman of a horse I have ever had the pleasure to meet.  He is 24 and beautiful.  When we got him home we had the vet give him his shots and we wormed him and while she was there the vet looked at his feet.  They were possibly the worst feet we have ever seen and she said that he must have been standing in piss and poop for months on end in a small space.  His frogs peeled back to reveal huge holes and he had white line disease and the worst thrush.  The smell from his feet was really terrible.

But even with the discomfort he must have been in he stood and let everybody work on his feet and never once complained or grumbled.  He is a true angel and most volunteers’ favorite at Skydog Malibu x

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.