COOPER

Cooper is a wonderful boy we rescued from the Oklahoma Kill Pen. In a year where we are focused on special needs mustangs, we immediately felt for Cooper when we saw him being led around in the kill pen. His face was torn apart by the knots in a rope halter obviously used to “break” him. Deep wounds on his face but also deep psychological wounds to his mind and spirit and we knew we wanted to get him out of there and safe. Cooper was standoffish at the quarantine but once he arrived at Skydog Malibu he made best friends with Apache and it seemed to give him newfound confidence and soon he was taking cookies gently from my hand. He has now arrived in Oregon for the winter and he’s still with his best friend and about to make a whole bunch more. Good boy Cooper, you are one special wild horse. #skydogcooper

Mustangs and 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.