feather
When we were sending our hauler to Louisiana to pick up Cisco we got news that there was another Mustang in the killpen about to ship. We scrambled to get him safe and bring him home to Skydog Oregon. During the ride to us and the stopover in Colorado where they stopped for a week to build up strength, they formed a bond that hasn't been broken since they arrived. They hauled together, quarantined together, got stronger together and were ultimately turned out together. They are inseparable and we like to think they both know how lucky they got making it out of that dreadful place.
Feather is an 11 year old Nevada mustang and who knows what his story is. Apparently he used to be used as a ranch horse then left for several years and ended up dumped in a killpen. Since making his bond with Cisco he has been one of the most gentle, well balanced, slow and steady horses we have. For now we have turned him and Cisco out with the bachelor band running free on a thousand acres of our ranch with their own pond and trees for shade and pasture to graze. We are so happy for the accident that was Feather's rescue and hope he lives a long and happy life with his best friend.
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.