HUNTER
Hunter was found in a kill pen in Louisiana and she had on a halter made of bailing twine - the kind of cheap plastic string you put around hay bails which broke our hearts so we made the decision to save her. It seemed so at odds with her beauty and we bailed her immediately without even fundraising for her.
Our wonderful hauler Marlene Dodge was on her way here from New York and picking up Bear and his two mares in Texas so one more was easy. We bailed her and brought her here and she took our breath away. There was no way to tell from that kill pen photo that this horse was so beautiful. She is a supermodel mustang so we named her Hunter after our wonderful friend and supporter Rachel Hunter and she is one of Buddy’s favorite mares now.
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.