PETE THE ZORSE
Here is this incredible boy, Pete, who has settled in really well and is still super bonded with Soleil who he is usually with. Soleil and Pete are more about peace and love and regularly visit with the donkeys in their pen and get along with everyone. I was entranced by Pete’s stripes yesterday as they seem even more pronounced on his legs but as beautiful as he is he should never have been bred at all as these hybrids can be mixed up and aggressive. Luckily Pete is the most chilled of zorses which is probably what led to him still being alive as many people breed them or buy these zorses and zonkeys just to find out they have an untrainable unhandleable wild animal and choose to euthanize them or sell them into the slaughter pipeline.
Thankfully Pete was bought by @briankangal at an exotic animal sale and she spent over a year trying to gentle him to make him happy in domestic life and put her all into Pete and did an amazing job of making him less fearful and more comfortable around people. In the spring he will join a herd and we will decide then the best fit for him. For now he’s doing well and I feel so happy for him that he has friends and space and seems as happy as any zorse could be #skydogpete
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