stetson
We at Skydog have known for many years about the cruel and inhumane practice of extracting urine from pregnant mares to make the drug Premarin made by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Stetson was adopted as a three-month-old foal by his previous owner and his lifelong friend with whom he shared his pasture, a mustang named Shiloh. Little Stetson was the thrown-away baby of one of the poor mares who are kept permanently pregnant to extract their urine for a drug used in Hormone Replacement Treatment for women.
Many foals die shortly after birth, unable to survive the harsh environmental conditions. Surviving colts like beautiful Stetson are considered by-products and sold for slaughter. Luckily Stetson was rescued. Sadly his wild friend, Shiloh, died recently and the lady who has him physically can’t take care of him. We said yes to taking Stetson, even though he’s not a mustang, to raise awareness against the production of this drug by Pfizer. We have created a page with a list of actions you can take to end this. There are now synthetic alternatives and herbs that don’t involve this horrific cruelty to horses. We want to make our voices heard for Stetson and hundreds like him who weren’t so lucky. Please visit our End PMU page to see how you can take action to end the making of this drug. #skydogstetson
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.