SUEDE
Suede was rounded up at age 11 from Fox Hog, California. We rescued him together with Rusty from a horse trader near Sacramento. He started out in the peace and quiet of Malibu, which his shattered nerves needed to heal.
Suede’s eyes were full of the fearful experiences he had with the horse trader, who restrained him in a small box and threw a saddle on his back. You can imagine how traumatic that would be if you have no idea what's happening. For a prey animal, it must have been torturous as he had no way of escape.
Nervous and jumpy, Suede needed time, peace, and quiet to calm his nerves. What helped him most, however, was the arrival of another traumatized soul, Pony Boy. His need triggered something deep in Suede, a memory or instinct from the past that gave him purpose. He doted on little Pony Boy and protected him. By devoting himself to healing another, he healed himself.
Suede, Rusty, and Pony Boy eventually moved up to Oregon. Strong, confident, and beautiful, they run free with Atsa’s herd, a very wild bunch of survivors.
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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