Horse Protectors to Rally in Washington, DC on March 26 to Support the Lost Horses Campaign

The Lost Horses, a cinematic PSA campaign and national call to action organized by EQUUS Foundation Alliance Member, The Wild Beauty Foundation, is working to shut down the slaughter pipeline – forever. Directed by Ashley Avis (Disney’s Black Beauty, Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West), each 90-second film lets viewers step into a horse’s …

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Keeping a Pryor Family Together

Handsome Jesse James – son of Admiral and Seneca. Photo © PryorWild. Three Pryor Mountain wild horses — Jesse James, Penn, and their young daughter Yule — are currently listed in the Bureau of Land Management’s Internet Auction. The Cloud Foundation is actively working to bring this family home to our Freedom Family Sanctuary, where …

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SAFE Act Excluded from Farm Bill — Your Voice Is Needed

Photo: Teton strutting his stuff – Salt Wells Creek The House Agriculture Committee has released draft language for the long-delayed Farm Bill — and it does NOT include the SAFE Act (HR 1661/S 775). The SAFE Act would permanently prohibit horse slaughter in the United States and restrict the export of American equines for slaughter …

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Nine Protected Horses Killed in Heber Territory

A yearling filly stands near her dead mother – one of nine federally protected Heber Wild Horses recently shot and killed in the area. Photo courtesy: Betty Nixon, Friends of the Heber Wild Horses. During National Justice for Animals Week, we are reminded that justice includes accountability for crimes against protected wildlife — including America’s …

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Closing Out the Year Together, by The Cloud Foundation

Echo runs free © Dennis McCollough, May 2024 As we step into a new year, we want to pause and say thank you. Thank you for standing with The Cloud Foundation in so many ways — through donations, advocacy, sharing our work, and simply caring deeply about the future of America’s wild horses and burros. …

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You Can Vote to Help Wild Horses

Urgent call to action: one vote = real hope for wild horses. Act now before it’s too late. Fellow wild horse advocates: We’ve all shared those stunning photos and racked up likes… but let’s face it — scrolling and sharing saves ZERO horses. Thousands are being harassed and rounded up by the Bureau of Land …

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Dual Threat to America’s Wild Horses: Misplaced Darts and Genetic Erosion

Image: A wild horse with a misplaced dart in its abdominal wall. Courtesy of Michele Cheeseman Introduction Wild horses, roaming the arid rangelands of the American West, embody a legacy of freedom and resilience. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) across Herd Management Areas (HMAs), these populations face a dual challenge: immediate welfare …

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Encore & Family Welcome a Sweet Grulla Filly in the Pryor Mountains

Encore and her daughter Xacara rest with the newborn filly. Photo © TCF We’re thrilled to share joyful news from the wild Pryor Mountains — Encore, look-alike palomino daughter of the legendary Cloud, has given birth to a grulla filly! Ginger Kathrens was on the mountain when the foal was born in the early morning …

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Update from Wild Horse Fire Brigade

There are many exciting projects underway this year at Wild Horse Fire Brigade, thanks to the generosity of our donors. We don’t like to talk about the cuisine until it’s served, and while some projects are still ‘in the oven’ so to speak, soon there will be some very exciting news! And we have a …

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65 Years Later, It’s Still the Gold Standard for Ethological Study! – ‘The Goodall Method’

‘Spirit’, a beautiful 3-yr.-old Appi boy, who is still with his family band, greets Calstate Univ. student Ciera (foreground). By: William E. Simpson II, Wild Horse Fire Brigade The first 2-week session of our summer Wilderness Wild Horse Ecology-Ethology Field Study course was completed by our Calstate students!  We’re currently putting together a short video …

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